PROFILE
Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and award-winning author. She works with organisations to hardwire connection into their culture to drive performance, keep top talent engaged and improve productivity.
Simone has spoken to thousands, and often for Fortune 500 organizations. Her clients include Harvard University, SXSW, Google, Meta, Amazon, ByteDance, KPMG, Spotify, Salesforce, SAP, Lucasfilm, the United Nations, and many more. Simone and her work have been featured on CNN and in Forbes, Al Jazeera, Harvard Business Review, TEDx, Vogue, Glamour, ITV This Morning, BBC Radio, Channel 7 Australia, and Harper’s Bazaar, among others.
Simone is based and was born in Singapore but has also studied in Switzerland, was raised in Australia, and worked in the United Arab Emirates. She has a communications and cultural studies degree from Curtin University of Technology.
Her latest book Let’s Talk About Loneliness is published by Hay House and available globally. It is the winner of the 2024 silver Nautilus Book Award in the social change and social justice category. It is also a finalist in 4 categories at the 2024 International Book Awards. Simone also sits on the advisory board for the Foundation for Social Connection in the United States.
SPEAKING TOPICS
The Power of Human Connection
- The 5 Pillars of connection that bring people together regardless of geography, culture or polarised views
- How to build rapport upon first meeting a stranger
- A strategic model to keep teams accountable for their connectednes
AI and Human Connection
- Why, as we enter the age of artificial intelligence, Human Connection skills are a workforce’s competitive edge
- In an AI world how we connect will change
- Why quality connections are vital to our mental and physical well-being
- Techniques to optimise the health of your social connections going forward
Connect Authentically Via Technology
- The science of Human Connection and why new need to connect
- How to powerfully connect without meeting face-to-face
- The top tech resources to help you engage
- The presentation skills needed to help you engage in a virtual environment
- Create the least distracting environment for your video calls
- Digital body language and facial expressions
- Video conference etiquette
The Power of Feedback
- Learn to break bad news with tact
- Exercises to mitigate stress before a difficult conversation
- How to guide the conversation back to your agenda when things get heated
- The power of apologising well
Loneliness in Leadership
- Why leaders are one of the most lonely groups
- The 5 kinds of connections you need to be healthily socially connected
- Actionable well-being practices
- Actions leaders can take to be better connected immediately
- How better connected leaders increase an organisations productivity and engagement
