Ann Wylie

Current

• Owner at Wylie Communications Inc.

Past

• Adjunct professor, Master's in communications at Webster University
• Editor, Managing Editor at Ingram's magazine
• Editor, CROWN, the magazine for employees at Hallmark Cards

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Education

• University of Kansas
• Kansas State University

Recommended

8 people have recommended Ann

Connections

346 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• Wylie Communications Inc.
• Rev Up Readership

Ann Wylie’s Summary

Former magazine editor, business communicator and PR pro works with communicators who want to reach more readers and with organizations that want to get the word out.

Ann is a writer, trainer and consultant. Her work has earned 40 communication awards, including a WIC Clarion and two IABC Gold Quills — the Pulitzer Prizes of business communications.

Ann's popular workshops take her from Atlanta to Amsterdam, from Boston to Brussels, from Hollywood to Helsinki and from Portland to Paris. There, she helps communicators at NASA, Humana, SC Johnson, Motorola, Nokia, AT&T, America Online, H&R Block and other organizations polish their skills and find new inspiration for their work.

Ann is the author of more than a dozen learning tools that help people improve their communication skills, including RevUpReadership.com, a toolbox for writers.

Ann Wylie’s Specialties:

Helping writers and business communicators improve readership through coaching, training and learning tools. Providing award-winning writing and editing services. Helping organizations reach more readers through consulting or editing their magazines, newsletters and Websites.

Ann Wylie’s Experience

• Owner

  Wylie Communications Inc.

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1994 — Present (15 years )

• Adjunct professor, Master's in communications

  Webster University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1986 — 1996 (10 years )

  I taught graduate writing courses in the evening while working full-time at Hallmark, Ingram's and Wylie Communications.

• Editor, Managing Editor

  Ingram's magazine

  (Publishing industry)

  1989 — 1994 (5 years )

• Editor, CROWN, the magazine for employees

  Hallmark Cards

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  1985 — 1989 (4 years )

Ann Wylie’s Education

• University of Kansas

  M.S. , Journalism , 1981 — 1983

  Activities and Societies:

  Reporter, editor, University Daily Kansan

• Kansas State University

  B.A. , English , 1977 — 1981

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Delta Delta sorority

Additional Information

Ann Wylie’s Websites:

• Wylie Communications Inc.
• Rev Up Readership

Ann Wylie’s Interests:

Dance, yoga, walking, reality TV, mystery novels

Ann Wylie’s Groups:

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

•    Public Relations Society of America (PRSA National)
•    International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
•    IABC Africa (Int'l Assoc. of Bus. Communicators)

Ann Wylie’s Honors:

40 communication awards, including two IABC Gold Quills

Ann Wylie’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch