Stories
At different times in you life, you’ll have to tell a story. You’re surrounded by stories. Many of them are spoken, such as telling your friends what you did last night. Most of what you watch on TV or a iPhone is stories. More important are the written stories. A resume is a story. So is a biography. A report on a projector a lab experiment is a story.
Given these facts, it is essential that you learn how to tell a story in a way that others can understand it.
I often mind-map a story (or article) during the planning stages. It gives me a good start on being able to write the article in an intelligent manner.