As an expert in media references in everyday conversation, I am interested in consulting on a variety of media projects. I can provide dialect and conversation coaching for film and TV shows with a focus on accurate and meaningful representation. I can also advise on realistic dialogue in script-writing. Additionally, I can consult on ‘catch phrases’ in film, TV, and advertising, as an expert on what makes a word or phrase “quotable.”

To inquire about consulting services and rates, you can reach me via email: ssierra @ syr . edu (without the spaces)

‪“[Orson] Welles used techniques from radio like overlapping dialogue…a number of voices, each saying a sentence or sometimes merely a fragment of a sentence, and splicing the dialogue together in quick succession…” -Cook, David A. (2016). A History of Narrative Film, 5th edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.