japanese speech

Japanese Speech Synthesis

Language code: ja-JP

Japanese, primarily spoken in Japan, is a language enriched with history, culture, and unique phonetic qualities. From its complex grammar to its distinctive articulation, this language offers a vast linguistic landscape.

Japanese text to speech with our neural network takes into account the nuances of pronunciation during speech synthesis.

Pitch Accent : Unlike stress in English, Japanese has a pitch accent system where the pitch of a word can differentiate its meaning. The pitch of a word rises or falls in the middle, making pitch crucial in differentiating words.

Vowels : There are five vowel sounds: /a/, /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/. Each of these sounds is short and distinct. There are also long vowels that are indicated by elongating the sound.

Consonants : Japanese does not have as many consonants as English, and some sounds common in other languages, like "si" or "zi", are not native to Japanese.

Japanese Text To Speech feaures

With the help of artificial intelligence and neural network capabilities, our tool captures the essence of the Japanese language, converting text into authentic-sounding speech. This synthesis process guarantees a genuine voice output, suitable for various applications.

Experience the cutting-edge synthesis of voices, transforming your Japanese text into natural-sounding speech – dive into a seamless conversion journey with us!

Countries: Japan, Palau.
10th place in popularity on the Internet.
125 million native speakers.
Contains 50 thousand hieroglyphs.
Hieroglyphs are read from right to left from top to bottom.

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more: Privacy Policy

Free Text-To-Speech and Text-to-MP3 for Japanese

Easily convert your Japanese text into professional speech for free. Perfect for e-learning, presentations, YouTube videos and increasing the accessibility of your website. Our voices pronounce your texts in their own language using a specific accent. Plus, these texts can be downloaded as MP3. In some languages, multiple speakers are available. In japanese language, japanese signs are supported!

Woah, that is quite some text...

Please give us a moment to process your request...

Input limit: 3,000 characters / Don't forget to turn on your speakers :-)

Hint: If you finish a sentence, leave a space after the dot before the next one starts for better pronunciation.

Here are some features to use while generating speech:

Add a break, emphasizing words, conversations.

Please note: Remove any diacritical signs from the speakers names when using this, Léa = Lea, Penélope = Penelope

Need more effects or customization? Please refer to the Amazon SSML Tags for Amazon Polly

Facts about the japanese language:.

Always interesting and ever evolving in the modern era, the Japanese language is spoken by roughly 130 million people worldwide. While it has been said that Chinese has had an influence on the origins of Japanese, there is a great deal of debate about its exact history. Most linguists do agree that its origins likely come from Turkish, Korean, and Mongolian.

Written Japanese falls into three major categories:

Hiragana: The most basic form of the Japanese language, each syllable in Hiragana is represented by a character in a phonetic system of which there are 46.

Katakana: Also represented by a character for each syllable, the 48 characters in the Katakana chart are primarily for foreign words used in Japanese.

Kanji: The multi-syllabic and most complex of the characters, there are roughly 2,000 Kanji. Japanese children do not learn Kanji until grade school and continue throughout high school.

A lesser included fourth category, Romaji is the "Romanized" version of Japanese. Instead of unique characters, symbols are represented in the Latin A-Z alphabet and sounds are written phonetically.

While written Japanese may prove quite arduous, spoken Japanese and grammar is very simple. There are varying levels of politeness, but Japanese has much fewer verb conjugations than other languages, uses no particles, and the subject is oftentimes omitted.

Throughout Japan there are many dialects by region, referred to as "ben" or "go" that vary widely by prefecture.

Japanese truly is as fascinating as it is a challenge.

Supported voice languages:

Current Limit: ~375 words or 3,000 characters / day | Powered by AWS Polly

Need to convert more text to speech? Register here for a 24 hour premium access.

The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Speaking

By Meridian and Natasha | Updated November 11, 2019

This article is part of our series of articles on how to learn Japanese .

This guide is for those who want to speak and have a Japanese conversation but might be worried about inconveniencing others with your limited Japanese. Or you want to step out of the foreign or English speaking bubble you’ve built and challenge yourself to speak more Japanese. Our four-step series will cover how to improve your Japanese conversation skills, vocabulary , reading , and listening using free and easy to access Japanese learning resources ; and tips and tricks on how to improve your studying habits and approach to learning.

This guide is designed to be something that you can refer back to as you progress from beginner to intermediate and even through advance if you want to take that step. We put our heart into this guide to be something I wished I had when I started. I think I would have been able to study smarter and save months to a year if I had had access to these materials and ideas.

2 Ebooks to Jump Start your Japanese

Subscribe to our newsletter to get bi-weekly study tips, advice and stories on how YOU can improve your Japanese.

Japanese Conversation Practice is Fundamental

When people learn languages, they tend to put themselves in a hole of learning grammar, rewriting sentences, and conjugating verbs. Then they come to a point where they have to use the language and they find themselves completely lost or overthinking trying to find the right word instead of the good enough word. Inadvertently, speaking is pushed to the side. Like every aspect of a language, Japanese conversation needs to be actively practiced to achieve fluency.

I feel speaking is the most nerve-wracking thing to do (multiply this by 20 if you are an introvert or self-conscious!) What I have observed with my friends who are learning Japanese -myself included - is that they get in their heads about making mistakes. I could write an entire book about being my own saboteur. I think we all could have conversations in Japanese so much quicker and much more enjoyable way if we weren’t afraid to get out there and make mistakes. To do this we need to build confidence in yourself and we do this by practicing with ourselves.

I find that a lot of articles about improving your Japanese conversation skills address the importance of speaking with others, but hardly touch on how to practice with yourself: it is possible and also as productive. This article will address some of your common fears and share tips on what we can do to improve our Japanese without jumping off into the deep end.

Japanese Conversation Practice by Yourself

It is important to practice with Japanese speakers, but if you do not feel ready at this time there are still plenty of ways you can do Japanese conversation practice by yourself. You’ll find a theme with these tips, and they all involve being silly and talking to yourself but the good news is that you can do it in the privacy of your home.

Practice Japanese Conversation: Singing

Pick a favorite song and sing your heart out! Singing is a fun way to improve your pronunciation and flow. You’re probably aware of the love of karaoke in Japanese culture. There are thousands of karaoke videos on sites like Youtube. Karaoke is also a great way to develop your speed in recognizing hiragana and katakana readings. If you want a challenge, pick something lyrical and fast like rap.

For beginners, try starting with this song with Japans favorite, Totoro!

For lower-intermediate learners and above, try singing Tokyo Ghoul's opening intro! There're also grammar explanations to better understand the lyrics.

Practice Japanese Conversation: Making Skits

You’ll often see skits in language-learning textbooks being used to reinforce vocabulary and encourage make-believe conversation in the target language. But who says you have to use it with a partner? Just play both roles.

If you are feeling a bit more creative, you can create your own skits. If you have some grammar or vocabulary you want to focus on, create the sketch with those objects in mind.

Japanese Speaking Practice : Recording Yourself

I think 99.9 percent of people hate hearing their own voice, but it’s the most accurate representation of how your pronunciation sounds. If you feel like people aren’t giving you accurate criticism about your voice, then the recording will be a stark realization. But don’t be too tough on yourself because your voice isn’t as bad as you think it is.

The following video is perfect for practicing speaking and pronunciation by yourself. Try to listen and repeat the sentences out loud. Then, record the ones that you find useful and try to compare them with Japanese speaker on the video. Don't worry if it doesn't sound exactly the same. The more you practice, the more you'll start to sound like a native speaker!

Japanese speaking practice on your own is tough, but you get used to it over time.

Practice Japanese Conversation: Using AI

We have tested a couple of AI apps and unfortunately we don’t have any we would recommend; however, there was one called SELF that did catch out interest. You can download it from the app store but it is only available in Japan. It’s not exactly suited for practicing your Japanese speaking; it’s more useful for practicing Japanese reading. Low intermediate to intermediate users would probably get something out of it.

Another possible way to utilize AI is with Siri, or "Ok Google" for Android. You won't exactly be having a conversation but if you ask a question and the AI can respond and understand it, you did a good job!

Affordable Online and Offline Morning Lessons in Tokyo

In addition to providing great content at bff tokyo, we also provide good and affordable japanese lessons.

Affordable Japanese lessons
Monthly contracts
No entrance fees
No hidden fees
200+ students
Online or offline lessons

Japanese Pronounciation

Like I said before, we get in our heads about speaking - mainly because we think we will sound funny. We don’t want to sound like the silly foreigner trying to learn a language but just like getting over that you have to read children’s books, you have understand you are the foreigner trying to learn a language. Especially for people whose first language is English, French, Spanish, etc. We are going to sound silly because Japanese is so different from our mother tongue! I know when I was a kid, I liked to speak in gibberish just because it sounded so unique. If we can tap into that kind of childlike curiosity, speaking languages moves away from being anxiety-inducing and becomes exciting. Easier said than done but trust me.

If you want to sound like a native speaker, you should listen to native Japanese speakers. I don’t want to discourage you from lessons by non-native speakers, especially if they have years of study behind them. However, to achieve the native-like quality, you’ll want to listen to Japanese (check out our guide on listening) and follow a Japanese speaker's pronunciation. In general, people who study and work abroad language skills shoot up because they are immersed in the environment. Before I went on my exchange, I studied Japanese in university. I found that the first couple of months in Japan improved my speaking quality so much just because I was surrounded by native speakers.

If you are a complete beginner, I suggest mastering the base sounds of Japanese. Which would mean going over hiragana charts until you have everything memorized (check out the part on shadowing.) Advanced learners should focus on perfecting that authentic native sound (check out how to correctly pronounce the infamous sounds below.)

Another way to hear correct pronunciation is by working with a tutor. There are many Japanese schools in Tokyo but there are only a few with different options for size of class and part-time enrollment. One example I know of that has a set schedule is Japan Switch, that has classes available weekday mornings from 9:30 to 1:30. They also have options to enroll in the school part-time, and you can choose between group or private lessons (I personally recommend private lessons because there's more time to practice!) One thing I really like about this school is that the classes are on a fixed schedule, meaning you take your classes at the same time and day each week or every few weeks, depending on your availability.

The Notorious "R" Sound

If you listen to a Japanese person learning to speak English, you’ll often find that when they pronounce R, it sounds more like an L. For us foreigners, when we try to make the R sound we find ourselves asking “Is it an R? Is it an L?” That’s because, in the simplest description, the Japanese R sound we have so much trouble with is stuck between an R and an L. To acquire this rather specific sound, it will take time and practice.

When you using this sound, try to consciously listen to what you are saying and adjust the sound. You don’t want to create a bad habit which will be hard to break - this applies to beginner and advanced learners! Also, be conscious of the position of the tongue as it’s the greatest factor in perfecting this sound. Check out the video below for more information about the Japanese ‘r’ sound. It covers the difference between the English and Japanese ‘r’ sound and talks about the importance of the tongue position.

The "Tsu" and "Su" Sound

The next most notorious sound in the Japanese language: ‘tsu’ and ‘su’? Notorious being that they sound so similar! This is another case of the importance of tongue positioning. Learning the subtle difference takes a lot of practice, and close listening to native speakers.

The video below offers a very helpful explanation on how one should pronounce each sound, and what differs them.

Learn Japanese for Free

Our newsletter for beginner to low intermediate Japanese students will get you on the right track to learning Japanese and saving money.

Japanese Speaking Practice by Shadowing

You can greatly improve your Japanese conversation skills and pronunciation through shadowing.

Shadowing is a language learning technique that involves listening and repetition; it’s also very simple to do! All you need is audio recording in Japanese (at your proficiency level), the transcript to that recording, and a pair of headphones.

Basically, you’ll want to listen to the text multiple times - until you are confident enough that you can understand it (almost the point of memorization) and repeat it at the same speed as the recording.

Some of the key points you’ll want to remember when you using the shadowing technique is to practice while walking outdoors, maintain a perfect upright position, and articulate the text in a clear, loud voice.

If you are at an intermediate to advance level in Japanese and you happen to also love video games, give this shadowing practice a try! This type of Japanese speaking practice may seem silly but it actually works.

How to Practice with Someone Else

Courage or not, at some point you will have to practice with someone eventually. Here are the best ways to do so.

Japanese Conversation Practice Online

If you are ready to move on from Japanese conversation practice on your own, the simplest way is to connect with someone is online. There are many people who are looking for a language partner and may sites which carter to this. Language partners are a fun and free way to connect with someone around the world! I’ve found with language partners, however; that you have to come into the partnership with the intention that you both will get something out of it. If you feel uncomfortable with Japanese, without even realizing it, you might resort to speaking English the whole time.

What you could do is hire a teacher online with sites such as Japan Switch which is our sister company who offers affordable morning lessons. With this, you are guaranteed to be speaking Japanese.

Online is a great resource to use where there is no one else around you, but it is harder to develop a strong relationship like you get when you learn face to face. This is based on our experience of running both offline and online Japanese lessons.

Check Out What's Happening in your Community

Even if you live in a small town, check out what’s happening. More than likely, there will be some people interested in learning Japanese - especially with how popular Japanese culture is around the world. For example, in a very small town I lived in, there was an origami club which met at the library every week. I never went, but I imagine that you would find someone with similar interests with you there; and maybe a potential language partner.

Still Nervous to Speak?

Don’t worry I know how you feel. I still get butterflies when I order at a restaurant in Japanese. Something that I keep in mind whenever I have a conversation in Japanese (and it has helped) is to imagine if that person was in your situation. What if they were in your country and they were trying to learn English, Spanish, or whatever your mother tongue is. Would you judge them for trying to learn your language? Would you think about how they fumbled a word? Or would you be happy that they are trying?

Even if you struggle, Japanese people appreciate the fact that you made an effort to have a conversation in Japanese. Maybe you’ll find the rare person who isn’t patient with you, but from my experience, I haven’t had this encounter. If you find a Japanese person who can speak English, there might be a tendency to override you and speak in English. But if you ask nicely, they should try to help and if they ignore you, then they are probably not a good candidate for a friend.

If you lucky enough to be living in Japan, there are some places I would recommend to go to practice your Japanese conversation skills. Convenient stores and restaurants are good to go to for simple interaction which will give you that boost of “wow, I'm speaking Japanese.”

If you like the izakaya environment, try going to one every week. If you are surrounded by regulars, you’ll eventually find yourself making conversations with them.

Now to the opposite end - bad places for practicing Japanese.

Ramen restaurants... Libraries... Graveyards

Places where you will not be inconveniencing others. Even though I mentioned restaurants above as good places to practice, you have to be specific with which one you pick. Establishments like ramen restaurants, or the small ones you see in the subways, are typically not well suited for conversation. People go there for quick meals - especially during lunchtime - and don’t want to talk start a conversation when they are standing at the bar, slurping down hot noodles.

If you do find someone you’d like to talk to but are at lost for conversation topics, try asking questions about them. Not to sound too much like Dale Carnegie, but people like to talk about themselves. For instance, you can ask them if the kanji in their name is significant to them. Japanese people are also happy to explain something about their culture to foreigners such as if you have any questions about certain holidays or festivals. But remember, this is all if the person is willing to talk. If they look like they are minding their own business, you shouldn’t try and practice your Japanese conversation skills with them.

Teach English Part-Time at One Coin English

In addition to awesome articles, we also run an English school with more than 100 teachers and 7000 students in 10 locations in Tokyo.

Speaking with Others

As a beginner student, I would try to speak to people one on one. If you talk to a group of Japanese people they will speak at a faster speed or they will talk to each other. Because of those situations, I found it hard to follow. To understand conversation at regular speed, you need to be at an intermediate level. If you want to communicate and understand in most groups, you need to be at a higher intermediate level.

As a beginner student, leading the conversation will help you to understand more. When you lead the conversation you know the topic so you have a higher likelihood of understanding. If the other person leads the conversation you might not understand what the topic is and have more trouble following the conversation

If you want a resource to branch out and practice your Japanese, check out our Guide to Events in Tokyo and our guide to Making Japanese Friends.

Final Remarks

One of the toughest parts about learning a language, and also arguably the most important! There are many ways you can practice by yourself, but you can’t talk to yourself forever. I hope these tips helped and gave you the confidence you need to practice speaking Japanese.

Guide to Finding a Good Japanese Book

By tyson batino, top 10 online japanese lessons, top 15 japanese tutors in tokyo, top 10 japanese lessons in tokyo, best 10 japanese language schools in tokyo, ultimate guide to japanese textbooks.

Your No. 1 Affordable

& Lessons

¥1500 Group Lessons

¥3000 Private Lessons

Japanese Lessons in Tokyo

¥3000

About the Lessons
Beginning Lessons
Hiragana and Katakana
General Reference
Grammar Reference
Quick Reference Sheets and Other Print Outs
Browser Add-ons
Online Forums
Online Shopping
In the Works
Getting Started
Copyright Policy

Politeness and Formality in Japanese

This lesson is a brief introduction to an important cultural issue that pervades all of Japanese speech: that of politeness and formality . These English words are basically interchangeable in this context, so don't be confused when I switch between them.

Levels of Politeness

It's often emphasized that Japanese has some number of distinct "levels of politeness" (I was first taught that there were four, personally). This isn't entirely accurate; as you might expect, it's more of a spectrum than a rigid scale. What makes Japanese different from many other languages is that "politeness" or "formality" is explicitly coded into the grammar. If you think about English, in formal speech we change our choice of words and use more complete (or even excessively long) ways of phrasing what we want to say. This is true in Japanese too, but here there are also different verb forms for different levels of formality.

Alright, you say, but how many? This is where things get sticky, because there are actually two separable grammatical components of politeness in Japanese. So rather than get into that, let's first look at the factors affecting choice of level of politeness.

Linguistics Tidbit: In Introduction to the Japanese Language , we talked about dialects , which are primarily geographic in nature. The language used by a speaker of any particular dialect also varies by situation–who you are talking to, where, and so on. We call these different varieties of speech registers . Level of formality, then, is primarily a difference in register.

Factors Influencing Politeness

One such factor is the speaker's psychological distance from the listener; in other words, their familiarity with the other person. In general, informal , or casual speech is used among family and close friends, while more formal , or polite speech is used when talking to people you are less close to (basically everyone else). Speech directed at the general public, such as radio and TV broadcasts, is also formal.

The other factor is rank , which is exactly what it sounds like. Each person in Japanese society has a relative rank to every other person, depending on the relationship between them.

*This last relationship is the most general. As in other East Asian cultures, the young are expected to respect the old, even if the difference in age is rather small.

If both speakers have equal rank, such as between two friends or two strangers, degree of familiarity determines speech style. In the case where two speakers have different ranks, one might use informal language while the other uses formal speech. Or, depending on the relationship, the speaker with higher rank might use formal speech, and the the speaker with the lower rank might even more polite speech, typically known as honorific speech.

The combination of familiarity and rank, then, determines the basic level of politeness.

So how do we make speech more polite, anyway? One method you'll start using right away is with honorifics .

The honorific prefix お "o" (not to be confused with the particle を "o") is used to show towards items related to the listener. So while you might tell someone your own namae (name), you would almost certainly ask for their o-namae instead. "O" is also used with general nouns, typically those with cultural significance, like o-sake (rice wine) and o-tera (temple), and in some cases becomes almost inseparable from the root word, as in ocha (tea).

Equivalent to "o" is another prefix, ご "go", as found in gohan (cooked rice), another case where the honorific basically part of the word itself. So what's the difference? Basically, "o" is typically used for words of Japanese origin, while "go" is preferred for words of Chinese origin.

Use of "o" and "go" is a little tricky. In the case of words that always include the prefix, I'll simply treat them as if they're a part of the word. You'll get a feel for when to use them with words that sometimes include the prefix. Really, you can stick them on to basically any noun, but the result can be unnatural, so I'd advise against this. You can safely use "o" and "go" with words you hear them used with, but otherwise assume that they shouldn't be.

Basic Speech Styles: Formal, Informal, and Keigo

At this point, it's time to introduce the Japanese terms for the rough levels of politeness that I've hinted at above.

The first is ていねいご (teineigo), literally "polite language", which I will sometimes call "formal". This is style you will be learning first, since it's the default used by two adults with no particular relationship to each other. It's also used when speaking to someone higher in rank.

Formal speech is marked by the use of the polite copula (to-be word) "desu" and the polite verb suffix "-masu" (you'll learn more about these very soon), and generally uses complete sentences with a minimum of contracted forms. The honorifics "o" and "go", which you learned above, are also frequently used.

Next is くだけた　にほんご (kudaketa nihongo), or "casual language", which you can also call "informal". It uses plain verb endings, and allows abundant contractions, colloquialisms, and the like. Informal speech is by definition less formal than formal speech, and therefor is less predictable. Because of this, you'll start to learn the casual style a bit later on.

Naturally, the informal speech used by close friends (who would have an equal rank) will be different from that used by someone who is higher in rank than their listener. Also, plain language without the distinctly casual elements is often used in writing; this is an example of an intermediary style.

Finally, けいご (keigo) is "honorific language", which is a step higher than teineigo in politeness. This is the style used when speaking to someone significantly higher in rank.

Keigo also makes an extra distinction as to who the speaker is talking about ; this is the second grammatical distinction of politeness. One form, そんけいご (sonkeigo), or respectful language , is used when talking about the exalted listener, or people or things related to them, while the other, けんじょうご (kenjougo), or humble language , is used when talking about things related to oneself.

The basics of keigo are not as hard as some people make them out to be (it basically amounts to a couple extra verb conjugations, which are easy, and some irregular forms, which are not so easy), but being the most complex speech style and less necessary in the beginning stages, this is the style you'll learn last.

Note: I've heard teineigo referred to as "formal" and keigo as "polite", but this is unnecessarily confusing seeing as how we use those words interchangeably otherwise. I've also heard teineigo, keigo, and sonkeigo translated various other ways since their literal meanings are similar. This sort of naming confusion is common when trying to translate culture-specific terminology.

In summary…

So, if you still want my answer, there are three basic levels of politeness in Japanese.

It's important to remember, though, that there is a lot of variability within these levels, and arguably some notable sub-levels. For example, I'd say that there's a somewhat distinct "polite(+)" level that includes some keigo and a "polite(-)" level that is somewhat less formal (in the sense of being complete and proper). And perhaps more obviously, there's usually room to make keigo even more excessively polite and move kudaketa speech towards being extremely casual, or just plain rude.

Learning the Spoken Language

In this section we looked at the basics of language variation within interpersonal communication. It goes without saying that other forms, such as the presentational style and the written style, have their own rules as well. In the remainder of this introduction as well as the Beginning Lessons, you'll learn the basics of teineigo, the polite style, and the rest you'll learn over the course of your studies.

There's also a dirty little secret as to why Japanese learners are taught formal language first: its verb conjugation is the easiest. I'm dead serious. Almost all Japanese verbs fall into one of two conjugation patterns, but once you get them into masu form (the polite form), they all conjugate the same way for simple changes like past tense and negation. This makes one part of your job super easy while you worry about your other main task, which is learning how to string together a coherent Japanese sentence.

With that, it's time to start learning grammar.

The Structure of a Japanese Sentence

Names and Introductions

Back to Beginning Lessons

Having trouble understanding something? Anything I've missed? Please send your feedback using the contact form and help me improve this site. All questions, comments, and corrections are welcome.

Search for:

With Pictures: How Japanese Body Language Works

Introduction

During your Japanese speech, there are two ideas; you read out your script and you speak without your script. I think this has been controversial for a long time because both of the propositions are reasonable and understandable. One person says, "If you read out your script, you can prevent yourself from making improper remarks and misstatements." Another says "If you speak without your script, your Japanese speech will be more colorful and lively." What do you think which way we should follow? In this article, I am going to try to finalize this argument.

You should make your Japanese speech without your script

Let me get straight to the conclusion. During your Japanese speech, you should speak without your script. I think the best way of making a speech is to memorize a script in its entirety and then to speak ad lib. Does this sound contradictory? It can coexist. Let’s go over both of the characteristics.

Advantages of "with script"

Time management.

You can guess how long your Japanese speech will take by counting how many letters there are in your script. It is said native speakers take 1 minute to complete 300 letters. Considering you are a Japanese learner, it may take 1 minute for you to complete approximately 250 letters. In that case, if the time for your Japanese speech is 5 minutes, you can manage your time by writing your script within approximately 1250 letters.

Persuasive Expressions

Since you have sufficient time to build your logic, your Japanese speech will be very persuasive. If you need some evidences to prove your proposition, you can even prepare them and put into your script.

Prevention from making improper remarks and misstatements

By getting your script to be proofread by a third person and read them out, you can prevent yourself from making improper remarks and misstatements. It is likely that speakers would be nervous or under pressure during his or her speech and it may cause unexpected actions. However, if you follow your well-made script, you can express what you want to convey in place.

Advantage of "without script"

Emotional expression.

If you don’t have your script, there is no choice, namely you have to speak with your own words. It will sound real tone which cannot be made by following a script. Such expression is the one can appeal your audience’s heart.

Nonverbal Communications

During your Japanese speech, what do you think where your eyes should put on? It is obvious that the answer is not on your script, but your audience. You can show your smile and make eye contact with your audience. That way, your Japanese speech will be interactive.

Eat your script

Let me introduce an interesting saying related presentations here; "Eat your script once you memorize it" It means that people incline to rely on and read out scripts because of the easiness. However, speaking without scripts may produce more valuable and attractive speeches if you memorize your script in place. Therefore, you should force yourself to do so by completely disposing of your script. I agree with this saying and that is how the methods; speaking with and without scripts can coexist.

Again, in order to make your Japanese speech attractive and impressive, you have to prepare your script and memorize and dispose of it. That way, you can utilize all the above advantages. On the other hand, you may need courage to stand at the stage of your Japanese speech without your script. I totally understand you, but I really would like you to experience the interaction with your audience during your Japanese speech. That’s very fun and thrilled. I rather think that is the speech. Please try speaking without your script and attract the attention of your audience.