Are you resistant to pressing pause? Should you find yourself in a heated dispute with anyone, one of the most effective ways towards resolution is to take space. Ask to use the bathroom or take a walk for a breather to move your internal state out of fight or flight response first. Provide a timeframe at which you will return to continue the conversation with calmer, refreshed energy. This saves all parties involved from potentially airing grievances from a heightened emotional state.

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Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and former international broadcaster for Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC, among others. She is one of the youngest accredited certified speaking professionals in the world. With over 20 years of experience around the globe as a communicator on-air, on stage, and one-on-one, connection has always been her life’s work.

As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to audiences of thousands and for clients that include Facebook/Meta, Google, Lucasfilm, Adobe, UBS, Salesforce, SAP, TEDx, SXSW and The United Nations. Simone and her work have been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Elle, South China Morning Post, CNN, and many more.

Simone’s debut book on human connection, “Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World” is a Singaporean bestseller as well as an Amazon US Number 1 best-seller in the Social Science Reference category.

Her latest book “Let’s Talk About Loneliness” has been published by Hay House in June 2023.

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