Media Kit
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All three keynotes, testimonials, book endorsements, press and podcast links, full bio and booking contacts.
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The expert who talks about talking.
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Author. Keynote Speaker. Voice & Human Communication Expert.
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For programs and introductions.
Jessica Doyle-Mekkes is an internationally published author, keynote speaker, and leading expert on voice, communication, and human connection. She is the author of I’m Speaking: Every Woman’s Guide to Finding Your Voice & Using It Fearlessly and a professor of voice at East Carolina University.
Drawing on voice science, neuroscience, and more than 15 years of experience coaching performers, professionals, and leaders, Jessica helps people understand not just what they communicate, but how the human voice shapes trust, confidence, credibility, and connection. Her work explores the increasingly vital role of human communication in leadership, healthcare, and an AI-driven world, giving audiences practical tools to communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact.
Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Reader’s Digest and on NPR’s The 1A.
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Publications & interviews
Where her work has appeared.
- The Washington Post — Why you might not like your recorded voice
- The Daily Beast — Did Hillary Lose Thanks to a Bad Microphone?
- Global Catalyst — How to Speak With Confidence and Use Your Voice for Impact
- Reader’s Digest — 8 Public Speaking Tips to Nail Your Next Presentation (publisher has taken the article offline)
- NPR — The 1A — How Gender Affects the Way We Speak
- Chief — Nailing the Pitch: Embrace Your Authentic Sound
- woman&home — Make Yourself Heard (PDF)
- Thrive Global — Optimize Your Body, Brain & Voice for Success (archived)
- Authority Magazine — Rising Through Resilience
- Real Estate Business — Communicate Everything Better (PDF)
- Vyond — 6 Expert-Backed Tips to Improve Your Voice Over Skills
Podcasts
Listen.
- Cubicle to CEO — From 1 Client to 200+ Weekly 1:1 Students
- The She Leads — Unlocking Your Authentic Voice
- Pod2 — Give Women the Mic
- Go Beyond Barriers — Discover Your Voice (archived)
- The Productive Woman — Finding and Using Your Voice
- Embracing Only — Choose to Challenge, With Voice
- Work Life Brilliance — How to Build an Influential Voice
- Evoke Greatness — Professor, Vocal Coach, Author
- Record Scratch with Kara — I’m Speaking, with the author
- Anna Wilding: Unstoppable — Unleashing the Power of the Female Voice
- Off Record, On Point — The Power of Voices
Profiles & interviews
In other people’s words.
- East Carolina University — Faculty Spotlight
- Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb — Q&A with Jessica Doyle-Mekkes
- Global Catalyst — Speakers bureau profile
- The Daily Beast — Contributor page
- Qwoted — Media expert profile
- Bloomsbury — Author profile
- Goodreads — Author page
- LinkedIn — Posts and long-form articles
- ECU Theatre & Dance — Faculty biography
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