5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn scientific ways to get people to read, understand and act on your messages (Your AI bot can't do this!)
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Learn scientific ways to get people to read, understand and act on your messages (Your AI bot can't do this!)
Previously at
Course overview
Your readers are bombarded with the data equivalent of 174 newspapers — ads included — every day, according to a study by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication.
In this environment, how do you grab readers’ attention and move them to act?
* The techniques you learned in college aren't cutting it. ... In fact, many of the writing approaches communicators use every day are more likely to hurt than help your chances at getting the word out.
* Your AI bot can write generic emails ... but not sophisticated persuasive copy.
* Smart Brevity is a great start ... but not the final answer.
So how can you write content that draws readers in and moves them to act? How can you write messages that sell your products, services, programs and ideas?
In writing trainer Ann Wylie’s live, online course, you’ll learn scientific, proven-in-the-lab techniques for getting people to pay attention to, understand, remember and act on your messages.
Transform the way you write.
Learn scientific, proven-in-the-lab writing techniques — not just someone’s gut instinct or a rehash of the way we’ve always done it.
Master new skills — don’t just hear about them.
Go beyond lectures and slide decks in our immersive learning environment. Practice, get feedback and participate in live-coaching and -editing sessions.
Learn award-winning writing techniques.
Ann’s work has earned more than 60 communication awards, including two International Association of Business Communicators Gold Quills — the Pulitzer Prizes of corporate communications.
Put yourself in good company.
Ann’s training business takes her from Hollywood to Helsinki, training thousands of communicators in hundreds of companies like Coca-Cola, Toyota, Salesforce, Eli Lilly and NASA.
Work with a trainer who’s been there.
Ann has more than 30 years of experience as an award-winning corporate communicator, agency PR pro and executive magazine editor. She gets your work — from the frenetic pace to the discouraging approval process.
This class is best for …
This class is for you if you’re a:
• Marketing communicator who needs to lift response rates and sharpen messaging.
• Public relations professional who wants to write more stories that get picked up and read.
• Corporate communicator who must translate complex material into content people will actually engage with.
• Content marketer who needs to produce copy that performs.
• Social media manager who want to that cut through clutter.
• Digital writer who needs to persuade quickly in competitive online environments.
• Business person who writes to influence decisions.
Let's do this!
In just 10 hours, you'll build the skills you need — not just to publish, post and press send ... but to move the needle on your organization's bottom line.
See you in March!
01
Write websites that convert ... newsletters that get the word out … emails that get opened, read and clicked through.
02
Craft news releases that actually make news … intranet articles that rally the troops … social media posts that start conversations.
03
Deliver blog posts that attract leads … marketing materials that open doors … and proposals that close sales.
Think Like a Reader: Write the message your readers want to read — not the message you wish they wanted to read.
Think Outside the Pyramid. Master a structure that’s been proven in the lab to outperform the traditional news format.
Cut Through the Clutter. Make every piece you write easier to read and understand.
Reach Nonreaders With Words. Get your message across to the huge and growing percentage of “readers” who don’t read your paragraphs.

Live sessions
Learn directly from Ann Wylie, CSP in a real-time, interactive format.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Tools for continued learning
Take home a workbook ... 30-day access to class recordings ... and a 30-day subscription to Ann's members-only learning site.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Mar
23
Think Like a Reader: live session
Mar
24
Think Outside the Pyramid: live Session
Mar
25
Cut Through the Clutter: Live Session
Mar
26
Reach Readers Where They Look: live session
Mar
27
Live coaching and editing session
Jim Masters
Kelly Whitman
Ann Wylie, CSP, works with communicators who want to reach more readers
Her workshops take her from Hollywood to Helsinki, helping communicators in organizations like Coca-Cola, Toyota and NASA polish their skills and find new inspiration for their work.
She helps organizations like FedEx, Sprint and the Mayo Clinic launch or revitalize their communication channels and produce more engaging messages.
Before starting her writing-training firm, Ann worked as a PR professional in a boutique PR firm, produced an internationally-award-winning employee communication channel for Hallmark Cards and served as editor of an executive magazine.
Ann’s work has earned more than 60 awards, including two International Association of Business Communicators’ Gold Quills — the Pulitzer Prizes of business communications.
2 hours daily for 1 week, 10 hours total
March 23 through March 27, 2026
12:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Live sessions via Zoom
Polish your skills with scientific, proven-in-the-lab techniques you can use today.
Get Ann's tips and tricks for:
Become a better writer today .
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
Sign up to be the first to know about course updates.
Join an upcoming cohort
Cohort 1
$1,200
Dates
Payment Deadline