coach
" That was a MIND BLOWING session!!! I feel liberated!"
- Mary Reichard, Co-Host, WORLD Radio
- Mary Reichard, Co-Host, WORLD Radio
"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."
- Samuel Love, Manager, Kids International Talent Agency, Inc.
"Lots of fun and fascinating how you could actually hear the difference in our voices!"
- Mindy Todd, Managing Director of Editorial, WCAI
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.
Jessica Hansen coaches groups and individuals
- that work on-air, in a classroom, zoom room, or boardroom -
who want to expand their voices.
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
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
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)
- that work on-air, in a classroom, zoom room, or boardroom -
who want to expand their voices.
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
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
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)
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
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:
Roy Hart Voice
IPA
Suzuki
Viewpoints
LeCoq
Laban
Stanislavski
Meisner
Michael Chekhov
Scansion, Text, Rhetorical Device
Circus Acts
Clown
Alexander
Physical Theatre
Stage Combat