Kotobaax

Would you like to develop your speech and presentation skills (in English) in a unique approach?

There are many books and courses for public speaking these days and most of them focus on the contents of what you say. Of course, contents are the most important aspect of your speeches and presentations; however, there are many cases in which the contents are not conveyed to your audience due to the lack of awareness of extra-linguistic (and para-linguistic) skills. Therefore, Kotobaax focuses on the use of voice (prosody - mainly rhythm, stress placement, intonation) and the use of gestures as well as strategic sentence structures. The instructor, Hiro, whose background is in phonetics, will give you pertinent advice and interactive practices in order to develop your persuasicve communication skills that are useful for your business communication.

Also, Kotobaax deals with the workshops on culture and pragmatic strategy in business.

As a native Japanese speaker who spent 5 years in England, the instructor, Hiro, gives you meticulous advice on intercultural communication and business Japanese. This cultural programme is useful for companies that have opportunities to communicate with Japanese people (now and in the future). 



Below are some examples of contents taught in public speaking training (Power of Language)

1. The use of voice (pitch variations, stress placements, rhythm etc.) and strategic variations in one's accent

2. The development of syntax (sentence structures) in speech (e.g. lots of rhetoric techniques)

3. The improvement of pragmatic strategy in speech

4. Gesture practices and gestural strategy in public speeches

5. Audience analyses and their application

6. Persuasiveness and charisma

7. The use of visual aids and creativity on stage
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8. Creating rapport and answering questions given by your audie