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Truth time:
No one is going to give you what you want.
You have to ask for it, and women just aren’t asking.
Do women want to create change?
To speak up against toxic culture?
To speak their truth authentically?
You’re damn right they do.
But somewhere between the aim and the arrival, women are getting lost.
Ready to do something about it?
Download the introduction to I'm Speaking HERE.
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Regina Crisci
Founder, A Parent Company Inc
SharkTank Alum
Fall 2023
Rowman & Littlefield
this is not about
public speaking.
Public speaking is a middle-aged
white guy standing in front of a
podium, telling you details you don’t
need to know about a topic you’re
not all that interested in.
He thinks he’s funny.
His mustache is funny.
this is about finding your voice
and using it
Jessica Doyle-Mekkes
“…a hilarious confidence-boosting guide for anyone trying to strengthen their physical voice and empower their inner voice. The thoughtful research within helped me combat my imposter syndrome and inspired me to be bolder!”
Taylor Louderman, Tony nominated actress
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Jessica Doyle-Mekkes is the Head of Musical Theatre at East Carolina University where she has taught voice and vocal pedagogy since 2017.
Jessica has spent the last 15 years studying the human voice and working as a vocal coach for actors, singers, and public speakers. An internationally published writer and sought after clinician, her debut book, I’m Speaking: every woman’s guide to finding your voice & using it fearlessly comes out October 2023 from Rowman & Littlefield and was recently listed as one of the publisher’s most anticipated titles of 2023 with women at their forefront.
Jessica works as a speaker, advisor, and clinician to individuals, groups, NGO’s and businesses small and large teaching women how to harness the power of their voices: in their heads & out of their mouths.
Jessica lives in Greenville, NC with her husband Don, their daughters Tallulah and Jolie, and a codependent chihuahua named Sebastian.
“I don’t believe in lowering the pitch of a woman's voice so she can be heard on a microphone that was made for a man. I don't believe that the natural sound of a woman's voice makes her sound 'annoying' or 'unintelligent.' I do believe that all women are capable, by making small, specific changes, to speak in a way that both reflects who she is and commands a room.”