Podcast appearances and mentions of Dave Kemp

What will audiology look like in 2050? In this insightful discussion, Doctors Amyn Amlani and Jason Leyendecker sit down with Dave Kemp to explore the Audiology 2050 initiative, a visionary roadmap from the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) aiming to elevate the profession to meet future challenges. Born from a thorough review of audiology's history and current challenges, Audiology 2050 seeks to address long-standing gaps, such as expanding audiologists' scope of practice, improving reimbursement structures, and enhancing legislative advocacy, including initiatives like MAAIA. As Dr. Amlani and Dr. Leyendecker highlight, achieving this future requires a collective effort across the profession. From advancing telehealth services to evolving licensure and training standards, they discuss the need for unified action and grassroots involvement. With a focus on professional activism and legislative progress, the Audiology 2050 initiative aims to empower audiologists to meet the growing demand for hearing care, benefiting both the profession and the millions of people it serves. Learn more about the Audiology 2050 initiative here. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter): https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Join us for an engaging panel discussion from the 2024 Future of Hearing Healthcare Conference, moderated by Dave Kemp. Featuring entrepreneurial-minded audiologists Dr. Kathleen Wallace, Dr. Brandi Smiley, Dr. Amanda Levy, and Dr. Melanie Hecker, this session explores innovative models of patient care. From mobile clinics and flexible care practices to groundbreaking therapy solutions and consumer-friendly startups, these experts share their journeys, challenges, and early successes. Aspiring audiology entrepreneurs won't want to miss this insightful discussion.

In this week's special episode, we bring you a panel discussion live from the 2024 Future of Hearing Healthcare conference. Dave Kemp moderates a dynamic conversation featuring guests Gael Hannan, Shari Eberts, and Andrew Bellavia. With diverse backgrounds spanning advocacy, industry, and personal experience, the panelists delved into the theme of "Changing Mindsets" surrounding hearing loss. From breaking down stigmas to advocating for improved healthcare practices, the discussion offers valuable insights and actionable strategies for shaping a more inclusive future in hearing health. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter): https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Dave Kemp interviews Trevon Bruch, the founder of Safewave, a startup creating a Bluetooth-enabled wristband connecting to smart home and security devices, enabling discreet vibration alerts over auditory notifications. Trevon shares Safewave's origin story driven by a mission to offer accessible tech solutions, especially for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, detailing the extensive R&D, partnerships, and community input influencing Safewave's evolution over five years. One of the key highlights is Safewave's ability to seamlessly integrate with a wide range of smart devices, from doorbells and baby monitors to workplace security systems. This versatility allows users to customize their notification preferences and create a tailored, haptic-based awareness system. Trevon also touches on the potential applications of Safewave for caregivers, individuals with cognitive impairments, and other groups who can benefit from discreet, wearable alerts. After more than 5 years of development, Safewave is poised to launch in May 2024. You can visit the company's website to learn more: https://safewavetech.com/ Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter). - https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing - https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing - https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/

This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by Dr. David Rein to delve into the groundbreaking Sound Check study, a collaborative research and communications project led by NORC at the University of Chicago. This initiative aims to unveil the extent of hearing loss across the United States by state and county, highlighting its pervasive nature, especially among adults. With rates of hearing loss escalating notably from age 35 onwards, the study underscores the urgent need for enhanced prevention and screening efforts to safeguard physical and mental wellbeing. Partnering with organizations like Burness, ASHA, NCHAM, and the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center, Sound Check brings attention to the critical role of regular screenings and hearing protection in mitigating the adverse impacts of untreated hearing loss. Check out the interactive Sound Check Map here: https://soundcheckmap.org/ Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and X. - https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing - https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing - https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/

At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, companies from around the world showcased their latest technologies. Dave Kemp hosts Andrew Bellavia to discuss his firsthand experience at CES, with a focus on innovations in hearing and hearable devices. Andy sheds light on the overarching technological advancements that are shaping the future of hearing devices. During his time at CES, Andy had insightful discussions with various companies. He spoke with EssilorLuxottica about their groundbreaking hearing aid glasses and visited Absolute Audio Labs to explore their latest developments and partnership with Renesas. Additionally, Andy engaged in discussions with the teams from Knowles and AVAtronics, as well as JLabs' plans for entering the over-the-counter (OTC) market in 2024. Dave and Andy analyze the implications of these new developments and discuss the latest trends in the hearing health and audio industries. They highlight key takeaways from CES, offering valuable insights into the future of audio technology and its impact on hearing health. Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter. - https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing - https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing - https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/

This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by two distinguished researchers from the National Acoustics Laboratory (NAL) in Australia. Dr. Padraig Kittrick and Dr. Paola Incerti, discuss their work on developing the NALguide, a new tool designed to demystify hearing aid technology and features for consumers. The NALguide is the result of a collaborative effort involving engineers, audiologists, and behavioral insights specialists. It is designed to be brand-agnostic, ensuring that consumers can navigate the world of hearing technology without being overwhelmed by technical jargon or manufacturer-specific terms. The resource offers consumers a high-level understanding of key features and also allows those with a deeper interest to explore further details through a QR code. Check out the NALguide here: https://www.nal.gov.au/nal_products/nalguide-hearing-aid-features-explained/ Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter. - https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing - https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing - https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/

This week, Dave Kemp is joined by Dr. Daniel Romero and Dr. King Chun, to discuss their experience as part of a humanitarian mission to Poland working with Ukrainian refugees. Along with students and translators, they were able to provide essential audiological services, including hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings and vestibular evaluations and treatment. Looking ahead, they plan to continue their mission by returning to Poland in November to provide follow-up care and expand their services to children with special needs. Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter. - https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing - https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing - https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/

This week, Dave Kemp and Andrew Bellavia sit down for a conversation about recent rumors that Apple is planning to get further involved into the hearing space and whether or not the company would actually consider producing an OTC hearing aid. Due to Apple's massive size and cultural influence, they discuss how the company could positively influence societal perceptions around treating hearing loss and address stigma. Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter. - https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing - https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing - https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/

This week, Dave Kemp takes a closer look at how innovations in genetic screening technology are having a clinical impact to preserve the hearing of at-risk infants. He is joined by Dr. John McDermott, Dr. Nicola Booth and Dr. Gino Miele, to discuss how Genedrive's point-of-care genetic testing device is allowing clinicians to determine whether a child is at increased risk of permanent hearing loss from aminoglycoside use due to a genetic variant. This type of analysis has traditionally taken days, or even weeks to obtain, can now be done in under an hour on-site. The Genedrive test is rapid, portable, and cost-effective, making it an attractive option for hospitals and clinics. With this technology, doctors can quickly identify at-risk babies and take action to prevent hearing loss. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week, host Dave Kemp explores the potential impact of AI on the future of hearing care - and what that means for clinicians and the patients they serve. He sits down with two leading voices in this area in audiology: De We Swanepoel, PhD and Jan-Willem Wasmann, MSc. They discuss the potential benefits and risks of technologies like ChatGPT for the audiology community and in healthcare in general.They discuss the need for a more community-driven approach to Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, where clinicians and researchers can train the model on specific parameters important for audiology and compile a database of best practices. This approach can help disseminate clinical approaches, provide better access to information for patients, and improve clinical workflows. Overall, the conversation highlights the potential for LLMs to create a new era in healthcare and audiology. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week, Dave Kemp interviews Dr. Jacqueline Scholl, Dr. Nina Kraus, and Oklahoma State Representative Meloyde Blancett to discuss the shortcomings of the current hearing testing methods for children in schools. Dr. Scholl shares her personal experience with her son who was initially misdiagnosed with ADHD but later found to have a significant auditory processing disorder. She also talks about her shock upon discovering that the state of Oklahoma did not require hearing screenings in schools. Dr. Kraus offers her insights into the development of the auditory brain and how hearing deficits can affect reading ability. The panel emphasizes that a significant number of children with auditory pathway problems are being diagnosed and medicated for various conditions, while auditory issues are frequently overlooked. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this... https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week, host Dave Kemp sits down with AAVAA's Chief Technical Officer, Naeem Komeilipoor. The Montreal-based startup recently completed a $2.0 million Seed Round which will fund the continued development and commercialization of its unique, patented technology that "aims to revolutionize human-machine interactivity and human-assistance devices". The company's technology platform utilizes unobtrusive sensors that can be incorporated into existing form factors such as headphones, eyeglasses and hearing aids, along with software that integrates easily with current device components. The sensors can detect a wearer's attention by combining brain signals, eye movement, and head direction in real time. AAVAA has also developed sound source separation technology that can be added to the configuration and allow users to directionally focus hearing devices such as earbuds and hearing aids or even cochlear implants. The company has filed patents and grants with US and international agencies. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this... https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week, Dave Kemp sits down with Juliette Sterkens, AuD, and Susan Taulia, AuD, to about hearing loops. Dr. Sterkens is the HLAA National Hearing Loop Advocate and Dr. Taulia is a private practice owner in Lafayette, Indiana. A hearing loop is a technology that wirelessly transmits audio signals directly to a hearing aid's telecoil, providing clear and high-quality sound with low interference from background noise. It is commonly used in public places such as auditoriums, theaters, and churches to improve accessibility for people with hearing loss. Dr. Sterkens explains that hearing loops are not just about the technology but helping patients with hearing aids who are unable to receive sound in noisy environments. Dr. Taulia talks about her experience advocating for loops in her community and hosting an event with Dr. Sterkens. The video provides an introduction to hearing loops and their benefits for those with hearing loss. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

According to the Hearing Health Foundation, tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects over 25 million Americans and 90% of cases occur with an underlying degree of hearing loss. In this episode, Dave Kemp sits down with Gemma Gray, AuD, the Director of Learning and Development for Hearing Care Professionals at HearUSA. They discuss the science behind tinnitus, its prevalence and how it can be effectively managed with the help of an audiologist. They also talk about the types of questions that audiologists should be asking during the initial patient visits and what red flags they want look for to refer patients to other medical professionals. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) recently took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, where companies across the globe had the opportunity to showcase a range of new and emerging technologies. This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by Andy Bellavia, Founder of AuraFuturity, and Kevin Liebe, AuD, President and CEO of HHTM, to discuss their recent experience at CES, where a number of audio and hearing-related technologies were on display. They discuss the implications of the latest trends and key takeaways for the hearing health and audio industries. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Over the past two decades, the audiology workforce has not been keeping pace with an aging population that is increasingly in need of hearing and balance services. When compared to the growth rates of other similar allied health professions during that time, audiology's lack of growth is troubling. In this episode, host Dave Kemp talks with Dr. Victor Bray about the recently published audiology workforce analysis he co-authored with Dr. Amyn Amlani. The pair also discuss Dr. George Osborne's original vision behind the AuD movement set forth decades ago and the importance for audiologists to obtain limited license practitioner status to ensure a sustainable future for the profession. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

In this week's special episode, Dave Kemp catches up with Wade Colburn and Dr. Marlan Hansen of iotaMotion, a medtech startup spun out of the University of Iowa Hospitals. The company was recently named 'Innovator of the Year' in the 2022 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards for its iotaSOFT Insertion System - a robotic-assisted insertion technology intended to aid surgeons in the placement of cochlear implant electrode arrays. The iotaSOFT system works by controlling the speed of insertion. The technology is a thumb-sized bone mounted robotic-assisted device that can be used with electrodes across implant manufacturers and was specifically designed for seamless integration in the operating room to enable the surgeon to insert the electrode beyond human capability. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

How will innovations in microchip technology influence the future of hearing and audio devices? This week, Dave Kemp is joined by Jonathan Russo of Femtosense and Andrew Bellavia of AuraFuturity. They talk about some of the latest innovations and trends in the industry, including different use cases and how this will help improve the lives of people with hearing loss - both for OTC and prescriptive hearing devices. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week Dave Kemp is joined by audiologist, Lena Kyman, and her father Jack Kyman, who wears both a hearing aid and a cochlear implant, to discuss remote microphone technology. During the discussion, Jack talks about his initial reluctance to use the Roger remote microphone system, but says he is now able to use it seamlessly with both his hearing devices easily and that it helps him hear substantially better in background noise compared to using his hearing technology alone without it.

Should you bundle or unbundle your clinic fees? How do you determine which method is best for your business and your patients? Michael Valente, PhD, joins Dave Kemp to discuss the essential elements every practice owner or clinic manager should know to ensure the viability of their clinic. He describes how he has been able to successfully manage the audiology clinic at Washington University for years, ensuring the clinic remains viable and able to meet the needs of patients for years to come. In this special presentation, Dr. Valente explains: How to calculate cost/hour by extracting direct + indirect costs, costs for items dispensed from your P/L and then calculating billable hours Complete a time analysis of all visit types involved in the dispensing process Convert cost/hour to charge/hour using my Excel spreadsheet after selecting desired profit (%) or desired profit ($) at end of fiscal year *Important role profit plays in a practice How to use this information to create bundled and unbundled approaches Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Nick Hunn, the analyst who coined the term 'hearable', sits down with Dave Kemp to talk about Auracast™ Bluetooth broadcast audio and the significant implications it will have for people with hearing loss, as well as the general public once the technology becomes widely available. Auracast™ broadcast audio enables an audio transmitter, such as a smartphone, laptop, television, or public address system to broadcast audio to an unlimited number of nearby Bluetooth audio receivers, including speakers, earbuds, or hearing devices. Read the Bluetooth SIG announcement of Auracast™ here: https://hearinghealthmatters.org/blog/2022/auracast-audio-bluetooth-hearing-aids/ Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Dave Kemp finishes our series on Philippians with a message on the secret to contentment.

This week's special episode comes live from the Future of Hearing Healthcare conference, where Dave Kemp hosts a panel of audiologists to discuss different ways clinicians can thrive in the future by exploring service delivery options beyond traditional hearing aid dispensing: Heather Malyuk, AuD, Head of Audiology at Tuned Grace Sturdivant, AuD, Founder of OtoPro Technologies Joseph Sakumura, AuD, Director of Centers of Specialty Care at the American Institute of Balance Be sure to subscribe to the TWIH YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter.

In this week's episode, Larry Guterman joins Dave Kemp to talk about personalized audio and how it can benefit people with and without hearing loss. Larry is the co-founder of SonicCloud, which provides a software solution that helps custom tailor the audio experience for users on both mobile and desktop devices. https://www.soniccloud.com/ Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week, host Dave Kemp chats with Gael Hannan and Shari Eberts about living well with hearing loss. They discuss the motivation behind their new book, Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing loss, which they wrote as a how-to-guide for living successfully with hearing loss. The pair believe it could not only benefit people in their hearing loss journey, but also add value to hearing professionals. The book is now available for purchase - further details available here: http://hearandbeyond.com/ Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Computational audiology is defined as the augmentation of traditional hearing healthcare by digital methods, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. This week, host Dave Kemp sits down with Jan-Willem Wasmann to talk about the potential of computational audiology to help more people in need of hearing healthcare service across the globe, and how it can help further improve the precision and efficiency of audiological care in general. Interested professionals can visit the Computational Audiology Network website for more details: https://computationalaudiology.com/ Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Dave Kemp is the Director of Business Development at Oaktree Products, a wholesale store that was started by his family for audiology supplies and equipment. He received much of his prior experience in marketing solutions by working at other businesses such as Marketwired and Market Track. He is known for running Future Ear, a blog and podcast dedicated to hearing technology. He also recently helped start another podcast on hearing health and consumer audio called This Week in Hearing. In this episode… The world of hearing technology is so much more than hearing aids and cochlear implants. While those are two of the most important instruments, there's a wide range of equipment and programs that help with hearing. There has also been a recent push to develop hearing tech that is smarter about processing noise. And who knows better about all of this than the suppliers themselves? Dave Kemp is the Director of Business Development at Oaktree Products. He has worked in multiple positions across the company and has steadily learned all about the field of hearing technology. As recent advancements are being researched and rolled out, Dave has stayed ahead of the curve. Now he shares exactly what's happening with you. In this episode of the ListenUp! Podcast, Dr. Mark Syms interviews Dave Kemp, the Director of Business Development at Oaktree Products, to talk about what the future holds for hearing technology. Together, they work through topics such as selective hearing programs, recent developments in the field, and the nature of noise-induced hearing loss. They also touch on Dave's shows and his personal experiences in hearing tech.

Is it possible that the FDA's proposed rule on OTC hearing aids is obsolete, even before it becomes finalized? Andy Bellavia and Dave Kemp discuss how the long-awaited regulations from the FDA may already be obsolete, five years after being signed into law. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

In today's episode, Dr. Richard Gans, the Executive Director and Founder of the American Institute of Balance, and Tom O'Neill, the President and CEO of Cognivue, join Dave Kemp to discuss the benefits of expanding the traditional service offerings found in most audiology clinics today. They discuss how expanding beyond traditional hearing services, audiologists can not only survive, but thrive and grow their clinics by becoming a key expert and resource in their local community. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by Dr. Edmund Farrar and Anna Pugh of UK-based startup: Oto Oto is an app-based digital health solution for people suffering from tinnitus. Over the past year, the company has witnessed significant growth and aims to expand access to more people with tinnitus through its platform "using accessible, science-backed and evidence-based digital tools". In January, the company announced it had raised £510,000 and was selected for the renowned Y Combinator startup accelerator program. In addition, the company recently announced a global collaboration for tinnitus support with Australian hearable maker, Nuheara. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this... https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Dave Kemp continues our series. 'A Praying Life', teaching on how we can approach God in prayer as His children.

This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by Nick Morgan-Jones and Gray Dawdy of Decibels. Nick has needed hearing aids since the age of 10, but was turned off by the stigma associated with traditional hearing aids. In 2021, Nick started Decibels (originally Butterfly Audio) and video blogged his journey along the way. Working with his friend and designer, Gray Dawdy, the pair designed and tested a number of iterations along the way. Their goal is to make their hearing enhancers available to everyone who wants to have hearing devices that look as good as they sound. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this... https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by Jodi Sasaki-Miraglia, AuD, Director of Education & Training-West Region for Widex USA. The pair discuss the benefits of adding tinnitus evaluation and management into a clinical practice, as well as background on the solutions currently offered by Widex, a major hearing aid manufacturer that has offered tinnitus solutions in its products for many years.

This week, host Dave Kemp is joined by Giles Tongue, CEO of Chatable, and Karl Strom, Editor-In-Chief of the Hearing Review, to discuss their recent experience at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. They discuss the implications of the latest technology trends and some of the key takeaways for the hearing health and audio industries.

In the first episode of 2022, Dave Kemp is joined by Kat Penno, Director of Hearing Health at Nuheara, and Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development for Knowles Corp. They discuss the increasing sophistication of patient expectations and education, hearing device technology innovations currently underway and the evolution of hearing care service delivery models. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: This Week in Hearing: Overview | LinkedIn https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

This Week in Hearing co-hosts, Dave Kemp, Bob Traynor, Amyn Amlani, and Brian Taylor, reflect on insights they've gained and key takeaways they've learned from more than 25 interviews with industry experts. The lively discussion centers around the evolving landscape of hearing health - from hearing care delivery, to regulations, changing technology and the convergence with consumer audio. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

In this week's episode, Dave Kemp interviews Delain Wright of Intricon - a company that has been a supplier to the hearing aid industry for decades. In recent years, Intricon has shifted focus to the value segment of the hearing aid market, which has led to partnerships with UnitedHealthcare in 2012 with hihealthinnovations, and earVenture - a joint venture between Intricon and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology in 2015. The company currently supplies hearing aids to a number of direct to consumer companies. In this episode, Dave and Delain discuss the changing landscape of the hearing industry, implications of the recently released draft regulations for Over The Counter (OTC) hearing aids, and development of Intricon's self-fit hearing aid technology. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

In this week's episode, Dave Kemp interviews Dr. Tim Trine, CEO of Noopl. His company was recently named 'Innovator of the Year' by an international panel of judges in the 2021 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™ for it's innovative iPhone accessory that works to provide better hearing in background noise. The device, which clips onto the bottom of the iPhone, utilizes a three-mic array and beam steering to help focus in on speech more clearly. By using the head tracking technology built into the Airpods Pro and AirPods 3, it can detect which direction the user is facing to help better reduce background noise and enhance speech where the user is looking. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearing/ https://twitter.com/WeekinHearing

Amazon just announced a custom voice assistant deal with Disney and a bushel full of new products including a smart display you hang on the wall and a home robot. After the event concluded, a few of us gathered in the Voicebot Discord Community to discuss what we saw, our initial reactions, and what it is likely to mean for the industry. Plus, we learn which of the new products the podcast guests are planning to buy and why.  Joining me in the conversation are Sarah Andrew Wilson of Matchbox.io, Allen Firstenberg from Objective Consulting, Tom Hewitson from Labworks.io, Dave Kemp of Oaktree Products. and Andrew Herndon from Voicebot.ai. 

In this week's episode, Dave Kemp interviews Dr. James Fielding, the Founder and Managing Director of Audeara, and Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development for Knowles Corp. The three break down the latest Qualcomm 'State of Sound Report' and discuss the implications of the changing consumer preferences in audio and how it relates to hearing health. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest episodes each week, and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Welcome to the 1st official Episode of the Speechly Podcast. In this episode, we cover the following topics in the Voice User Interface space with Dave Kemp of Oaktree Products: - We used the United Skill on Alexa as a starting point to look at how Voice Tech is making its way into the Flight & Travel space. - What types of Voice Enabled experiences are users ready for in 2021? - What is the definition of a Multi Modal Voice Experience? Does it need to be redefined frequently? - How can product teams embrace Multi Modal design in flight and travel when using Voice as a Feature vs. Voice as a Conversational Channel. Follow Speechly: Speechly.com @SpeechlyAPI GitHub.com/Speechly Follow Dave: @Oaktree_Dave LinkedIn OaktreeProducts.com

Dave Kemp is preaching for us this week as we come close to the end of our summer series.

In recent surveys, up to 60% of hearables users said they would find conversational enhancement desirable. Such large percentages mean people who do not measure as having hearing loss also wish to hear others better in noisy situations. Meeting this need calls for AI-based speech enhancement, but until the present time it has not been possible to incorporate effective, low-latency algorithms directly into hearables. Then came twin announcements from Chatable and Knowles describing that such a system has been developed for Knowles' AISonic audio processor chip and incorporated into their new TWS developers platform. In this segment, Dave Kemp discusses the implications of this development with Giles Tongue, CEO of Chatable, and Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development for Knowles Corp. They describe how their companies' partnership revolutionizes transparency mode in hearables to enhance hearing for everyone, and how such a system could further improve understanding in noise when incorporated into hearing aids. They also share how other features of the TWS developers kit enable hearables designers to meet popular use cases such as premium sound, hands-free voice assistant access, and more. It all adds up to a future where hearables become an increasingly useful tool in daily life.

In this episode, Roger talks with Dave Kemp. Dave runs business development for Oaktree Products but is most well known for his Future Ear podcast and his thought leadership around hearables and voiceDave and Roger discussDave's Background and the founding of Oaktree ProductsHow a hearing aid components company and Dave got involved with voiceDave's early experiences with voice and the synergy he saw between Oaktree's business and voiceThe massive opportunity for voice and older adultsWhy the industry hasn't figured out this massive opportunityHow wear all the time devices like hearing aids open up new opportunities to think about where and how we can use voiceThe post-phone eraAirpods, earpods, etc, and the innovation we are seeingAmbient computingHearing augmentation and consumer devices. Podcasting - how and why Dave started Future Ear RadioThe joys of podcasting and advice for those starting out as podcastersThe secret networking tool that podcasting isDave's 2nd podcast, This Week in HearingThe interesting model behind This Week in HearingDave's business idea: Golf + VoiceDave predictions for the short and long termLinks from the ShowOaktree Products - www.oaktreeproducts.comFuture Ear Radio Podcast and Blog - futurear.co/future-ear-radioThis Week in Hearing podcast - hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweekKeeping in TouchDave on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/dave-kempDave on Twitter -@Oaktree_DaveDave's Blog - futurear.coFuture Ear Radio on Twitter - @FuturEar_RadioThis Week in Hearing on Twitter - @WeekinHearingHost: Roger Kibbe(@rogerkibbe) is a senior developer evangelist for Samsungwww.linkedin.com/in/rkibbeEpisodesAll Bixby Developers Chat Episodes available on your favorite podcast player and at:bixbydev.buzzsprout.comMore about BixbySamsung Bixby is a next-generation, AI platform that enables developers to build rich voice and conversational AI experiences for the Bixby Marketplace, and Bixby devices including phones, watches, televisions, smart appliances, and more.Bixby Developers Homepage - https://bixbydevelopers.com/Bixby Developers Github - https://github.com/bixbydevelopersBixby Developers YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/bixbydevelopersBixby Developers Twitter - twitter.com/BixbyDevelopersBixby Developers Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BixbyDevelopers/Bixby Developer News/Blogs - https://bixby.developer.samsung.com/Support the show (https://www.bixbydevelopers.com)

Guests: Brent Edwards, Director of the National Acoustics Lab; Andy Bellavia, Director of Business Development at Knowles Corp Moderator: Dave Kemp, Director of Business Development at Oaktree Products For the inaugural episode of This Week in Hearing, Dave Kemp interviews Brent Edwards, Ph.D, director of National Acoustic Labs, and Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development for Knowles Corp. They discuss the blurring line between consumer audio and traditional hearing aids, and the potential impact on the hearing health industry.

The Hearing Health Revolution

In this episode I interview Dave Kemp. Dave is based in San Diego, California, but floats Worldwide. Dave is Music Producer, a Multi Faceted Teacher, and an Entrepreneur. In this episode we talk about music production, musical inspirations, the art of music, and Dave’s philosophies on music and life. You can follow Dave @dtomusic on Instagram, and on his websites at dtomusic.com, and everythingisperfect.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/c-taylor-gallegos/support

Here is Part 2 of our 2021 voice AI predictions. On January 1st, we published over 100 predictions from 50 industry leaders. Today, we go deeper with four guests that add some detail to their thinking around Voice AI in 2021. Topics covered include multimodal design, multimodal displays in healthcare, AI and ethics, voice on mobile, audio and Spotify.  Malaika Paquiot, VP Product K4Connect - 4:10 Roger Kibbe, Senior Developer Evangelist Viv Labs/Samsung - 16:57 Joan Palmiter Bajorek, Head of User Research NLX - 34:30 Dave Kemp, Business Development Oaktree Products - 48:50

Each week, Collin Borns & Dave Kemp produce newsletter, audio, & video content covering news in the emerging world of audio, voice & hearable technology. The newsletters are brief and the content gets to the point - Insights are our only KPI. Insights Outline: - What type of content to expect. - Why we are doing this. Subscribe: Newsletter Podcast Youtube

In this episode, Teri welcomes Dave Kemp, a thought leader in the intersection between voice first technology and hearables.Dave is part of a company called Oak Tree Products and they provide medical supplies and devices to the hearing technology industry. He also has a blog called FuturEar.co where he documents the rapid technological breakthroughs that are occurring in the hearables niche, including biometric sensors and voice assistants that are being incorporated into the hearable devices.Key Points from Dave!How he became an expert in hearables and voice technology.The content that he wrote in a chapter of the book, Voice Technology in Healthcare.Concrete examples of case scenarios where voice technology can be used to make a difference in people’s lives.Voice Technology and Hearables: The Origin StoryThe first time he was introduced to voice technology was at one of the first Alexa Conference events. He had gone there because he was researching what would happen with hearables due to that fact that hearing aids were becoming Bluetooth enabled.In 2015/2016, all the hearing aids that were coming to market were Bluetooth enabled and so he started thinking about the app economy and what else could be done technology wise in the hearing aid arena.The person who got him interested in voice technology was Brian Roemmelle when he came across his content on Twitter and read it.Brian talked about voice technology as something that would simplify everything back to the basics such that a four-year-old could communicate with the technology just as a 95-year-old could. That’s what gave Dave the aha moment, and he started to see the potential of smart speakers.He realized that if smart speakers continued to proliferate and people continued to increasingly depend on them for more and more things, then people would probably want that type of functionality on their person. He saw the Bluetooth enabled hearing aids as a potential tech to fulfill that.Voice Technology in Healthcare BookDave wrote a chapter in the book about hearables and how they're becoming enabled. He started by talking about the technical side of it and progressively wrote about how they would impact the end users.There’s been the development of consumer grade devices that have the type of technology that legitimizes them as medical grade wearables and hearables. An example is the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch series 4 even has an ECG monitor.There will be a number of applications and environments where that technology will be applied but Dave is more focused on how the everyday person could build a longitudinal health data set (this refers to how someone can collect data about their health a few times a year through a wearable)He talked a lot about how the devices work through PPG sensors, which are the optical based sensors that are increasingly being placed into different wearable devices, for example, on the underside of an Apple watch.The sensors don’t really capture new things and the machine learning algorithms that are layered on top of them are the ones that create new insights by detecting patterns. Dave talked all about that in the chapter from a data collection standpoint.He also wrote about how voice technology could be layered on top of that. He dived into how that would be impactful to end users, caregivers, and all different types of stakeholders.Links and Resources in this EpisodeThe Comprehensive Flash Briefing Formula CourseVoice Technology in Healthcare Bookwww.FutureEar.coFuture Ear Radio Podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inside VOICE was recently interviewing live in person at a voice tech event called Project Voice in Tennessee. On this episode you'll hear Andy Bellavia talk about what intelligent hearables have the power to do, Carl Robinson discuss what he's learned from interviewing so many people in the voice tech space and what are the most important things to know about voice and finally Dave Kemp discussing the emergence of hearables and how they're working with multi-modal devices. Want the chance to speak at VOICE 2020? Call for proposals is open until March 2020. Get them in here!

In this episode, Teri will give us a preview of the Voice Technology in Healthcare book that he co-wrote with David Metcalf (PhD), Sandhya Pruthi (MD), and Harry Pappas. Teri has made a compilation of a number of different people who contributed to the book which will be officially launched at HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society), a major medical information conference which will take place in Orlando, Florida on March 10th 2020. The book brings together the expertise of 32 thought leaders in different areas at the intersection of voice technology and healthcare.Key Points!The Voice Technology in Healthcare book and how it can be useful to all of us.How the book covers a cross section of the voice technology industry; where the industry is at today, a history of it, what is available right now, and its future.The Voice Technology in Healthcare bookIt’s divided into four main sections. Section one is made up of four different chapters and they serve as an introduction to voice technology. They cover some of the key concepts of voice technology in healthcare. The chapters include:Chapter 1This was written by Teri and includes an overview of why voice is such an important concept when it comes to healthcare and technology. Teri shares why he feels voice will transform healthcare and become the next operating system (Voice Operating System).Chapter 2It was written by Ilana Meir who has spoken at different voice events. She is the world’s most foremost expert on Voice User Interface design (VUI), and how it applies to healthcare. This will help in the design of voice applications because VUI is critical.Chapter 3It was written by Audrey Arbeeny, the founder and CEO of Audiobrain. The chapter is titled, “The Science Behind Sonic Branding: How Audio Can Create Better Patient, Caregiver, and Healthcare Provider Outcomes.” She discussed her 25 years’ experience working in healthcare, how the brain processes music and sound, and why sound is the perfect tool for communicating, helping to heal, and promoting wellness. She discusses some of the projects her company has worked on, the history of the voice industry, and where it’s headed in the future.Chapter 4It was written by Nathan Treloar from Orbita and it’s titled, “Secure Voice”.Section 2This one has seven chapters which look at voice technology and the patient experience. The authors of these chapters are mostly people who have had experience with creating voice applications and how they impact patients. The chapters include:Chapter 5It’s titled, “Automated Virtual Caregiving Using Voice First Services: Proactive, Personalized, Holistic, 24/7, and Affordable” It was written by Stuart Patterson from Lifepod.Chapter 6This is about voice and wearables and was written by Dave Kemp.Chapter 7This was written by Rupal Patel and it’s about synthetic voices for healthcare applications. Rupal has been doing some amazing work looking at how people can create voices for brands, but also for the medical field where a voice can be created for someone who is losing their voice.Chapter 8 & 9These include edited versions of podcast interviews that took place in Voice First Health Podcast. Teri wanted to incorporate the interviews in the book to bring a real personal aspect to the narratives that readers will be reading in the book.Chapter 8 is titled, “Voice First Health Interview: An Diabetes Care Plan” This was with Anne Weiler who actually won an award for her diabetes Alexa skill.Chapter 9 is titled, “Voice First Health Interview: Alexa Skills for Pediatrics” This interview was with Devin Nadar speaking about some of her experiences with creating skills specifically for kids.Chapter 10This one was written by Robin Christopherson, and it’s called “The Rapid Rise of Voice Technology and its Awesome Power to Empower” It’s all about accessibility and he wrote about how the Echo and voice first technology more broadly represents a fantastic opportunity for people with people with disabilities.Chapter 11It’s titled, “An Overview of Voice Technology and Healthcare” and it’s by a team of authors from Macadamian Technologies.Section 3It’s titled, “Voice Technology and the Provider Experience” and it’s all about what the healthcare provider is experiencing with voice technology.Chapter 12It’s titled, “Mayo Clinic: Patient Centered, Innovation Driven” and it’s written by a team at the Mayo Clinic, including Dr. Sandhya Pruthi who is one of the cover authors of the book.Chapter 13This is another Voice First Health interview titled, “Voice Technology for Behavioral Changes” where Teri talked to Dr. Matthew Cybulsky about how we can use voice technology to really influence positive behavioral changes with the hope of positive health outcomes.Chapter 14It’s called “The Laws of Voice” and is written by two lawyers, Heather Deixler and Bianca Phillips.Chapter 15This one is based on a Voice First Health Podcast interview, and is called “Medical Documentation in the Voice First Era” It features Dr. Harjinder Sandhu from Saykara and he talks about medical documentation through voice.Chapter 16It’s written by Yaa Kumah-Crystal and Dan Albert from Vanderbilt University and they are looking at creating a voice enabled EMR (V-EVA). They discuss the considerations for designing a voice user interface like Siri or Alexa, to help doctors ask for information from the electronic health record, and have it summarized back by the computer in words. Chapter 17It’s titled, “The Power of Voice in Western Medical Education” and it was written by Dr. Neel Desai and Dr. Taylor Brana. They are leaders when it comes to using voice to educate the next generation of medical students. They have an Alexa skill, MedFlashGo, that is doing just that.Chapter 18This was written by Michelle Wan and is titled, “Voice First Health Interview: Voice Technology for Educational Simulations”Chapter 19It was written by Ed Chung and is called, “Voice Control of Medical Hardware”. Ed talks about how voice is such a wonderful way to control medical hardware in a number of settings.Section 4Its titled, “Voice Technology and the Future of Healthcare” and has four chapters, namely:Chapter 20It’s titled, “Voice First Health Interview: Voice Applications with Dr. David Metcalf” and is about the fascinating things Dr. Metcalf and his team are doing that incorporate voice technology and healthcare.Chapter 21This is titled, “Voice First Health Interview: Vocal Biomarkers and the Voice Genome Project with Jim Schwoebel” and Jim talks about some fascinating areas of vocal biomarkers and being able to diagnose diseases by listening to someone’s voice.Chapter 22It was written by Suraj Kapa and is called, “Artificial Intelligence and Voice Analysis: Potential for Disease Identification and Monitoring” Suraj talks about how we can use voice to analyze different types of diseases and monitor diseases as well.Chapter 23This is a roundtable discussion amongst Dr. David Metcalf, Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, and Teri. They talk about some of the themes, trends, and aha moments that they noticed in putting the book together.Links and Resources in this EpisodeThe Comprehensive Flash Briefing Formula CourseThe Voice Technology in Healthcare Bookwww.VoiceFirstHealth.com/Live See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What are hearables? They are wireless earbuds and headphones that provide always-available voice assistant access. Think AirPods, Pixel Buds, Echo Buds, Galaxy buds. At home, you have an always-listening smart speaker but on the go having that just in your phone is a bit limiting. Connecting the voice assistant from a smartphone to your ears creates a more efficient and private interaction.    Today we talk about the technology underlying hearables and why we aren't getting 12-hour, all-day battery life. We also discuss applications, consumer adoption, and how the big players intend to compete. 2020 is going to see a lot more hearables action driven by new apps and new products such as AirPods Pro and Amazon Echo Buds.    Dave Kemp works for Oaktree products, the leading U.S. distributor of hearing aids and an expert in the hearables space ranging from prescription solutions to consumer products such as AirPods. He is also a contributor to Voicebot.ai on hearables topics and has his own regular podcast and blog called Future Ear.    Also, with us is Andy Bellavia. He has a long tenure in the sound and hearing market with past work for consumer hearables innovator Bragi, hearing aid tech company Nuheara and currently as a BD lead for Knowles Corp. — a company that has components in the new Amazon Echo Buds. 

We are entering into what our guest today, Dave Kemp of Oaktree Products calls, the Aural Attention Economy. Dave talks with Keri Roberts about why we're headed into a more audio based world, how podcasts, voice, hearables and search will work together, the affect hearables have on our brain, and how brands should think differently about developing for hearables vs an at home voice device. __ The call for proposals for VOICE Summit 2020 is available now. Having the opportunity to speak at VOICE Summit will be highly competitive this year, so if you'd like the chance to be a speaker at this years event, fill out the form at voicesummit.ai and click on "apply to speak." Proposals are only open until January 31st, so be sure to get yours in now. That's voicesummit.ai and click on "apply to speak."

Topics:Whether should brands create their own mini voice assistants like Beeb - which kind of brands should consider this? Katherine explainsThe newly announced Interoperability Initiative will strive to ensure that voice activated devices will work with multiple digital assistants like Alexa and Siri at the same time.The two camps regarding what the voice-first future holds:A) People will mainly interact with just one assistant (see Adam Cheyer, co-founder of Siri Inc.)B) We will all use multiple voice assistantsC) A middle ground of master and mini assistants - Dave explains how Alexa could launch Beeb (BBC's assistant) or Spot (Spotify's assistant) - and Beeb would be the master of that smaller domain / use case, making a better overall experienceAlexa eventually functioning as an App Store - but for voicePlus, how devices like Echo Buds and Echo Frames fit in to a world of mini voice assistantsWhat is the potential of Echo Buds to allow us to access web content we have never thought of as audio enabled? Echo Frames could be quite powerful to usher us into a world where the input is pure voice but the output/response is multimodal (visual and audio) - Katherine makes a great point hereGuests:Dave Kemp, Business Development Manager at Oaktree Products, Inc.FuturEar.co@Oaktree_DaveKatherine Prescott, Founder & Editor at VoiceBrew@kbprescott1-click subscribe to this podcast anywhere See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Sunday Dave spoke to us about Communion. He looked at the meaning of the bread and the wine, and unpacked what Jesus meant when He said, "do this in remembrance of me."

Hear my interview with Dave Kemp on the Beetle Moment Marketing Podcast: https://beetlemoment.com/podcast/2019/8/12/045-hearables-and-the-future-of-audible-social-media-dave-kempClick here to enable this Flash Briefing on Alexa, then say "Alexa, news." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave Kemp from Oaktree Products is an expert on hearables, which are smart, wireless in-ear devices such as AirPods. And they’re probably the future of voice, more so than smart speakers.Dave and Emily talked about ambient computing from Alexa to wearables to the connected car. And interestingly we touched on the dire need for curated content to replace the noisy and overwhelming experience of social media today. Plus, hear how Alexa Flash Briefing might be the first iteration of that improved content experience.Topics:Hearables including AirPods and competitor products such as Samsung Galaxy Buds, Pixel Buds, Microsoft Surface headset5:10 Amazon hearables in late half of 2019 (competitor to AirPods)Apple's new H1 chip in v2 AirPods shows that Apple is dedicated to AirPods for the long term (beyond using the W1 chip from Apple Watch), now AirPods have their own chip architecture just for hearablesFirst application is "Hey Siri" activation (no tapping required)7:10 Bret Kinsella helped people visualize importance of the smart speaker as training wheels, a conditional device to make people comfortable with the voice assistant, offloading smartphone related tasks to VAs. But hearables are really riding the bike.The near-field voice assistant is key (smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home and Apple HomePod are far field)9:00 We have to recognize there has been a dramatic behavioral shift since 2016It has becomes socially acceptable to wear in-ear devices all the time9:20 Form factors are developing: earrings (fashionable hearables) and Bose AR frames with speakers near the ear could be the future9:40 Hearing aids as a form factor allow for usage that is super discreet - moving away from stigma today and to all-day usagePassively consuming content while synced to digital environment - all day usage is plausible10:30 Emily's Bluetooth headache - how can we minimize exposure to EMFs from a health standpoint?11:00 AirPods case could become the receiver vs streaming content from phone to AirPods. Content could be housed in the AirPod case and streamed in a lower bandwidth from the edge vs the cloud.11:20 Outfitting our bodies with technology - what are the health implications for heavy EMFs? TBD…12:25 Flash Briefing and passive consumption of contentFlash Briefing is such a gemDave’s Flash Briefing is his daily blog post on futurear.co then the briefing is a 60 second tease about the blog post (a promotional vehicle to his blog post)Flash Briefing should be the star of the smart speaker - such a powerful use case14:00 This is the precursor to audio social media, consuming on demand the content you want to consume from your favorite sources (curated feed)Amazon should be featuring Flash Briefing more but now it's relegated to the Settings area of the Alexa appHow can we put the Flash Briefing idea on other platforms?15:15 We are so overwhelmed with social media- what if you could Google Reader / RSS all that content?Ways to better curate your attention and cut out the noiseWe love Twitter but it requires so much parsing - what does the future hold and how can voicefirst make passive content consumption better?Get in touch with Dave Kemp:Twitter @Oaktree_DaveFuturear.coFuturEar Radio - Flash Briefing on AlexaThank you to our sponsor, Trinity Audio. I added the Trinity Audio player to my blog on beetlemoment.com and within two weeks I saw a 16% increase in my engagement rate. Anyone with a website can add the FREE Trinity Audio player to your text with one short snippet of code. It’s a win-win for content creators and site visitors. Meet your audience where they’re headed: a voice first world. Visit trinityaudio.ai1-click subscribe to this podcast on your favorite podcast app See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There have been so many rich insights offered by Voicebot Podcast guests that I wanted to figure out a simple way to unlock a few of those nuggets in case you missed the episodes. I also wanted to hear some discussion among dedicated and erudite listeners about what was said by past guests and what they thought mattered most. With 100 episodes to choose from, we narrowed it down by asking listeners to let me know their favorite episodes and why. Our panelists also weighed in and by my count, we discussed at least 23 episodes. Amy Stapleton of Tellables, Pete Haas from Conversation Curve, and Dave Kemp from Oaktree join me on the 100 episode retrospective. What a long, fruitful trip it's been. Hear comments about episodes that included Adam Cheyer, Ron Croen, Cathy Pearl, Dave Isbitski, Lisa Falkson, Karen Kaushansky, Vijay Balasubramanian, Brad Abrams, and many more. 

On Sunday, Dave Kemp spoke from Nehemiah 4, exploring the lessons we can learn from Nehemiah's response to opposition. He looked at the ways that the enemy likes to take us out, and how we must stand our ground, remember who God is and who we are in God.

Hi and welcome back! You can schedule the complimentary wellness strategy session here. Today I have a chat with Dave Kemp, aka DTO. Here are some points that we cover during our discussion. - The role as a teacher on the path to his highest self. - Music in the family, burning through the fog in the teenagers life. - Personalizing the learning to the student. - Traveling and staying grounding. - How do you support yourself to show up as your best self. - Anchor leading by example.  - Staying grounded to become more resilient, nourishment. - Music as a tool to influence change, consciousness and facilitate deepening an experience. - Music and memory. - Creating an experience in the yoga class. - creativity is a living energy that chooses us as an outlet. Be the change you want to see in the world. DTomusic.com DTO videos on Bandcamp DTO Music on Bandcamp   Opening music, Sacred Connection - Sacral Chakra - Infinite Energy Earth - Nameless Energy Closing music, Cosmic Grounding  - Nameless Energy   Thank you for listening!

In this episode, Teri welcomes Dave Kemp, a leader in the intersection between voice first technology and hearables. He is part of a company called Oak Tree Products and they provide medical supplies and devices to the hearing technology industry. He also has a blog called FuturEar.co where he documents the rapid technological breakthroughs that are occurring in the hearables niche, including biometric sensors and voice assistants that are being incorporated into the hearable devices.Key Points from Dave KempIn a voice first world, in order for there to be an efficient exchange of information, a person involved in that communication exchange has to be able to hearWhere hearables are going in a world where we are rapidly adopting voice technology.FuturEar.coThe blog is about telling stories around innovative use cases for new in-the-ear devices.A lot of new things can be done with Bluetooth connected audio devices.In the ear devices will continue to become more computerized and become more like stand-alone computers.The Voice First/Hearing First worldData shows that one of the fastest growing demographics for smart assistant usage is the older population.Hearing loss is a prevalent problem and presents a challenge because people with hearing loss can’t hear Alexa. There can be an amplification solution in a hearing aid and then Alexa can be ported into it. That will not only improve accessibility but also empower people with hearing loss by enabling them to have complete control over their environment. The older population is poised to be the early adopters of the in-the-ear voice first technology.The functions of smartphones will be migrated gradually to smart assistants.Developments in the hearing assistant devices nicheAmazon released the “Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit” in 2017.The kit offers a new way to bring Alexa to portable, on-the-go devices such as hearables and more. The kit enables OEMs to add Alexa to their devices with minimum investment in hardware or integration efforts.Qualcomm just announced more ways their chips can be used to embed Alexa into devices.Smart assistants will facilitate the creation of smart homes where the older population can live independently without the need to move into a retirement home.Numerous new biometric sensors are constantly being embedded into in-the-ear devices. The sensors can track fitness and detect different things.PPG sensors (embedded in hearing aids and other hearables) that can identify blood pressure, heart rate, and other things are expected to come up. A PPG sensor is the optical sensor that, for example, an Apple watch uses to record a person’s heart rate.The first biometric sensors were being embedded in hearing aids since early 2018.A biometric sensor manufacturer and sensor supplier to the hearing aid OEMs has announced that they will have a commercially available PPG sensor by 2019 so the OEMs can implement them into their devices.The largest challenge to overcome with all the developments going on is privacy and security.The Meaning of Voice First Health to DaveThere are so many efficiencies to be had here. The area for improvement is all the clerical work in the actual medical setting from how doctors record notes to the healthcare administration processes.Capitalizing on the new efficiencies to make the whole medical system more efficient.He thinks the smart assistant will eventually be a person’s personal nurse. Through voice analyzation they will be able to understand a person’s state of health. Amazon has a patent based on Alexa being able to tell if a person is sick based on the inflection of their voice and it would prompt them to seek medical help.Links and Resources in this EpisodeDave’s BlogDave on TwitterDr. Teri Fisher on TwitterDr. Teri Fisher on LinkedInPlease leave a review on iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave continues our Joshua series looking at Chapters 4 & 5. As the Israelites step into the Promised Land, he asks what it would look like for us to step into God's calling on our lives.

An all-star duo (Dave Kemp, Business Development Manager for Oaktree Products, and Sarah Storm, Head of Cloud Studio for SpokenLayer) discuss the latest in voice technology news, including the New York Times piece about how we're living in Alexa's world, a potential smart speaker from Spotify, the next generation of voice-first marketers, satire about a man marrying Alexa, and the announcement of The Voice of Healthcare Summit, taking place Tuesday, August 7, in Boston, Massachusetts (www.VOHSummit.com). Hosted by Bradley Metrock (CEO, Score Publishing) and part of the VoiceFirst.FM podcast network.

In our first Albion News podcast, we talk to Dave Kemp about winning at Wembley with Wimbledon and the continuing importance of the FA Cup. Plus there's a tribute to Don Howe from Tony Brown who worked with him as both player and manager. Music: "Eight Nineteen" by Matt Stevens, available from www.mattstevensguitar.com