Debra L. Worthington is Professor of Communication and the Director of the School of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University, USA, and a past president of the International Listening Association.

Graham D. Bodie is Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Media and Communication in the School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi, USA.

Margaret E. Fitch-Hauser is Associate Professor Emeritus of Public Relations at Auburn University, USA, and is a past editor of the International Journal of Listening.