What is "how to speak in a way that gets your message across"? We asked a current announcer!

Hello!
I'm Inoue, a Persian cat from Beyond Co., Ltd.'s Shikoku office.

On Friday, June 26th, as part of the satellite office's next generation leader development training,
I participated in an online training session on
"How to Speak Effectively, Taught by a Current Announcer." I would like to share with you the valuable information I learned in this training.
The instructor was Yukiko Miura, a current announcer from Aomori Prefecture who currently works in Tokyo.

Just practice! Vocal exercises are important

■ Aburi Kalbi (Repeated 5 times)
This phrase "Aburi Kalbi" is really hard to say because it gets on my tongue.
There's no need to say it quickly. The important thing is that the other person understands.
Everyone reading this blog should try saying "Aburi Kalbi".
...How is it?
I'm sure there were many people who couldn't pronounce it properly. ?
■ Tokyo Patent Office Permit Director, Vacation Permission Denied
This phrase contains a lot of the sounds "kyo" and "ka", so it's difficult to pronounce it properly.
So, let's try "Tokyo Patent Office Permit Director, Vacation Permission Denied"!
...How is it?
Did you say it well?
I'm actually quite good at pronouncing this phrase! (I exaggerated lol)

What's more important than being able to speak smoothly?

What's more important than being able to speak smoothly is conveying what you want to say to the other person.
■Grilled Kalbi
By using
a pitch accent Pitch accent is when you pronounce a word with a high accent at the beginning and gradually lower the pitch.
Therefore, the first "a" is accented highest.
The last "bi" is accented lowest.
If you have trouble visualizing this or are having trouble using pitch accents properly,
try thinking of
"speaking to a distance." During practice, I imagined a scene where I shouted "Yahoo!" while hiking.
"Speaking to a distance" doesn't mean raising your voice, so it might help to imagine it like I did.
Using an exaggerated pitch accent will make you sound clearer.
Speaking softly makes your speech less clear and sounds mumbling.
Speaking softly also makes you speak faster, making it even harder for the other person to understand.
Conversely, speaking loudly gives a brighter impression and sounds clearer.
■Tokyo Patent Office Director of Permits: Vacation Permission Denied
This phrase is difficult to pronounce because it's a series of similar phrases.
However, by dividing each word and adding a high accent, you can make it easier for the other person to understand.
For example,
"Tokyo/Patent/Permits Office/Director of Permits/Vacation/Permission/Denied"
and pronounce the beginning of each word with a high accent.
Without dividing it into words, this phrase sounds mumbling, but
with a little effort, it becomes easier for you to pronounce and easier for the other person to understand. Another
thing that can be said in common a "blank expression" doesn't look like you're trying hard .
, by forming your mouth in the "i" or "e" shape when you speak, you won't appear expressionless and your voice will have more expression.
It's the same as how I often talk about "laughing."
Speaking naturally with your mouth shaped like the "i" or "e" character without putting too much pressure on your mouth seems difficult unless you're constantly conscious of it.

Presenting is like choosing a gift

Don't you think it's a wonderful phrase?
I interpret it as meaning that when you hear this phrase, you should think about the other person before you speak and pronounce it.
Some key points to remember when
speaking in public: Keep sentences short.

Simple endings like "desu" and "masu" are more effective. Honorific language includes honorifics, humble language, and polite language, but polite language is said to be the easiest for the other person to understand.
Also, when you speak, don't you find that long sentences make what you're saying sound disjointed and difficult for the other person to understand?
I think this is true not only when speaking, but also when writing blogs like this.

Miura said,
"When speaking in public, it's important to use the language you're accustomed to using every day. It will probably take me a while to truly feel like I've "succeeded" it. This
is because I have a complex about my poor pronunciation, and I'm extremely bad at speaking in public.
accumulating , I'll be able to overcome
this sense of inadequacy I want to continue challenging myself to accumulate successful experiences.

Finally

I enjoy participating in these training sessions.
I make new acquaintances and learn new things.
These encounters and lessons are precious and valuable to me.
A Persian cat as the next leader of a satellite office?!
That may not be the case, but
when I have junior colleagues at the Shikoku office, I would like to be a person they can rely on.

Growing every day, progressing every day.
I have to update myself every day!!!
Thank you for reading to the end.