AT HOME IN YOUR VOICE

I help people who use their VOICES professionally 
Who struggle to COMMUNICATE freely and fully
To sound like THEMSELVES,
on their BEST DAY,
at PERFORMANCE level,
So that they CONNECT
with the people they want to REACH.
Book a FREE CONSULTATION
Find out more about Jessica on LINKEDIN
" That was a MIND BLOWING session!!!  I feel liberated!"
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  - Mary Reichard, Co-Host, WORLD Radio

Video: vocal tips for on-air voices

Voice Tips and Techniques - Video created by the NPR training team for Jessica Hansen's voice coaching for NPR.
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Want to be at home in your voice?

Jessica coaches organizations and individuals who work 
on-air in broadcast or podcast
in a classroom, zoom room, boardroom 
in pulpit or on a stage
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​"Lots of fun and fascinating how you could actually hear the difference in our voices!"

- Mindy Todd, Managing Director of Editorial, WCAI

Previous clients include: 

Washington Post
Axios
​Deutsche Welle
WORLD Radio
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Bigger Pockets Podcast
Dallas Taylor,  20K Hertz
Leon Neyfakh, Slow Burn, Fiasco
​How I Built This Summit

NPR radio and podcast hosts, correspondents, reporters including: 
Mary Louise Kelly, host ATC
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, host WATC
Ayesha Rascoe, White House Correspondent
​Aisha Harris, "Pop Culture Happy Hour"
Sidney Madden, "Louder Than A Riot"
Kia Miakka Natisse & Yowei Shaw, "Invisiblia"
Ramtin Arablouei & Rund Abdelfatah, "Throughline"
Shereen Marisol Meraji & Gene Demby, "Code Switch"
Chip Brantley & Andrew Beck Grace, "White Lies"
"Life Kit" production team

Michaeleen Doucleff, author "Hunt Gather Parent"
Aarthi Shahani, author "Here We Are"

High Plains Public Radio
Nashville Public Radio
​New England Public Media
Maine Public Media
South Carolina ETV and Public Radio
KPCC, KCRW, WCAI, KNAU, WOSU 

Workshops are fully customizable - starter ideas include:
Conversational Delivery
Breath: Control, Endurance, and Nerves
Resonance and Range
Vocal Techniques for Public Speaking
3-hour Intensive (touching on all of the above)
Voice Coaching for Producers 
​We can create any workshop for your group, based on your needs

Please Contact Ms Hansen for rates.

Member VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association)



​ "Jessica consistently manifests a superlative work ethic from concept to final output. She works well with colleagues, clients and developing students in the acting world. Jessica is a self-starter who is 
trustworthy, consistent and reliable." 
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- Samuel Love, Manager, Kids International Talent Agency, Inc.

EDUCATOR


"Thank you for being such a positive influence on my journey as an actor. I learned far more this semester than I ever had, and I have you to thank for that. I feel much more confident in my skills. Your class was always my favorite to go to, no matter how nervous I was!" 

                                                                                                                                             -Rosemary Cipriano, Student at American University
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​Sample Teaching Appointments:

American University  Adjunct Faculty “Principles, Plays, and Performance”  
American University  Adjunct Faculty “Acting 350: Styles of Acting”   
Brandeis University   Instructor “Movement for the Performer”  
Brandeis University   Teaching Assistant “Speech: Accent Reduction”
Duke Ellington School of the Arts   Interim Teacher
Shakespeare Theatre   Teaching Artist “Text Alive!”
Shakespeare Theatre   Teaching Artist “Camp Shakespeare ”  
Kids International Talent Agency   Instructor, "Auditioning for the Camera"
Stage Door    Acting Instructor, Director
Woodrow Wilson High School   Teaching Artist “Comedy Improv Workshop”
Cabin John Middle School   Teaching Artist
Clarksville Middle School    Teaching Artist
Cambridge School of Weston Summer Day Camp   Drama Specialist

Techniques: 
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Roy Hart Voice
IPA
​Suzuki
Viewpoints
LeCoq
Laban
Stanislavski
Meisner
Michael Chekhov
Scansion, Text, Rhetorical Device
Circus Acts
Clown
Alexander
Physical Theatre
Stage Combat