Looking for a great gift for an actor this holiday season? Or looking to save money while improving your own dialect and accent skills? My book, Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen, makes the perfect stocking-stuffer for the actor in your life! He or she will love mastering its 27 accents and dialects, using the book’s fun exercises and accompanying sound files.
And to make it more affordable, from now until January 3, I’m offering $10 off on both the Deluxe Streaming print edition AND the iTunes ebook (Apple Book) version. That’s just US$69.95 (or US$69.99 on iTunes) instead of the usual US$79.95. (Comparable discounts apply to customers outside the United States.)
The Deluxe Streaming edition is a printed book with the sound files available via streaming audio from any internet-connected mobile device or computer. It’s available for this discounted price on this site (select Deluxe book w/streaming audio) until January 3. (The iTunes ebook must be purchased directly on iTunes by the account holder who wishes to use the ebook, but what a great inspiration for an iTunes gift card!) The original CD version of my book is still available for its usual price of $99.95 but does not contain Jamaican, Estuary, or Birmingham.
Please note that the discount is not available on Amazon. However, if you are outside the United States, you might find it cheaper to order the book through your own country’s Amazon, such as Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.ca. And if you have Amazon Prime, you still might find it less expensive on Amazon (with free shipping).
And now … my gift to you: my audiobook reading of Charles Dickens’ beloved A Christmas Carol. Just click the link to start listening absolutely free. (The link will expire January 3.)
As 2025 draws to a close, may your holidays bring peace and joy to you and all your family.
Want proof that you have mastered a dialect? Why not have Paul certify you in that dialect?
Our summer dialect sale ends on August 25! From now until then, Accents & Dialects for Stage and Screen Deluxe Streaming Edition is 15% off. That’s $67.95 instead of the usual $79.95. 
Paul has been producing his 
This month’s 
Thank you, Love Your Shorts Film Festival, for a fun weekend. The fest was held February 13-16 in Sanford, Florida, and for the second year in a row Paul Meier Dialect Services and the International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA) were sponsors. And PMDS Vice President Cameron Meier was in attendance to discuss accents and dialects.
I just finished coaching Christopher Demos-Brown’s The Cancellation of Lauren Fein, which is opening soon at the Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota. This is the sixth production of theirs that I have been involved with.
With podcasts all the rage in recent years, you might be asking yourself whether you’d make a good podcast guest. Or if you frequently appear on podcasts, perhaps you’d like to improve your performance? That’s the focus of voice and singing coach Jeremy Fisher’s new book, Just How Boring Are You? 
Ever wonder how loud a person can get? It was that wondering that inspired this month’s episode of Paul’s 
Paul Meier Dialect Services and the International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA) are proud to sponsor this year’s Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford, Florida. 
This month’s episode of Paul’s podcast, 
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate,” Shakespeare wrote in Sonnet 18. Though not quite as lovely as Shakespeare himself (or the Fair Youth he was addressing in the sonnet), Paul’s first 
For the first time ever, Paul is offering a summer sale on his popular dialect/accent recordings for plays and musicals. Normally priced at $349 for an entire play/musical, the recordings have been reduced by $100. So that’s just $249 for the dialect/accent design for an entire production, delivered via streaming sound files. The sale runs through July 31 and includes complimentary copies of the appropriate accent/dialect ebook. 
