This study guide for a workshop course in effective writing is designed to help everyone involved in the process of business writing--managers, supervisors, and professional employees--agree on standards to be used in writing and reviewing; and to increase their confidence and skill in generating documents that meet those standards. Unit 1 presents fundamental considerations and standards for effective communication. Unit 2 discusses planning, organizing, and evaluating writing, as well as revising and editing. Unit 3 discusses language principles, clarity, conciseness, and appropriate tone. Unit 4 discusses such topics as paragraph development, paragraph length, and paragraph linkage. Unit 5 discusses sentence principles, active voice, parallel ideas, and punctuation. Unit 6 is an epilogue that includes general comments about the course.