Professionals in many industries rely on written communication skills to accomplish their daily responsibilities. They use essays, emails, articles, reports and other types of writing to inform, persuade and entertain an audience. In order to successfully write a document, it's important to consider the structure and purpose of individual paragraphs within the larger piece of writing and learn how to begin a paragraph to attract the reader's attention. In this article, we explore the different types of paragraphs you can write and explain how to start a paragraph in five simple steps.