Have you ever felt difficulty in communicating your thoughts to others, such as in face-to-face communication, presentations, or creating business documents?
With the diversification of society and the spread of ICT tools, many people are feeling that communication is more challenging than ever before.
The online event series "More Communicative Switch PROJECT" is scheduled to run for a total of 13 sessions from June to November 2022, connecting information input to output, from "knowing" to "deepening" and "practicing."
For the first session, we invited writer and director Kokami Shoji to speak about the secrets of communication!
This article will tell you about it.
Seminar Contents
Lecture by Mr. Shoji Kokami
In addition to directing numerous stage productions, Kogami Shoji is also active on television.
He explains the uniquely Japanese "society" that is the true nature of peer pressure, and shares wisdom to alleviate the difficulties of life and the importance of empathic communication. I was drawn into his light-hearted talk, packed with anecdotes.
"Peer Pressure and Empathy"
Writer and director Kokami Shoji
What is the relationship between the term "conformity pressure" that we hear so often these days and the hot topic of "empathy (the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes)"?
He revealed the true nature of Japan's unique "society," and shared the secrets to better communication, including wisdom for surviving the difficulties of living in this country and how to cultivate "empathy."
Participant comments
I learned that trying to think from the other person's perspective, rather than just empathizing with them, is a skill that will help me survive in today's diverse society. I would like to share this knowledge with the people around me in my work.
I think the content of the seminar can be used for sending and transmitting information in communication. It gave me an opportunity to think about how to make it easier to communicate not only to the general public but to people in society as a whole.
In the post-seminar survey, over 95% of participants said they were satisfied with the seminar and found the content useful!
This seminar was attended by people of various ages and occupations, and it seems that each participant gained insight into the communication challenges they face in their own activities.
Morisawa has previously held seminars on themes such as "Multicultural Coexistence Society" and "Easy Japanese," and many of the participants are active in these fields, and they were able to take home insights that they can use in their own activities.
I am working to spread the word about "easy Japanese." I thought that by communicating the idea of empathy, it would be easier to understand the need for "easy Japanese."
As I often come into contact with international students in my work, I want to make it even more important to think from their perspective.
Seminar reports on "Multicultural Society" and "Easy Japanese" can be found here:
The theme of the June session was communication. The ultimate goal of this seminar series is to create materials that "communicate." Many participants felt that the concept of "empathy," the ability to put oneself in the other person's shoes, could be applied to the mindset of creating materials!
Whether interacting with people or working in graphic design, the idea of "empathy over sympathy" helps reduce stress and facilitate smooth communication!
My mindset before creating materials has changed!
Introduction of seminars from July onwards
This is the first of 13 sessions in the series, and each speaker gave an introduction to the seminars that will be held from next month onwards.
Flyer Edition
428:Pachi Pachi Design Channel Shibuya Ryoichi
Designs that communicate one-sidedly can lead to misunderstandings if they are not communicated properly. To communicate effectively, it is important to think from the other person's perspective. In this seminar, I hope to share the secrets of flyer creation.
Art director and designer. YouTube428: Pachi Pachi Design ChannelHe is currently broadcasting about the work of graphic designers and the designer mindset. He has a reputation for being "easy to understand" even for people who have never studied design professionally.
His first book,I worked hard on the design, but it just doesn't look professional.' (Shoeisha) is now on sale.
Presentation slides
The Presentation University, Keiichiro Takahashi
A presentation is made up of three elements: "content ability" - putting yourself in the other person's shoes, "people ability" - which can also be described as personality, and "communication ability" - a combination of the clarity of the materials and speaking ability. Of these, I will focus on the clarity of the materials.
98,900 subscribersThe Presentation UniversityHe provides comprehensive consulting services for presentations, from creating presentation content and designing materials to communication techniques.The world's easiest PowerPoint trick for business use: Just look at the notes” (Takarajimasha) is now on sale.
Public Relations Materials
PRDESIGN JAPANTomoyuki Sakuma
It is important to put yourself in the other person's shoes in order to ensure that your public relations efforts are not just "communicating" information, but that they are "reachable" to residents. In my seminars, I will incorporate exercises to ensure that press releases and flyers are easily understood.
PRDESIGN JAPAN Co., Ltd.Representative Director. PR TIMES Evangelist. Regional Power Creation Advisor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. A former civil servant, he won the Prime Minister's Award at the National Public Relations Competition while still employed. He currently works as a PR advisor for local governments and as a training instructor for public relations, PR, and design.Easy to use with Office! How to create a "single-page design" for civil servantsHe has written many books, including ``'' (Gakuyo Shobo).
The webinar series "More Communicative Switch PROJECT" will continue until November. Please register using the button below!