Paul Meier Dialect Services @DialectPaul
This is Paul Meier, accent and dialect coach and founder of Paul Meier Dialect Services. I invite you to follow me on Twitter (X) and visit https://t.co/6CasQ1Lhuo. Joined July 2018-
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Our collection of New Zealand dialects has just grown by about 50 percent, thanks to a major new contribution from IDEA Senior Editor David Nevell. Thanks, David! See dialectsarchive.com/archives/23313.
While my "In a Manner of Speaking" podcast is on hiatus (likely until January 2026), check out the video retrospective of the first eight years: youtube.com/watch?v=w6qN3X….
My top 25 films of the century: meiermovies.com/best-of-the-ce….
Please welcome our first subject from Sarasota, Florida. See dialectsarchive.com/archives/23280.
My summer dialect sale ends today! See paulmeier.com/product/accent….
Yes, it's the International Dialects of ENGLISH Archive. But did you know IDEA has more than a hundred ESL speakers who speak in their native language too? In fact, we now require all ESL subjects to speak some text in their native language, which doubles IDEA's value!
Our summer dialect sale is ending soon! See paulmeier.com/2025/08/19/sum…. #accents #dialects #linguistics
The full schedule for October's VASTA conference in New Orleans has been announced: vasta.events/2025-conferenc….
The summer dialect sale continues through August 25! Students: This is the best way to get the textbook for a lower cost for the upcoming semester. See paulmeier.com/2025/06/15/sum…. #accents #dialects
IDEA has a new subject from Scotland, specifically the West Highlands. Check it out here: dialectsarchive.com/archives/23268. The dialect is quite light, with English influences.
Welcome a new Texas subject to IDEA: dialectsarchive.com/archives/23263.
This is a friendly reminder from IDEA that the annual VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association) conference is fast approaching. It's set for October 2-5 in New Orleans. See vasta.events for details.
Our dialect summer sale continues! See paulmeier.com/2025/06/15/sum… for details. If you need "Accents & Dialects for Stage and Screen" for your textbook for this coming semester, now is a good time to buy.
The annual VASTA conference (Voice and Speech Trainers Association) is just two and a half months away. It will be held October 2-5 in New Orleans! See vasta.events for details.
Paul Meier Dialect Services is a proud sponsor of the Love Your Shorts Film Festival, which will be holding its annual Summer Rewind screening on August 29. If you are in Central Florida, check it out: loveyourshorts.com.
There's never been a better time to buy my "Accents & Dialects for Stage and Screen." Amazon Prime Days start today, AND the book is on sale at PaulMeier.com. (Amazon might still be cheaper for many of you.) See paulmeier.com/2025/06/15/sum….
Welcome a new subject from Melbourne, Australia: dialectsarchive.com/archives/23254.
Listen to and WATCH a retrospective of the first eight years of my "In a Manner of Speaking" podcast. This will be my last podcast of 2025. I'm taking a hiatus. I plan to return with new episodes in 2026. Go to paulmeier.com/2025/07/03/pod…. Thanks to all my past guests!
Don't forget that the annual VASTA conference is set for October 2-5, in New Orleans! See vasta.events for details. #accents #voiceover #voiceandspeech
The summer dialect sale continues! See paulmeier.com/2025/06/15/sum…. #accents

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