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Brilliant Talks:
Moving the conversation forward

Brilliant Talks is a web series that dives into every aspect of living brilliantly with a hearing loss in the form of interviews with pioneering audiologists, thought leaders, and hearing-impaired people.

AI & hearing aids

Already powering much of the recent innovation in the hearing industry, AI is here to stay. In this Brilliant Talk, the team discuss how AI is currently being applied, and what we can expect in the future.
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Enhance your conversations

In this episode, the Brilliant Talks team give the lowdown on Signia’s breakthrough tech - from how it works, to the life-changing difference it makes in people’s hearing.
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It’s good to talk

Conversations are the key to connection - without the ability to take part in them, people often begin to withdraw from life. In this episode, the Brilliant Talks team discuss the mechanics of conversation, and give their recommendations for how people with a hearing loss can begin taking part again.
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Hearing health and mental wellbeing

More and more research indicates a link between hearing loss and neurological and mental health conditions such as dementia and depression. The Brilliant Talks team discuss why hearing plays such a key role in our lives, and the importance of early intervention when your hearing begins to worsen.
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Quality of life with hearing loss

There are 1 billion+ people around the world with hearing loss. For many, the effect it has on their life quality can be deep and lasting. In this episode of Brilliant Talks, the team discuss how hearing care professionals can work with wearers to help address those issues - both from a technical and emotional perspective.
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The hearing care professional as life coach

 In this episode, the Brilliant Talks team discuss how the role of the hearing care professional is evolving. As well as technical guidance, HCPs are increasingly providing coaching and emotional support to help wearers adjust to life with a hearing aid.
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Next episodes - coming soon

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Meet our brilliant talkers

Karin Cruz Forsstrom

Host, moderator & journalist

Karin Cruz Forsstrem is a TV news host, journalist and presenter in countless broad-casts in Denmark. She guides our guests through the many diverse conversations.

Erin McAlister Boujon

Product Education Manager, Signia

A highly experienced audiologist, Erin spent the first part of her career at home in the US before moving to Denmark where she works as Product Education Manager for Signia.

Homayoun Kamkar Parsi, PhD.

Head of Signal Processing Algorithmic Research and Neural Networks at WSA

A noted hearing industry researcher since 2009, Homayoun’s main area of expertise is audio processing applications, specifically speech enhancement, multi-microphone beamforming, source localization and tracking, own voice processing, scene analysis, and AI-based algorithms.

Sandra E. Johannsson

WSA Team Lead & Audiologist

Now Team Lead at the Hearing Center at WSA’s HQ in Lynge, Sandra has been an Audiologist since 2012 and has worked in several private hearing aid clinics around Denmark.

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