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2021 IDL THEME: LISTEN TO CONNECT
IDL 2021 will be held on September 16, 2021.
UPCOMING MINI-COURSES
This year’s IDL Mini-Course is designed to help people make better connections in their conversations and interactions. In a year that has provided many requirements to “disconnect,” this program will help mend some of the frays we are seeing, whether it be in politics, work, or personal relationships. You can attend selected individual sessions or the entire series.
Session 1: Tuesday, February 23, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (US Central Time): Are You Listening? How Do You Know?
Session 2: Friday, April 16, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (US Central Time): How Are You Listening
Session 3: Wednesday, June 16, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (US Central Time): Why Are You Listening? Listening Behaviors That Support Making Connections
Session 4: Monday, August 16, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (US Central Time): Planning an Event for International Day of Listening
Listening Tips
Check out the list of “10 Listening Tips”. In addition, there are videos that further explain and illustrate the listening tips.
Mini Course Recordings
This link takes you to the International Listening Association site, where you can access course recordings as well as gather more information on listening.
Listening Moments
Sample the recordings of a variety of things to listen to, including poetry, songs, music, speeches, podcasts, sounds of nature and more. Explore what impact these different listening experiences have on you.
birth of the international day of listening (idl)
The International Day of Listening (IDL) was born, as many brilliant ideas, at a dinner table! Sheila Bentley came up with the idea of a special day to promote #listening in the world and bring interest to the #InternationalListeningAssociation (ILA).
The IDL is a one-day event that is sponsored by the International Listening Association (ILA) and was initiated in 2016. The IDL takes place the third Thursday of September each year. The day promotes a variety of events from one-on-one conversations with friends and family to business or community meetings to governments and their citizens talking about mutual concerns.
Sheila Bentley, Ph.D. (U.S.A.)
Margarete Imhof (Germany)
Co-Chair IDL 2021
Professor, Dr. at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
P +49 6131 393 9173
Dr. Krishna Naineni (England)
Co-Chair of IDL 2021
Jugal Bhatt (India)
GOAL
To increase awareness of the value of listening and provide resources to help people develop better listening skills and strategies.
MISSION
To promote better listening in our conversations that lead to better relationships and solutions to problems that will help make us better humans.
VISION
To foster better listening in all phases of life, in all contexts, and all around the world. The International Day of Listening will be recognized throughout the world as one of the main events for the promotion of listening.
The International Day of Listening is strongly backed by an enormous base of knowledge, The International Listening Association. Since 1979 ILA founders and members have been totally dedicated to advocating that listening skills are the key to becoming better humans and building a better civilization together.
The International Listening Association (ILA) is a professional organization consisting of a network of people committed to the development of effective listening in professional and personal lives. We are involved in listening in education, business, healthcare, hospitality, music and many other fields. We promote the study of listening, exchange information and pursue research into the ways in which listening can develop understanding in our personal, political, social and working lives. The International Listening Association serves as a dialogue space, a resource network, a news source and an international community – our members are working in more than 19 countries across the globe.
For more information about the International Listening Association visit: www.listen.org
