Systems and methods for assisting verbal communication in real-time with adaptive feedback, hearing-device integration and outcome-based learning

A distributed system for conversational intelligibility management in a live interaction platform, the system comprising:

• one or more microphones or audio interfaces;
• one or more client devices, hearing devices, cochlear implants, companion devices, conferencing clients, smart-glasses interfaces, or wearable devices;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• detect a communication-difficulty event for a time-bounded segment of a live interaction;
• generate or update at least one participant-specific intelligibility profile;
• produce a speaker-directed repair output and a listener-directed support output for the same segment;
• store or reference a corresponding audio block for replay or later review;
• store a structured interaction event record associated with the segment;
• and
• expose at least one difficult-segment output, audio-block pointer, profile update, repair strategy identifier, or listener-support state to another device, application, or service.

A system for assisting verbal communication in a live interaction platform, the system comprising:

• one or more microphones or audio interfaces configured to receive speech of a speaker;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• detect a segment associated with a communication-difficulty event during a conversation between the speaker and a listener based at least in part on acoustic or speech-related features;
• provide, for the segment, a speaker-directed repair prompt that requests a change in a way of speaking;
• present, to the listener, a visual explanatory aid indicator associated with the segment;
• store or reference a corresponding audio block associated with the segment;
• provide replay, save, or clarification controls associated with the corresponding audio block;
• and
• update a participant-specific assistance profile based on subsequent listener interaction with the segment.