An increasing number of people across the United States speak a primary language other than English. Many of those people, especially within the growing immigrant population, have Limited English Proficiency which affects their ability to understand spoken English and communicate. More than 66 million US residents speak a language other than English at home and […]
Assistive Listening in Houses of Worship
“If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.” Mark 4:23 Every church attendee deserves to hear the message being conveyed during the service, however, some people may not be hearing the inspirational message and music of weekly church services. Approximately 15% US adults experience some degree of hearing loss. Imagine if 1 in 6 […]
Are Your Tours Being Impacted by The Cocktail Party Effect? | November 2022 Newsletter
How The Cocktail Party Effect Impacts Your Tours Our brains try to tune out background sounds to focus on important information, but it’s not easy in loud environments. Learn about the Cocktail Party Effect, selective hearing, and how two-way communication can improve tours in high-noise environments. LEARN MORE Audio System Transforms Employee Training Tours A tour audio […]
How Selective Hearing and the Cocktail Party Effect Is Effecting Your Tour
Have you ever experienced this: You walk into a crowded room and all you can hear is the jumbled sounds of all the voices mingling together. But when you find a friend and start a conversation, the voices around you seem to dim and you’re able to hear your friend. This phenomenon is known as […]
Improve Your Plant Tours with 2-Way Communication | October 2022 Newsletter
Engage Employees and Stakeholders with Plant Tours Communications Having easy to use, customized plant tours communications devices plays a big factor in the overall success of your tours. LEARN MORE Tour Guide System Brings New Level of Professionalism to Tour Company’s Cultural Trips The system’s flexibility and performance allowed tour guides to get their […]
Engage Employees and Stakeholders with Plant Tours Communications
What can make an average plant tour for teaching and training purposes standout? It starts with a factory tour where employees or stakeholders can have a two-way conversation. Not only can stakeholders see the process, they can hear how the process works from your factory managers. Having easy to use, customized plant tours communications devices […]
Two-Way Tour Guide System Brings New Level of Professionalism to Tour Company’s Cultural Trips
“No more huddling together and speaking in hushed tones, or yelling to be heard over the noise of the traffic.” – Joan Hill, Founder, Artful Journeys Joan Hill has been an entrepreneur her whole life – with stints as a medical researcher, leatherworker, and most recently, owner of a small bookkeeping business. She’s also a […]
2-Way Communication Cuts Classroom Distraction | September 2022 Newsletter
Why Hearing Assistive Technology in the Classroom Earns High Marks Typical classroom sounds include the teacher’s verbal instruction, classmates talking, the hum of the air conditioner, screams from the playground outside, hallway commotion, and other background noises. LEARN MORE Scalable Two-Way Communications System Safely Connects Parks to People Metroparks Toledo implemented the new […]
Why Hearing Assistive Technology in the Classroom Earns High Marks
Typical classroom sounds include the teacher’s verbal instruction, classmates talking, the hum of the air conditioner, screams from the playground outside, hallway commotion, and other background noises. These sounds all compete for students’ attention. Many students are unable to discern which sounds are relevant and cannot tune into or process important information. Direct instruction, which […]
Scalable Two-Way Communications System Safely Connects Parks to People
“Look! Over in that tree!” All at once, 15 heads turn in the direction of a small willow tree in Howard Marsh Metropark, a birder’s paradise run by Metroparks Toledo. There, perched on one of the branches, is a red winged blackbird rustling its wings and chattering their usual song over the winds of the […]