#paul meier

[ithisatanytime]

(Paul Meier)

[malspinningyarns]

Hearing a British man explain how to do an American Southern accent is so weird because it’s a weird switch and it’s an accent I hear a lot but it doesn’t seem like it’s entirely natural on him.

[i-remember-there-was-mist]

Hey Christine! I'm studying voice at my school and my professor wants me to get comfortable with IPA this semester but they're not teaching the diction course until next year so i won't be able to take a class on it. Do you have any resources that you know of that will help with learning IPA?

My biggest recommendation is Paul Meier’s book, Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen.  Secondarily, I would recommend Edith Skinner’s book, Speak with Distinction. The reason I like Meier better is because he has all these CDs that come with his book that help you learn along with him.  Now, this book is really a dialect book, but it’s based off of IPA, so you learn along the way.  You can find IPA charts all over the place to learn the basics, but I feel that without somebody working with you/speaking with you, it is almost impossible to actually figure out what each of those little symbols means.  

[i-remember-there-was-mist]

Tips on learning IPA? Best resources? I want to pick up a productive project to work on while I'm at work and IPA is something I think that is really, really beneficial. I also have a knack for accents (by that I mean I can pick up and imitate sounds well) and I'd love to hone in on that and fine tune it, you know? I'm probably going to buy Paul Meier's book, but any other good resources?

Paul Meier’s book will be all you need, honestly.  It has CDs that you can listen along with that guide you through every single exercise, monologue, and vowel set!  Other than that, try to rely on the actual vowels, not what your ear thinks it’s supposed to do!

[rafaperezactor-blog]

So helpful. Love this site!!

[booksonlineread-blog]

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Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain by Paul Meier, MD and David L Henderson, MD

This book helps people understand and act on the potential for growth through seven common sources of pain in life. Biblically based but with practical approaches to dealing with injustice, rejection, loneliness, loss, discipline, failure, and death, the authors challenge us to discover the lessons a loving God is teaching. Readers can grow in appreciation of how God works in their lives, drawing closer to Him through the unpleasant and sometimes devastating circumstances we all suffer because of our fallen nature.

The application of Bible stories themselves along with a discussion of the central character’s behaviors as they relate to a particular kind of pain shows that nothing has really changed in human nature over the centuries. Elijah endured great suffering and much adversity. An ordinary man with the same faults and failures many of us have today, Elijah is a true inspiration. The authors show how God used him to accomplish wonders for the salvation of souls even to this day, which can give hope to the most frail. Especially important is the linking of our human suffering to the suffering of Christ, placing our circumstances in perspective.

Smoothly written and logically composed, it offers the flexibility of going directly to sections of interest, losing nothing when bypassing previous sections. Moreover, the “Finding Purpose Beyond…” suggestions and challenges at the end of each section help to focus on moving toward real happiness through the suffering we cannot escape.

An example of how the authors do this is at the end of the section on failure, question five:

“What are the most important desires you have in life (the desire for love, the desire for acceptance, the desire for comfort, the desire for significance)? What have you been using to satisfy those desires? Is it working for you? How might Christ’s presence provide more lasting fulfillment for you?”

I found the content of this feature very thought-provoking and helpful.

Engaging stories of individuals the authors have treated in their practices also illustrate their points and enliven the writing along with appropriate Biblical quotes. I highly recommend this book to people looking for answers to circumstances troubling them, wondering where God is in all of it, and how life can be better.

[closerthanthetinythoughts-blog]

Please help us all to persist and not give up praying for people in need, even when answers don't come soon... Satisfy my hope that You will heal my loved ones even when they have no faith of their own... Expel the demon from my own soul, and from the souls of those I love.

Praying the Gospels with Martin Luther: Finding Freedom in Love by Paul Meier

[maeyhkaii]

Addiction

Can any human activity become an addiction? Yes. When carried to an extreme, any behavior can veer out of control and become the dominant, driving force in a person's life. It can master her. It can consume him.

-Robert Hemfelt, Frank Minirth, Paul Meier