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.
Ms Hansen coaches actors, on-air professionals, and professional theater productions.
Previous Coaching clients include:
NPR radio and podcast hosts, correspondents, reporters
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
WORLD Radio
20K Hertz's Dallas Taylor
Slow Burn's Leon Neyfakh
Nashville Public Radio
Maine Public Media
WCAI, KNAU, WOSU
Workshops available 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
Customized workshop for your group, based on your needs
Please Contact Ms Hansen for rates.
Member VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association)
Previous Coaching clients include:
NPR radio and podcast hosts, correspondents, reporters
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
WORLD Radio
20K Hertz's Dallas Taylor
Slow Burn's Leon Neyfakh
Nashville Public Radio
Maine Public Media
WCAI, KNAU, WOSU
Workshops available 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
Customized 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