いまの男性の主張はまだ自己表現とは思わない。やっと「表現とは」というスタートラインに立ったところではないか。
表現はコミュニケーションを目的とする。表現が求められるようになった最大の背景は、日本という共同体や家族的な社会という共同体が崩壊したことだろう。年功序列や終身雇用が大前提という共通の文化があれば意思疎通は簡単で、その規範に従っていれば目立つ必要もなかった。
だが_______が失われたいま、あらゆる人間関係で高度なコミュニケーション体力が求められる。演劇でも、文化の異なる人が集まる欧州でも、意思疎通を目的とするワークショップが盛んだ。共通の文化がないなかで、「いいことは黙っていても伝わる」と考えるのは、残念ながら思い込みでしかない。
メッセージをより効果的に伝える手段として、政治家や大企業の社長に発声や魅力的な笑い方などを指導する演出家がつくことは、欧米でもよくある。内容は重視するのに表現のための方法論は非常に軽視してきた日本とは、大きく異なる。
しかし、内容は同じでも間の取り方や声の高さ、大きさなどで、うまい人と下手な人の差は明らか。落語がいい例だ。聞くほうも、内容より話し方や振る舞いといった方法論に説得されることがある。手法の重要性にやっと目が向き始めたということだろう。
AI translation, cross-checked between two models.
I still do not think what the man just argued can be called self-expression. Haven’t we only just reached the starting line of asking, “What is expression?”
Expression is intended for communication. The greatest reason expression has come to be demanded is probably the collapse of the community called Japan and of the family-like social community. When there was a shared culture based on seniority and lifetime employment, mutual understanding was easy, and as long as people followed those norms, there was no need to stand out.
But now that _______ has been lost, a high level of communication stamina is required in every kind of human relationship. In theater, as well as in Europe where people from different cultures come together, workshops aimed at mutual understanding are widely held. When there is no shared culture, believing that “good things will get across even if left unsaid” is, unfortunately, nothing more than an assumption.
In Europe and the United States, it is also common for politicians and presidents of major corporations to have directors or coaches teach them such things as voice production and attractive ways of laughing in order to convey their messages more effectively. This differs greatly from Japan, which has placed importance on content while greatly neglecting methods of expression.
Yet even when the content is the same, the difference between a skilled and an unskilled speaker is obvious depending on pauses, pitch, volume, and other factors. Rakugo is a good example. Listeners, too, can sometimes be persuaded more by methods such as the way a person speaks or behaves than by the content itself. This probably means that people are finally beginning to recognize the importance of technique.
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