Explanation of the Opening Sample

    Paragraph 1

    We must comply with the following three acts regarding sharing customer information: Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

  1. Specific number: "three"
  2. Key word for the category: "acts"
  3. Key words from the statement of contents: "we must comply . . . acts regarding sharing customer information"
  4. First point key words: "Fair Credit Reporting Act"
  5. Second point key words: "Telephone Consumer Protection Act"
  6. Third point key words: "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act"

     

    Heading

    Fair Credit Reporting Act

  7. Heading for the first main point.
  8. Uses the key words identically from the statement of contents.

     

    Explicit opening

    The first act we must comply with is the Fair Credit Reporting Act. To share the information . . .

  9. Begins with a number or ordinal: "The first"
  10. Uses the category key words from the statement of contents: "act we must comply with"
  11. Introduces the first point using the key words identically as listed in the statement of contents: "the Fair Credit Reporting Act"

     

    Heading

    Telephone Consumer Protection Act

  12. Heading for the second main point.
  13. Uses the key words identically from the statement of contents.

     

    Explicit opening

    The second act we must comply with is the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. It allows customers to notify a branch . . .

  14. Begins with a number or ordinal: "The second"
  15. Uses the category key words from the statement of contents: "act we must comply with"
  16. Introduces the first point using the key words identically as listed in the statement of contents: "the Telephone Consumer Protection Act"

     

    Heading

    Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

  17. Heading for the third main point.
  18. Uses the key words identically from the statement of contents.

     

    Explicit opening

    The final act we must comply with is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. It requires each financial institution to establish . . .

  19. Begins with a number or ordinal: "The third"
  20. Uses the category key words from the statement of contents: "act we must comply with"
  21. Introduces the first point using the key words identically as listed in the statement of contents: "the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act"