1. A method of operating a hearing assistance device for a user in an environment, the method comprising: sensing parameters related to facing orientation of a talker of a plurality of talkers in communication with the user, location of the talker, and talking activity of the talker within the environment using a sensor providing parameters to a processor of the hearing assistance device; synthesizing a directional marker signal based on the sensed parameters using the processor; and using the directional marker signal to control processing of the hearing assistance device using a sound processing unit of the hearing assistance device.