April 02, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Donna K. Renaud of Western Kentucky University has returned from Portland, Maine, where she presented at the 29th annual convention of the International Listening Association (ILA).
The annual convention is a celebration of International Listening Awareness Month, which marks the global celebration that was started in the late 1990s by the ILA as an effort to bring greater attention to the critical role listening plays in all human activity.
At the 2008 Convention, Renaud was elected Co-Director of the ILA South Central Region, appointed Chair of 2009 ILA Awards Committee, and selected to spearhead the development of a professional certification program for ILA.
The International Listening Association is a professional organization whose members represent 49 states and 15 countries and are dedicated to learning more about the impact that listening has on all human activity. Since its formation in 1979, ILA has promoted the study, development and teaching of effective listening in all settings. Although listening is at the root of communication, it remains an interdisciplinary topic.
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