How Research into Conversational Dynamics Informs the Development of Signia’s IX Technology
Course: #39149Level: Advanced 0.5 Hours 92 Reviews
Signia’s IX platform is uniquely designed to improve performance in conversations. In this interview, the key findings of recent conversational dynamics research, which informed the design of the IX platform, are discussed with one of the researchers.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this podcast, participants will be able to describe the elements of successful conversations.
- After this podcast, participants will be able to describe five key dynamics of conversations.
- After this podcast, participants will be able to describe how these conversational dynamics change for persons with hearing loss and how they are affected by hearing aid use.
Course created on November 27, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction of speaker and topic |
| 5-20 Minutes | Conversational dynamics research |
| 20-30 Minutes | How that research was applied to design of IX platform |
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Brian Taylor
AuD
Brian Taylor is a Doctor of Audiology and Senior Director of Audiology for Signia. He is also the editor of Audiology Practices, a quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, editor-at-large for Hearing Health and Technology Matters and adjunct instructor at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Taylor has authored several peer reviewed articles and textbooks and is a highly sought out lecturer. Brian has nearly 30 years of experience as both a clinician, business manager and university instructor.
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Karolina Smeds
PhD, MSc
Karolina Smeds has been the Director of the Widex ORCA Europe Research Group since 2006. Karolina Smeds has an MSc in Engineering Physics from KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, and an MSc in Audiology from the University of Southampton, Great Britain. Karolina Smeds carried out her PhD work at KTH under the supervision of professor Arne Leijon. She has been working as an engineer at the Manilla School for deaf children in Stockholm and has been lecturing at the Audiology program at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. At the audiology program she has been responsible for technically oriented courses such as physics, signals and systems, psychoacoustics, hearing aid technology and hearing aid fitting.
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Financial: Brian Taylor is employed by Signia. Non-financial: Brian Taylor has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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Content Disclosure: This learning event focuses on Signia products and services and will not include info on other products or services.
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