Name: 仕事でもっとプロフェッショナルになるには：5つのフレーズ (How to be more professional at work: 5 phrases to use)
Uploaded: 2025-07-21T18:01:44.000Z
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So, E, what you're telling me is if I do what you say, I'll be more professional, I'll be able to handle problems at work?

つまりE、君の言うとおりにすれば、もっとプロフェッショナルになり、仕事上の問題にも対処できるようになるということか？

Today's lesson, I'm going to give you five things that you can do that will help you at work solve some problems and make you seem, not seem, be more professional.

今日のレッスンでは、仕事上の問題を解決し、よりプロフェッショナルに見えるようにするために、あなたができる5つのことを教えましょう。

But just before we do that, I want you to just look down, click like for the video.

ただ、その前に、下を見て、ビデオの「いいね！」をクリックしてほしい。

Just take a second or two to do that, and I'm going to go through what we're going to  We're going to go through the five things, we'll have a little bit of a quiz, we're going to give you some bonus information, and of course, homework.

これから5つのことを説明し、ちょっとしたクイズやボーナス情報、そしてもちろん宿題を出します。

Thanks for coming back and watching, and let's go to the lesson.

戻ってきてくれて、見てくれてありがとう。

So, a lot of times at work we have issues, especially what the problem is when we have to deal with people equal to ourselves, our colleagues, colleagues we work together, co-workers.

だから、仕事では多くの場合、私たちは問題を抱えている。特に問題となるのは、自分と同等の人間、同僚、一緒に働く仲間、同僚と接しなければならないときだ。

Colleagues is what you say in a more professional way, co-worker in a more casual way.

同僚はよりプロフェッショナルな言い方で、同僚はよりカジュアルな言い方だ。

でも、上司とも話しているよね？

It's easy to talk to someone who's not at the same level as you, but when you have to speak to someone higher.

自分と同じレベルでない相手と話すのは簡単だが、より高いレベルの相手と話さなければならないとき。

These will hopefully help you deal with those situations, especially when English isn't your first language.

これらは、特に英語が母国語でない場合に、そのような状況に対処する助けになることを願っている。

It'll make you be professional and be taken seriously.

そうすることで、あなたはプロフェッショナルになり、真剣に受け止められるようになる。

The first one, I want to make sure we're on the same page.

最初に、私たちが同じページにいることを確認したい。

As you know, I wrote, it has two meanings actually.

ご存知のように、この言葉には2つの意味がある。

Some people say it means just this, but really, the way in which you say it will denote or give the idea of what you really want to get across.

ただこれだけの意味だと言う人もいるが、本当は言い方次第で、あなたが本当に伝えたいことが表れたり、伝わったりする。

The first one is, I'm not sure you understand.

一つ目は、あなたが理解しているかどうかわからない。

So if I say, I'm talking to you, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da, and then you're like, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah, uh-huh, uh-huh, I'm like, okay, I just want to make sure we're on the same page.

だから、もし僕が君に、ダダダダ、ダダダダ、と言って、君が、うん、うん、うん、うん、うん、うん、と言うなら、僕は、オーケー、僕らが同じページにいることを確認したいんだ。

You know you have to come to work when you are supposed to be at work.

出勤すべき時間には出勤しなければならない。

And sometimes, maybe you're sitting there in the meeting, the boss is talking, many big words, a lot of stuff, and you're like, okay, I just want to make sure we're on the same page, because I think this, and I want to make sure that's correct.

そして時には、会議の席でボスが話していて、大きな言葉がたくさん出てきて、いろいろなことを話していて、あなたはこう思う。

That will let the other person know that you're trying to confirm the message that you've been given.

そうすることで、自分が与えられたメッセージを確認しようとしていることが相手に伝わる。

That's a good thing, because it says, I'm serious, and I want to make sure we understand each other so everybody does their job properly.

それはいいことだ。私は真剣だし、みんなが自分の仕事をきちんとこなせるように、お互いを理解し合いたいんだ。

So, the first one, you want to make sure they understand so there aren't any mistakes made.

だから、まず第一に、間違いがないように彼らが理解していることを確認したい。

The other one is, you're making sure that you let people know that your job is important to you, and you want to be clear to make sure you take the correct actions.

もうひとつは、自分の仕事が自分にとって重要であることを周囲に伝え、正しい行動を取るために明確にしておきたい、ということだ。

This is an interesting one, because when you say, I need your help, you're thinking, well, how does that make me more professional?

というのも、「あなたの助けが必要です」と言うとき、あなたはこう考えるからだ。

Basically, someone is doing something incorrect, or they're not doing what they promised to do, and what you're doing is saying something in a way that makes them think that they're helping or contributing, so you can turn around and say, hey, you're screwing up, that means making a mistake, we need to address it and change it.

基本的に、誰かが何か間違ったことをしていたり、約束したことをやっていなかったりする。あなたがしているのは、彼らが助けている、あるいは貢献していると思わせるような言い方をすることだ。

But if it's your boss, you can't say you're screwing up, can you?

でも、それが上司だったら、自分がヘマをしているとは言えないでしょう？

So, you go, boss, I need your help, I have this problem.

それで、ボス、助けてください。

You haven't paid me, man, you gotta pay me.

So, but you say that to someone, maybe someone is at your office, they're making fish at the office, putting it in the microwave, you told them a couple of times, other employees are complaining, this is a good person, but you don't want to have too much confrontation, that means fighting, you might say, hey, Mr. E, I need your help, we have a situation in the lunchroom.

だから、でも、誰かにそう言うんだ、もしかしたら、誰かがあなたのオフィスにいるかもしれない、オフィスで魚を作り、それを電子レンジに入れている、あなたは何度かその人に言った、他の従業員は文句を言っている、この人はいい人だ、でも、あまり対立したくない、それは喧嘩を意味する、あなたはこう言うかもしれない、ねえ、Eさん、あなたの助けが必要なんです、ランチルームで事態が起きているんです。

And of course, E will think that they're helping, yeah, how can I help out?

そしてもちろん、Eは自分たちが助けてくれていると思うだろう。

We need you to stop cooking the fish in the microwave, because it's making the other workers sick.

電子レンジで魚を焼くのをやめてほしい。

I need your help to do that, to make the other workers feel good, okay?

そのためには君の助けが必要なんだ。他の従業員をいい気分にさせるためにね。

So, it's a way of taking the pressure off them, so they are able to talk to you and not feel that they're being pointed at, like, you need to do this, you need to do that.

そうすることで、プレッシャーから解放され、こうしなければならない、ああしなければならないと指図されることなく、あなたと話すことができる。

It's also a good one you can take home with your partner.

パートナーと一緒に持ち帰れるのもいい。

Anyway, number three, I believe and my perspective is, I'm going to go straight here, right, and talk about, don't start with, I think or I'm not sure.

とにかく、3つ目は、私が信じていること、そして私の視点は、このままストレートに行きたいと思います。

そして、あなたはこう言うかもしれない。

You didn't do it with the other ones, I'm like, yeah, well, here is what the deal is.

他の選手と一緒にやらなかったから、ああ、まあ、こういうことなんだ。

A lot of times, because you're not a native speaker, you might say, I think, you know, I think or I'm not sure, but this is not a strong way, remember I said I also want you to be taken seriously?

多くの場合、あなたはネイティブ・スピーカーではないので、I thinkとか、I thinkとか、I'm not sureとか言うかもしれませんが、これは強い言い方ではありません。

It's not a strong way to say, I think or I'm not sure, because I think is like, eh, changing it to I believe is a stronger statement.

というのも、I thinkは「えーっ」という感じで、I believeに変えた方がより強い表現になるからだ。

I believe in the power of Jesus, okay, you know, they don't say, I think Jesus is power, they go, I believe in the power of Jesus is strong.

私はイエスの力を信じている、イエスが力だと思う、とは言わない。

So, you say, I believe if we do this, next quarter we will be making a 25% profit, it's different than, I think, if we, if we, I'm going to take the glasses out, I think, I've been thinking that if we do this, no, no one's going to take you seriously, you've got to do it like this, I believe that if we do this, next quarter we'll all be driving Mercedes.

つまり、こうすれば来期は25％の利益を上げると信じている、と言うのです。

人々はあなたのことを真剣に考えるだろう。

No, they take the car seriously, not you, but the point is made.

いや、彼らはクルマのことを真剣に考えているのであって、君のことを真剣に考えているわけではない。

I believe, where am I here, sorry, I believe in my perspective, that's also saying from my perspective, I'm not saying I'm 100% correct, I'm just saying from the knowledge that I have, what I'm dealing with, where I'm sitting, this is the idea I'm getting, and I believe, I believe this is the correct course.

私は信じている、私はどこにいるのだろう、申し訳ないが、私は信じている、それは私の観点から言っているのであって、100％正しいとは言っていない、ただ私の持っている知識から、私が扱っているものから、私が座っている場所から、これが私の得ている考えであり、私は信じている、これが正しいコースだと信じている。

I could be wrong, but I'm strongly thinking I'm correct, okay?

間違っているかもしれないが、僕は正しいと強く思っているんだ。

So, my perspective is this, my view, I'm not taking anyone else's view, so it's a position of strength, and I believe it's also a position of strength.

だから、私の見解はこうだ。他の誰の見解も鵜呑みにはしない。だから、それは強者の立場でもあるし、強者の立場でもあると思っている。

I think, and I'm not sure, if you're in a business environment, it leads people to not really trust you 100%, because they're like, if you're not sure, why should I be sure?

私は、もしあなたがビジネス環境にいるのなら、それは人々があなたを100％信用しないことにつながると思う。

そして、それはあなたの負担になりかねない。

If they're not sure, they don't want to do business with you.

確信が持てなければ、彼らはあなたと取引しようとは思わない。

次に4つ目、ベースについて触れたい。

If you've ever watched baseball, hey, it's out of the park, and the guy runs by, he just touches the base and keeps going, touches the base.

野球を見たことがある人なら、おい、アウト・オブ・パークだぞ、と思って、その人が走ってきて、ベースにタッチして、そのまま、ベースにタッチするんだ。

You never see a guy in the baseball, hit it out of the park, get on the base and look around going, okay, what's going to happen next?

野球をやっていて、ヒットを打って、塁に出て、よし、次は何が起こるんだろう？

I don't know, let's just see how this is going to go, no, he moves, he moves, he moves.

いや、彼は動く、動く、動く。

So, when you're in the office and you go, yo, Mr. E, I just want to touch base about the project we were working on last week, I want to have a quick conversation, I am not going to waste your time, I don't want my time wasted, I want to be updated to know what is happening, but let's make it quick, we both have busy days, all right, so give me a little bit of information and I'll move on from here.

あなたの時間を無駄にしたくないし、私の時間も無駄にしたくない。

So, this is a great one to use, especially if you have to talk to a busy boss who's like, what do you want?

特に、忙しい上司に「何が欲しいんだ？

James, I'm busy and important, I'm moving my books around, as you can see, why?

ジェームス、私は忙しくて重要な仕事をしている。

Boss, I just want to touch base, I was working on that project you asked me to do, I've got a report on my desk, whenever you want, I can bring it up.

ボス、ちょっと連絡したいことがあるんですが、頼まれたプロジェクトに取り組んでいて、机の上に報告書があります。

I've touched base, I've updated you, told you there was a report, I've told you where it is, I'm done, okay, so you want to touch base with someone, you just want to get some quick information, move on so everybody is at the same place, touching base.

私はベースとなり、更新し、報告書があることを伝え、それがどこにあるかを伝えた。

Number five, okay, if you've been paying attention, everything's black and blue, black and blue, very, very open, but then I have this one in red, I will explain it to you, I have been told many a time, especially by my one special person, that I told you so is not good to say.

5番、もしあなたが注意して見ていたなら、すべてが黒と青、黒と青、とてもとてもオープンです。

Now, I don't know what cultures it is okay to say, so I'm just saying, if you've ever done it in your culture, people might be upset, but in the English culture, nobody wants to hear I told you so.

どのような文化圏でこのようなことを言ってもいいのか私は知らないので、もしあなたが自分の文化圏でこのようなことをしたことがあるなら、みんな怒るかもしれないが、イギリス文化圏では、誰もI told you soなんて聞きたくないということだ。

Even when you did tell them so several times, you wrote it down and made a video about it, you're still not allowed to tell them they told you so, I told them so, anyway, you're not allowed to say it, so this is a way you can tell your boss or other employees without saying I told you so, I told you so, let's go to the board, huh, okay, so what you say is, I did previously mention that this was a possibility or could happen, how will you rectify this or how will you resolve this issue?

何度もそう伝えても、それをメモしてビデオに撮っても、とにかく、そう言った、そう言ったと言うことは許されないのだから、これは、そう言った、そう言ったと言わずに、上司や他の従業員に伝える方法だ。

What you're really saying is, yo, I told you so, it's wrong, how are you going to fix this?

あなたが本当に言いたいのは、だから言ったでしょ、間違ってるって。

But you didn't say that, because you're a professional, right, and it's all professionals, right, as all professionals, we want to make sure that we do a good job, no, not a good job, an excellent job, so I'm going to go and give you a quiz to test your knowledge and to see if you remember how to do this, all right, here's our five, and I'll see you in a second.

でも、あなたはそう言わなかった。あなたはプロなんだから、そうでしょう。プロなら誰でもそうでしょう。プロなら誰でも、いい仕事を、いや、いい仕事ではなく、素晴らしい仕事をしたいものです。だから、あなたの知識を試すためにクイズを出します。このやり方を覚えているかどうか。では、この5つです。

A quick review before we go to the quiz, do you remember the five sentences?

クイズに入る前におさらいを。5つの文章を覚えていますか？

I want to make sure we're on the same page, I want to make sure we both understand what's going on, I need your help, translation, we have a problem, and we need to deal with it, but it's actually your problem, and I need your help to solve it, I believe, or my perspective is, saying something from a position of strength so that people will believe more of what you're saying and will probably follow along, because you're correct, I want to touch base, I just want to have a quick conversation to be updated, not a long conversation, and I did previously mention that this might happen, how will you resolve it, I did tell you this is going to happen, how are you going to fix it now, now, on to the show, let's go to the quiz.

私は私たちが同じページにいることを確認したい、私は私たち両方が起こっていることを理解していることを確認したい、私はあなたの助けが必要です、翻訳、私たちは問題があり、私たちはそれに対処する必要があります、しかし、それは実際にはあなたの問題であり、私はそれを解決するためにあなたの助けが必要です、私は信じています、または私の視点は、人々がより多くのあなたの言っていることを信じて、おそらく一緒に従ってくれるように、強者の立場から何かを言うことです、というのも、あなたの言う通りだからです。私は基本的なことに触れたい

Time to do the quiz, you ready, let's go to the board, so we did the quick review of the five phrases that should help you at work, and now let's take a look and see how well you learned your lessons, number one, Mr. E keeps warming up fish in the microwave at work after promising not to do it again, what do we say, do we say, I want to touch base, or I need your help, what phrase do you think will best help solve the problem without confrontation, if you said I need your help, you're correct, remember, you're inviting them to help you with the solution, less confrontation, better work environment.

クイズの時間です、準備はいいですか、ボードに向かいましょう、では、仕事で役立つ5つのフレーズの簡単な復習をしました。Eさんは、もうしないと約束したのに、職場の電子レンジで魚を温め続けている。どう言えばいいのだろう。「ちょっと話がある」と言うのか、それとも「手伝ってほしい」と言うのか。対立せずに問題を解決するには、どのフレーズが一番効果的だと思う？もし「手伝ってほしい」と言ったなら、その通り。覚えておいてほしいのは、相手に解決への協力を呼びかけているということだ。

Next, let's do the next one, Mr. E looks confused after you explained how you intend on starting the project, he's like, what, should you say I want to be on the same page, I want to make sure we're on the same page, or I want to touch base, if you picked A, you are correct, you want to make sure you're on the same page, a look of confusion is that that person understands up to a point, but maybe not further, they need some help, you want to be the one who makes sure that you're on the same page by explaining if necessary, okay, you don't want to touch base, it's not a quick meeting, because they're already confused.

次、次。あなたがプロジェクトの始め方を説明した後、Eは困惑の表情を浮かべている、彼はこう言った、何と言うべきか、I want to be on the same page, I want to make sure we're on the same page, or I want to touch base、困惑の表情は、その人がある程度までは理解しているが、それ以上は理解できないかもしれない。

Number three, you told Mr. E not to do something, and now he has a problem, what is the best way to engage with this person, that means make contact, communicate, if you said B, you are correct, I did previously mention, which previously means before now, that this might happen, right, and now how will we resolve it, or how will you fix it, you're basically saying, hey, you screwed up, you got to fix it, but it's a nice way of saying it without saying what is the magic word you're not supposed to say, I told you so, do not say that.

その3、あなたはE氏に何かをするなと言った。もしあなたがBと言ったなら、その通りです。私は以前、このようなことが起こるかもしれないということを言いました。

Number four, you want Mr. E to take you seriously, what is a way in which you can do that, would it be number A, I did previously mention that this might happen, or B, I believe or my perspective is, which one, I believe or my perspective is, as mentioned before, when you say I believe, it's strong, stronger than I think, which is I have an idea, I believe is a firm holding of an idea in your mind, my perspective, the way that I see it, that I'm looking at it with all the information that I have and expertise, my perspective is this, this is how I look at it, and it might be beneficial for you, beneficial meaning good for you.

その4、あなたはE氏に真剣に向き合ってもらいたい。Eさんにあなたのことを真剣に考えてもらいたい、そのためにはどうしたらいいか、それはA、以前私はこうなるかもしれないと言いました、それともB、I believe or my perspective is、どちらでしょうか、I believe or my perspective is、前述したように、I believeと言うとき、それは強い、I thinkより強い、私の視点、私の見方、私が持っているすべての情報と専門知識でそれを見ていること、私の視点はこうだ、

Now, finally, you want Mr. E to know your interruption will not be long, what do you need to say that you can get to talk to this person who is probably busy, and maybe they are a superior, that you can get in to talk to them and they will allow it, what would you say, I need your help or I want to touch base, this one's a bit tricky, yes, if you say I want to touch base, just like we're talking about baseball, just a second, I'm going to touch the base and move on, you're busy, you don't have time for me to take up your time, when I say I need your help, in this particular situation, they might think, well, Johnson, I'm a very, very busy man and I don't have the time to give to you that you may need towards this problem, so perhaps, well, no, just I need to touch base is enough to say this is it, this is it, I'm out, I want to touch base because the interruption, unlike my tongue, will not be long, anyway, you got perfect on your quiz, we did do a mild review just before we got to it, so let's go to the board, because as you know, I always give a quiz, then I'd like to give you a little bit extra, because you've done this video this long, clearly, I want to give you something that will help you a little bit further and this thing I'm going to give you is called nonverbal communication, I gave you two statements and what I'm going to give you now will make those two statements much more powerful, right, and how do I do this, first, do you remember when I said I need your help, you can say it like this, Johnson, I need your help, that's aggressive, that's powerful, that's very manly, that's good, yeah, now, remember, when I said you want to say this statement, it was more about someone's causing a problem and you want to invite them in, being assertive or aggressive in this case might make them step back, so I have to preface this, let me say something before I continue, some of you may be offended because you go, oh my gosh, you're saying this and it's not true, in body language terminology, a tilted head is more of a female gesture of I am listening to you, while a straight head gesture is more authoritative or assertive, check out your body language books, you'll see for yourself, so I need your help in tilting your head, makes it much more of a softer gesture, so that the person doesn't feel like you're going to be aggressive or they're in trouble, so it's a way of bringing them in, now, if you want to know why, the word I was trying to avoid is the word submissive, it happens in the animal kingdom, anyone who's ever owned a dog, the dog will put its neck up to be bitten by another dog to say, I am no threat to you, I cannot hurt you, by putting your neck forward, you're saying, look, I am very vulnerable right now, I cannot hurt you, and by saying I cannot hurt you, the other person feels, oh, then I am safe, and then we bring them into the trap, sorry, what I mean by that is because you seem a little bit more as a non-threatening person, that they are more able to open up to you and work with you, so tilt your head when you say, Johnson, I need your help with this problem I'm having, you know it's their problem, but you want to invite them in, second one, I want you to keep your eyes on the person and do not speak when you use this one, I did previously mention that this might happen, now how will you resolve this issue, notice I didn't speak for about three seconds, don't speak, don't fill the space, I did a video previously about holding, when there's a gap in a conversation for more than three seconds, people feel uncomfortable, and then you know it's time to end a conversation, this time I'm not ending the conversation, I'm allowing you to fill that space by saying, listen, there was a problem, I told you it was going to happen, how are you going to fix it, you need to speak, I'm not going to tilt my head, I'm not being, I'm here to help you, I'm not, you screwed up son, own up to it, fix it, cool?

さて、最後に、あなたはE氏に、あなたの割り込みが長くは続かないことを知ってもらいたい。Eさんには、あなたの割り込みが長くは続かないことをわかってもらいたい。おそらく忙しいであろうこの人と、もしかしたら目上の人かもしれないが、あなたがその人と話すことができ、その人がそれを許してくれるためには、何と言えばいいのだろう、あなたの助けが必要なのか、それともベースに触れたいのか、これはちょっと厄介だ。そう、ベースに触れたいと言えば、野球の話をしているのと同じように、ちょっと待って、ベースに触れて先に進むよ、あなたは

So, these are non-verbals and these are when you should use them, best time to use them, okay?

つまり、これらは非動詞であり、いつ使うべきか、いつ使うのがベストか、ということだ。

Keep that in mind, it's going to supercharge your professionalism at work, people will take you seriously definitely, and when you do come with the other one with the head tilted, they'll actually trust you, meaning you're there to help them, cool?

このことを覚えておけば、仕事におけるあなたのプロフェッショナリズムに拍車がかかり、人々は間違いなくあなたを真剣に受け止めるだろう。

Now, here's what I want you to do for homework, because as we always have, like, it's a classroom, right?

さて、宿題としてやってほしいことはこうだ。

And I want you to take this experience that you've been having with me out into the real world and make it work for you.

そして、私と一緒にしてきたこの経験を実社会に持ち出し、自分のものにしてほしい。

Best way to do that is our homework, and in this case, the first one thing I want you to do is write down where you would use one of these phrases, like, write, get into your head, sit down and go, okay, there's this guy at work, he never listens to what I say and he's always got problems, I've got to use this, I did previously mention, that's a good place.

この場合、まず最初にやってほしいことは、これらのフレーズをどこで使うかを書き出すことだ。

This will help you prepare you for when you meet this person or the situation comes up, you'll be prepared to speak and you will sound very professional, okay?

そうすることで、その人に会ったとき、あるいはその状況になったときに、プロフェッショナルな話し方ができるようになるんだ。