The International Day of Listening 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.
- To increase awareness of the value of listening and provide resources to help people develop better listening skills and strategies.
- To promote better listening in our conversations that lead to better relationships and solutions to problems that will help make us better humans.
- 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.
To achieve this goal, we will inspire events all over the world focusing on the importance of listening and engaging people in listening.Â
