A "Catchphrase" is a "Personality"
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At our company, we hold a trend analysis meeting called “Imaginus” every Tuesday morning, and there was a topic that got a bit lively during it.
That topic was “catchphrases.”
This is based on an article from the media outlet “I am” titled 【Do your catchphrases shape your career? Your values appear in your unconscious catchphrases. Especially when criticizing...】.
〈I am / May 20, 2024〉
Nagasaki University associate professor and speech consultant Kaori Yano says,
Everyone has catchphrases, such as always saying “thank you” or always checking for “efficiency.” A catchphrase reveals a person's evaluation criteria, or values.
she says.
Indeed, at our company, when someone mentions “the optimal solution,” every employee thinks of the same person, and that person gives off an image of “always being in harmony.”
It is no exaggeration to say that a catchphrase reflects a person's character.
Also, from the words used for criticism, one can see that person's “evaluation criteria, or values.”
For example, someone whose catchphrase is “Think about it more” values “careful consideration.”
Incidentally, Ms. Yano's catchphrase seems to be “light.”
"That way of speaking is frivolous, so people will look down on you." "You speak like that, so you come across as
frivolous." "In that outfit, you look
too casual, so you won't be trusted in business."
People usually take great care to ensure they "do not come across as frivolous." in their daily lives.
In other words, if you want to know a person's character, analyzing their catchphrases will reveal it.
Conversely, if you want to know how others evaluate you, you just need to ask:
"What catchphrases do I use often?"
If you ask that, you will understand how that person sees you...
For example, if they point out the catchphrase "(just do it) "appropriately"," there is a high possibility that you are seen as an "inconsistent person"...
Also, people who are told that "In short..." is their catchphrase might be perceived by others as "someone who wants to summarize" or "impatient."...
At the very least, I do not have the courage to ask my employees about my own catchphrases...💦
So, I asked chatGPT, who always affirms me, to extract my representative catchphrases from my archive of note articles.
Here are the results.
"By all means," "I see," "Dare to"
...I was imagining slightly more concrete words, but... well, let's leave it at that...
On the other hand, that is the power of affirmation of chatGPT.
From those three words, it analyzed my personality like this.
"By all means"...indicates that he has a polite and friendly attitude toward readers.
"I see"...emphasizes a sense of conviction when he understands things while empathizing and explaining them to readers.
"Dare to"...expresses his challenging stance and contrarian thinking, and is often used when proposing new perspectives against conventional ideas or common sense.
And my overall persona was"These catchphrases well represent his warmth, empathy, and willingness to take on new challenges"—that was the conclusion.
…🤔
So, for those who want to boost their spirits,by all meanstry utilizing ChatGPT.
I am sure you will think,"I see"regarding my story.
Of course,you could also choose tonot ask, so please take thatas you will.
And this time,in short
Catchphrases represent one's character, and from the catchphrases of yours that others recall, you can understand how they view (evaluate) you
was the topic.
When I think about myself,there are some catchphrases I want to improveso…
Rather than just fixing my catchphrases,I want to improve my humanity,and make my portfolio of catchphrases more pleasant!
Thank you very much for reading until the end today as well.