Guiguzi teaches you how to speak!

 　　If you ask who Jack Ma is,

　　most young people will unanimously say: the founder of Alibaba Group.

　　But if you ask who Guiguzi is,

　　some might not be able to answer.

　　Curious, what exactly is Guiguzi?

　　Is he a person or a book?

　　In modern terms, Guiguzi was the founder of the School of Diplomacy.

　　In the world of traditional Chinese learning, the School of Diplomacy differs from Confucianism, focusing on the art of persuasion and maneuvering to navigate the world.

　　Confucianists

　　see the School of Diplomacy as adept at interpersonal relationships. It's like in a traditional Chinese learning class, the top-performing Confucian scholars disapprove of the less academically gifted School of Diplomacy, who are skilled at speaking, understanding people, cultivating relationships, and even seducing women.

　　From a modern perspective, Guiguzi is both a person and a book in the classics of traditional Chinese learning.

　　But Guiguzi is not limited to this. It is also a strategy, a military treatise.

　　Some consider Guiguzi an art, the art of persuasion.

　　In my understanding, Guiguzi teaches you how to speak.

　　We are all ordinary people; in today's peaceful world, we cannot possibly be as powerful as Su Qin and Zhang Yi of the Warring States period.

　　However, we can read the *Guiguzi* (a classic Chinese text on philosophy), learn from Guiguzi's methods of speaking, how to interact with people, understand human nature, and utilize it to serve persuasion.

　　Speaking is indispensable in life, and the purpose of speaking is persuasion.

　　What is persuasion? It means that what I say is something you can accept and find pleasant to hear.

　　Today, let's briefly discuss one of Guiguzi's most profound and easy-to-understand techniques: the "Flying Clamping Technique."

　　What is Flying Clamping?

　　It involves using suggestive language to attract the other person's attention and then controlling them.

　　In simpler terms, it's about gaining their favor by praising them, then using conversational techniques to explore their interests and hobbies, catering to them, and ultimately controlling them—or, in other words, mastering them.

　　If you ask what the key to the Flying Clamping Technique is,

　　it's four words: Praise others!

　　Praising others is simple, isn't it?

　　This technique doesn't require special skills; it's easy to learn and just starts.

　　Don't be stingy with praise!

　　Because your praise is an encouragement and a form of trust for others.

　　Praise can enhance relationships between people!