I thought he was just a genius, but then I was struck by 'The Study of Preparation for Communication'.
I felt as if I had been struck back by the version of myself that had so easily said, 'That person is a genius,' throughout my life.
The author, Ichiro Furutachi, is someone who served as the main anchor for 'Hodo Station' for 12 years. In the book, he denies being a genius himself, but that doesn't quite click for me. On the contrary, he calls himself a 'fake.' Is that really true? Is it just modesty?
Reading 'The Study of Preparation for Communication' allows you to learn the behind-the-scenes stories of how Ichiro Furutachi prepared and how he achieved success. If you read this book, you can learn the secrets of success, but executing them is not easy. It was a story of someone who has continued to put in the effort.
Among those, I would like to introduce the parts that left an impression on me and that even I, an ordinary housewife living in Tokyo, could potentially put into practice.
From this point on, I will touch upon the contents of the book. Please be aware that there are some spoilers.
What caught me off guard was the part about the first meeting being the 'first at-bat of an encounter.'
Are you just asking questions like 'What kind of music do you like?' or 'What do you do on Sundays?' just to fill the silence? Such questions, asked just for the sake of asking, are 'annoying.' They are, after all, just questions for the sake of asking.
Are you perhaps asking questions just for the sake of it without realizing how rude it is? I have done it, and I have had it done to me. I ask mom friends I meet at school, 'What's for dinner tonight?', and when I get my hair washed at the salon, new staff ask me about the weather or what I usually do. These are questions for the sake of questions.
That might be fine for casual relationships. However, when you meet someone important at a crucial moment, this approach will likely cause you to miss your chance. You will be swept away without leaving an impression.
So, what should you do?
Avoid topics that anyone could think of, and look for your own unique angle.
Find a single breakthrough point, and dig deeper into it.
The secret to Ichiro Furutachi's success was right here. I was awestruck by his preparation when his interview with manga artist Mari Yamazaki was decided! He didn't interview her about her massive hit 'Thermae Romae' (Enterbrain), but instead approached it from a completely different angle. He is someone who dares to choose the path that ordinary people wouldn't take. That is precisely why he leaves an impression on others, continues to be active on the front lines, and has so many fans.
It is also written that 'preparing is living in the future.' I was fortunate enough to be selected for the Best Reviewer Award at the Creative Awards held on note. Before attending the awards ceremony, I read as many notes from the winners as possible and scoured the records from last year.
It was written on Kei Mamajima'snote that it is better to have a 'business card' at the awards ceremony, so I made my first private business card in my life to take on the challenge. The strategy was to hand out business cards and expand the conversation from the greeting.
On the day of the awards ceremony, I was determined not to ask questions just for the sake of asking in order to succeed in the first at-bat of the encounter. I had the opportunity to talk to many people using the business cards I had prepared in advance. However, unlike Ichiro Furutachi, I couldn't leave an impression that was 'out of the box' on the people I met. Even when I tried to change the angle of my questions, I was just barely able to open my mouth and hold a conversation. I was stumbling over my words. It might have been too high a hurdle for a housewife who is prone to staying indoors and rarely goes out to execute. Looking at it from the perspective of conversation, it is hard to say that I succeeded.
Even if you gain knowledge by reading a book, it is not easy to execute it as written. That is why Ichiro Furutachi, who prepares perfectly and leads to success, looks like a genius. He says he is not a genius, but from my perspective, he is a genius of preparation. A genius of speaking. Although, that genius was not something effortless, but a genius as a hard worker.
'The Study of Preparation for Communication' has been reborn from its nice orange first-edition obi to a nice green obi for the reprint. Learning about the effort required to keep communicating will be a useful reference for those involved in creative work as well. Please, pick up a copy. Due to various circumstances, I purchased the Kindle version, but I would like to read the physical book as well.
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