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June 2025

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Hello ILA members and friends:

  1. Early Bird registration extended: Great news!  The Early Bird Registration discount for the ILA 2025 Convention is extended through July 15. Register now: https://www.listen.org/2025-ila-convention

  2. Interested in helping with the convention (July 30-Aug 2, 2025)?  Here are some specific ways that you can help: 1) Make a donation to support student participation in convention listening activities. Your contribution will make this event even more impactful and inclusive. 2) Secure sponsorships to support student participation and convention listening activities. Your contributions and connections can help make this event even more impactful and inclusive. To help with any of these, contact Convention Coordinators: Marva Shand-McIntosh (1st VP) marva.shand-mcintosh@listen.org  or Annie Rappeport (1st VP elect) annie.rappeport@listen.org  for more information.

  3.  Convention workshop co-facilitator opportunity: ILA member Kathy O’Brien is seeking six new ILA members (student members are welcome) to collaborate on interactive sessions on language patterns that strengthen listening behavior. Pre-conference Zoom meetings and in-person on-site collaboration sessions are required. Contact Kathy O’Brien for more information and to self-nominate.

  4. Connect with others at the convention:  Are you attending the upcoming ILA Convention? Would you like to connect one-on-one with a fellow attendee? The 1:1 Listening Connector sets aside time for in-depth conversations before, during, and after the Convention. For more information contact Melina Ponak at info@ideasharpener.com. 

  5. ILA awards nominations:  ILA celebrates innovative strides in understanding the art and science of listening across disciplines. The application for ILA Listening (non-research) Award is a Google Form. Nominations for ILA Listening awards are due by July 1, 2025.  Questions? Contact Scott Robinson

  6.  2-week listening course available: ILA member Arthur Grygierczyk is conducting a listening course on the psychology and sociology of listening. Anyone who is a university student or has a university degree is eligible to take the class. The course begins August 4 and registration is open until July 4, 2025.

  7.  Listening and caregiving:  ILA member Laura Janusik offers tips for connecting with those in cognitive decline through her caregivers’ email list and social media accounts. Click on the links or contact Laura here.

  8.  Newsletter: ILA member Rick Bommelje has launched the first edition of The Listening Leader —a weekly newsletter on LinkedIn for leaders who know that listening isn’t soft… it’s a strategic leadership advantage and high-priority competency. Click here to subscribe.

  9.  Podcast: ILA member (and Interim Executive Director) Margarete Imhof has contributed to a documentary on Listening produced by Jasmina Neudecker for the youtube channel of a German National Broadcasting Company ZDF: What? On the value of good listening. The documentary is available in German language and sign language under: Wie bitte? Wie wichtig gutes Zuhören ist. Mit Jasmina Neudecker https://www.zdf.de/video/reportagen/hoer-auf-mich-wie-wir-uns-besser-verstehen-100/wie-wichtig-gutes-zuhoeren-ist-102

  10.  Call for submissions: The International Journal of Listening has a call for submissions for articles that focus on listening theory. The deadline for abstract submission: August 10, 2025. Abstract Length: 800 words (excluding references). Deadline for Manuscript Submission: November 9, 2025. Click here for the full description

  11. Published study: ILA member Yoshiaki Ishii published a study that updates and expands listening comprehension and mechanics.  The paper was published in Linguistica Online (https://www.phil.muni.cz/linguistica/) at Masaryk University (Masarykova univerzita) in Czech Republic. Click here to read the study.

  12. Helping someone feel heard:  ILA member Beatrice Welch found this article with tips to help someone feel heard.

Upcoming Events:

  1. June 25: FREE Listening Circle event co-hosted by ILA member Colin Smith and ILA Immediate Past President, Raquel Ark. This gives attendees a chance to share ideas and experiences with listening through guided questions.  There are 2 different sessions (8am and 4pm UK time). ILA members will find a link to these events when they log into their ILA profile in Kiku and look for “Events” on the left side menu.

  2. June 27: FREE Listening Fridays: Hosted by Free listening at Urban Confessional, the last Friday of each month is a day dedicated to practicing and participating in Free Listening, wherever people are located. Click here for more information.

  3. July 30-Aug 2, 2025: ILA’s 46th annual convention. Click here to register.

 

 Want to learn about more upcoming ILA events before the next newsletter?

    Log into your ILA profile in Kiku and look for “Events” on the left side menu. 

 

Stay tuned … new events are added in each newsletter! 

Please send any news item (there are no deadlines) to the ILA Listening Times Editor: Beatrice.welch.6890@gmail.com OR post an item in the Kiku discussion post about the Listening Times.