Anne Jackson

Teaches at Brookline Adult & Community Education

Noted teacher, writer, and speaker in the fields of effective communication, editing, and second-language and life-skills acquisition Anne Jackson has helped thousands of adults leave anxiety behind and write clearer, more accurate, and fluent English. Her consultancy, Words Are My Work, provides private and group instruction and coaching; corporate and organizational training; and premium editorial services. She graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke College (B.A., English), and holds advanced degrees from the University of Rochester (M.A., French) and Columbia University (Ph.D., Comparative Literature), and a Certificat pratique de la langue française from the French government. With patience, extensive knowledge, passion, and a lot of laughter, she specializes in guiding her students and clients back to the fun of communicating—helping them transform what they want to express into writing and speaking that makes them proud and happy.