Description: Learn accents and dialects, accent modification, voice-over, and Shakespeare instruction from Paul Meier, a leading dialect coach and voice and speech teacher.
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Whether you’re an actor wanting instruction and coaching in accents , voice-over , or Shakespeare ; an ESL student or a regional-dialect speaker needing accent modification or “reduction” ; a linguist seeking a greater understanding of phonetics ; or someone who wants to learn an accent just for fun, you’ve come to the right place!
Paul Meier has been teaching British and American dialects, and foreign-language accents, for more than 45 years in the United States and his native England, coaching the biggest names in movies — Tobey Maguire and Mark Ruffalo, for example — and hundreds of plays, films, and musicals . With his long experience as a voice-over artist (the voice of Walmart’s Smiley), as an actor in audio books (Ayn Rand’s Anthem ), and the founder of IDEA , he’s uniquely qualified to help others in these fields. And his top-
Paul’s work extends far beyond accent and dialect coaching, into public speaking , Zoom masterclasses , podcasting , and even the corporate world, where accent modification is much in demand. He also also been a pioneer of Shakespeare’s Original Pronunciation , which he discusses in the video below.
IDEA – International Dialects of English Archive
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In a Manner of Speaking podcast | Paul Meier Dialect Services
IDEA – International Dialects of English Archive