How to be a better interviewer - Riaz Meghji on why Every Conversation Counts

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Riaz Meghji is a television host, professional speaker, and author residing in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new book "Every Conversation Counts", how you can ask better questions in your life, the power of human connection, tips to make people feel famous when you speak to them, his favorite celebrity interviews, and more!If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests.For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to https://chrisvanvliet.comFor more on Riaz, visit: https://riazmeghji.comFollow CVV on social media:Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVlietTwitter:twitter.com/ChrisVanVlietFacebook:facebook.com/ChrisVanVlietYouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up y'all? It's Druski, and I've teamed up with Mountain Dew to produce a hilarious new basketball podcast called The Do Zone with Drewski. Learn the backstories of your favorite ballers and celebrities like Jamal Murray. Did you have like a favorite team? Was it the Raptors at the time or no? Was the Raptors even started around that time? Come on, bro. I ain't that old, fam. You're talking like I'm 50. Taylor, Rokes, A.J. Wilson, and many more. You won't want to miss this.
0:03.4	Listen to The Do Zone with Drusky on Apple Podcast. I ain't that all, Phil. You're talking like I'm 50. Taylor, Rokes, Asian Wilson, and many more.
0:21.8	You won't want to miss this.
0:23.0	Listen to The DoZone with Drewski on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:31.2	Well, here we go, my friends, and welcome back to another audio adventure here on the podcast known as Insight.
0:42.9	I'm Chris Van Vleek.
0:43.7	Thank you so much for choosing our show in a sea of so many other options.
0:49.3	And not only am I excited to have you with us for this, but I am pumped to have my good friend, my brother,
0:55.9	Riaz Meggi, on the show. We've known each other coming up on 15 years, and our career paths
1:03.2	are eerily similar. We both worked at MTV Canada in Vancouver. He was there a few years before me.
1:10.7	Then he went to Sun TV in Toronto.
1:13.7	After a few years, he left. Then I worked at Sun TV in Toronto. And he is easily one of the best
1:19.9	interviewers on the face of the planet. He's so good at connecting with other people that he wrote
1:26.0	a fascinating book about it called
1:28.1	Every Conversation Counts.
1:30.1	And after hearing this conversation, you're going to start to think about every conversation
1:34.7	that you have in your daily life in a completely different way.
1:39.5	Oh, by the way, Reyes has also given several TED Talks.
1:42.2	So when you have some time, look them up on YouTube and prepare to be inspired. Share this with someone who you know is going to be inspired by this. Tag us on social media. Let us know what stands out for you the most. I'm at Chris Van Fleet. Riaz is at Riaz Meggi. that's R-I-A-Z.
2:02.8	I said Z, even though I'm Canadian.
2:04.9	Sorry, Reyes, we say Zed in Canada.
2:08.4	M-E-G-H-J-I.
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