This document discusses strategies for effective communication. It emphasizes the importance of clear objectives, supporting points, organization, word choice, and proper formatting in crafting messages. Direct and indirect approaches are described for starting communications depending on the certainty of audience agreement. A variety of channels are listed for delivering messages, each with benefits and limitations to consider regarding the audience and goals. Cultural factors that could impact communication, such as word meanings, body language, formality, and status differences, are also examined.