
← Well Said4 Aug · 50 min
How to Make Anyone Feel Safe in the First 60 Seconds with Naz Perez
<p>For 14 years, <strong>Naz Perez</strong> has done the near-impossible: getting the most famous, most media-trained people on earth to drop the script. She landed Will Smith's first sit-down after the slap. She made Steven Spielberg laugh in ten seconds. She asked an NFL star a question no one had asked him in nine seasons.</p><p>On Well Said, the person who interviews everyone gets interviewed, by two communications veterans who spent a decade building scripts at Amazon. Naz's craft is the opposite: safety, energy, and what she calls giving versus taking. A Forbes Trailblazer, cultural conversationalist, and Bachelor producer turned red-carpet host, she breaks down how real connection actually works and why the words you say matter far less than whether the other person feels seen.</p><p>It's a masterclass in human connection from someone who does it for a living, with the highest-stakes humans alive.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p><ul>The 60-second move that makes anyone feel safe</ul><ul>Why every exchange is either giving or taking energy and how people feel which</ul><ul>The "soaking" ritual she learned taming wild mustangs</ul><ul>How to ask a question no one has ever asked</ul><ul>What getting a layoff letter after her biggest interview taught her</ul><ul>Why putting people on a pedestal quietly kills connection</ul><ul>How to deliver hard news so people feel seen, not blindsided</ul><p><br></p><p>Follow Well Said with Pia Arthur and Kelly Cheeseman for conversations on communication, leadership, and connection. Watch on YouTube, listen on Spotify and Apple.</p><p><br></p>