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Riaz Meghji
Riaz Meghji is a human connection expert and author of the book “Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships”. His insights have been featured in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review and Financial Post. After one conversation led him to take a dramatically different career path that changed his life for the better, he became dedicated to exploring the ways that authentic human connection can change lives and organizations.
In addition to being a respected thought leader and author on the topic of human connection, Riaz is also an accomplished broadcaster with 17 years of television hosting experience; he has interviewed experts on current affairs, sports, entertainment, politics, and business.
Riaz has hosted for CityTV’s Breakfast Television, MTV Canada, TEDxVancouver, CTV News, and the Toronto International Film Festival. He is a…
Human Connection: Your Competitive Advantage in Customer Service
Customer service isn’t just about fixing problems. It’s about forging relationships with your customers that go beyond an initial transaction. Great products help launch companies. Great customer service sustains them for long-term success.
• Discover Riaz’s secrets to customer service that forge lasting passion, loyalty, and engagement with your brand. Discover how every customer interaction is an opportunity for connection
• Teach customer service leaders how to listen without distraction, banish directionless small talk, and more
• De-escalate customer conflict and drive effective collaborations
• Lead with assertive empathy in every customer service exchangeThis authentic experience will inspire your teams with lead with empathetic curiosity and ultimately out-care the competition.
Every Conversation Counts: How To Build Extraordinary Relationships
Long before the era of ‘quiet quitting,’ loneliness was a social pandemic in our society. In an age of polarization, disconnection, and shallow substitutes for real relationships, every leader needs to know how to build and maintain meaningful relationships with clients and teams alike in our hybrid reality.
With years of experience interviewing established leaders in business, entertainment and innovation, audiences will gain the following insights:
• Spark real, authentic conversations to make meaningful connections, personally and professionally
• Earn trust and build inclusive cultures, as you listen without distraction and make your small talk bigger
• De-escalate conflict and collaborate effectively by leading with assertive empathy
• Craft and tell compelling stories that will motivate your audience to take action
• Explore the questions that create breakthrough moments in any conversationThis engaging experience is a candid and far -ranging look at how creative conversations can help you reinvent yourself, re-energize your teams, and further develop your business.
Relationships First: How to Use Authentic Connection to Grow Sales
It’s no wonder that sales often get a bad rap. In a world of dwindling authentic connections, it’s easy to see sales as the least authentic interaction of all. But this doesn’t have to be the case. By transforming the way they and their teams interact with customers, sales leaders can forge more human connections that
lead to dramatically improved sales outcomes.• Start from a place of empathy to develop a deeper understanding of your customer base
• Earn trust by listening without distraction, making more meaningful small talk, and practicing assertive empathy
• Craft compelling stories that activate passion in your customers— and tell those stories in a compelling way
• Explore the key questions that lead to breakthrough conversations with customersThis captivating talk goes beyond sales tactics to explore Riaz’s lifetime of work creating authentic connections, sharing key principles to turn sales into an art and discipline of crafting real relationships and experiences — not just transactions.
Persuasive Storytelling Workshop
The most successful leaders are persuasive storytellers.
Effective storytelling evokes the positive emotion that builds connected cultures, fosters collaboration across silos and inspires people to reach new heights.
This ½ day interactive workshop builds upon the habits of human connection and encourages leaders to brainstorm, write and present their own signature stories.
Whether you lead a team, work within one or need to influence the higher-ups, leveraging the power of story will allow you to level up your authentic leadership presence.
Learning outcomes:
• Sell your ideas by telling the most engaging types of stories.
• Build emotional connections through storytelling.
• Ask 4 crucial questions every storyteller needs to answer.
• Avoid the biggest storytelling mistakes.
• Become a masterful storyteller that captures their heart and inspires people to change.
• Write and perform your own Signature Stories that will make you a magnet for attention.
What is Riaz Meghji's speaking fee?
The typical range for Riaz Meghji's speaking fee is $20,000–$27,000. The low end of the fee range represents their standard virtual fee. The high end of the fee range represents their standard fee for a US-based in-person speaking engagement. Appearances which require an extended schedule of activities or international travel will possibly exceed this fee range. Speaker fees update frequently. To receive a personalized quote for Riaz Meghji to speak at your event, please consult with a Key Speakers advisor for up to date information and assistance.
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