I took a business voice training for the first time in my life [in-house training]

My name is Kai Fujisawa and I am in charge of public relations and recruitment.

Greetings are something you must do every day when you come to work .

"Good morning" is something you always say at least once a day.

“Thank you for your hard work.” You say this about 10 times a day.

Don't you find yourself becoming lazy because you say it like this every day?

there has been whispering within the company that greetings are becoming less formal

In order to solve this problem, several of our employees went to voice

The instructors were Mr. Kumada and Ms. Yasuamiko of Take Seven Co., Ltd. which plans and operates Shanana TV

Mr. Kumada is a former musician and currently provides voice training to numerous artists. Take Seven and our representative director Haraoka have teamed up to create a "Business Boi Training"

Before taking the training, participants filled out a questionnaire to introduce themselves and describe their goals and challenges.

``People play their own characters in their companies and relationships. ”

At that point, I thought, "Is that so!?", but I was convinced, "It's true."

When you change the tone of your voice depending on the person you're speaking to, you're probably acting it out on a regular basis.

first half

Take a self-introduction

First, you will start by reading out the self-introduction you filled out in the questionnaire.

At the end of the training session, students read the same self-introduction and a video camera was set up to record the changes in their vocalizations.

I was a little embarrassed and nervous because I'm not used to being photographed on camera.

Speaking points

Next, we learned the knowledge necessary for vocalization.

take off the brakes on your voice

everyone has a brake on their voice , and by releasing the brake rather than trying to make it louder, they can naturally produce a more resonant voice.

Even if you are told to ``speak louder!'', you often won't be able to do it, but if you think of ``removing the brakes on your voice,'' you will be able to relax and speak louder.

In particular , it seems that the best voice is when you can't help but say things like "Ah!", "What!?", and "Oh!".

Mr. Kumada: “Did you bring those documents today?”

Beyond “Ah!”

Mr. Kumada: “It seems that person has been arrested.”

Beyond: “Eh!?”

Mr. Kumada: “The bonus will increase!”

Beyond: “Ohhh!!!”

We practiced speaking using a call-and-response method.

Knob to adjust voice

There are four elements of expression when speaking.

1. Vocalization: expressions using the way you vocalize (breathing too much, tightening your throat)
2. Pitch: Expression using tone of voice (pitch of voice, range of intonation)
3. Pronunciation: expressions using facial expressions (clear pronunciation, flashy pronunciation, smiling face)
4. Rhythm...Speech speed (slow, fast)

knobs inside your body that allow you to adjust these four expressions

For example, when you want to be seen as cute by those

1. Vocalization → Breathe less and tighten your throat
2. Pitch → Add intonation with a high pitched voice
3. Pronunciation → Smile with clear pronunciation
4. rhythm → slow

We must conquer these four.

Absolutely impossible! ! I think so, but announcers and celebrities all over the world probably follow this thoroughly.

On the other hand, when you want to be seen as a dandy (a bit of a badass)

1. Vocalization → Breathe more and open your throat
2. Pitch →lower intonation
3. Pronunciation → fancy pronunciation (pointed pronunciation)
4. rhythm → slow

A voice like Nao Omori's is the best. (This is my personal opinion)

In addition to your voice, it is also important to convey your message visually such as eye contact and gestures

When I'm at work, I often end up talking without making eye contact while using my computer, so I often end the conversation halfway because I can't get my point across properly.

In such a case, take your eyes off the computer, look into the other person's eyes, and make small hand movements.This add visual to auditory and make it easier to understand what is being said.

I don't feel good when someone talks to me without looking me in the eye, and I'm trying really hard to get the message across! If you can convey that feeling, you will be more willing to listen.

second half

reading practice

Let's pretend to be the role and practice speaking! So, news manuscripts, fairy tales, novels, etc.

I hadn't read aloud since high school, so I read the lines from fairy tales while feeling like I was taking a modern literature class.

where I I was a housing salesman and a customer , and although I had no sales experience, I was conscious of how I could get the customer to listen to me when I spoke to them, and my tone became clear and cheerful.

At that moment, I thought, ``I see, in the end, what's important is what you want to convey to the other person.''

Finally

In order to see how much their vocalizations had changed since the first self-introduction filmed, I read out the same content.

At first, my speech was a little muffled due to the nervousness and shyness of being filmed, but I was conscious of the fact that I couldn't waste the time I'd spent practicing speaking, so I tried to make sure my pronunciation was clear. I was able to present my self-introduction.

At that time, I didn't feel like I had to speak loudly at all, and I realized that just by trying to use good vocalizations,

(I heard that they will send me videos of before and after vocal practice later, but if possible, I don't want to see myself speaking because it would be embarrassing...)

conclusion

Voice training is good.

Unless you are a musician or announcer, you are not usually taught how to use your voice

However, as a member of society, talking with people is essential for any job.

Just by changing the way you speak, your business negotiations will go well and your circle of people will expand!

In the future, we will be updating the Business Voyage Training menu with Take Seven and Beyond, so why not take a look at the Business Voyage Training !