I often try to break out complex ideas into multiple sentences, ordered by importance.
Modifying the author’s last example: “A jug was on the table. The jug was big, red, and full of milk.”
It might sound like a children’s book, but since I mostly write emails, I can expect the recipients to read the subject line, one question or request, and one sentence of context. Any more context is for the interested reader.
I was taught to write that way in journalism classes (inverted pyramid), but it looks like “Bottom Line Up-Front” is a better fit for 2-way communications.
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