Leading cadres should speak to the hearts of the masses.

　　There are two main ways to express the style of writing of leading cadres: speaking and writing articles. Speaking is an oral language expression, and writing an article is a written language expression. Relatively speaking, speech (excluding speeches with manuscripts) is instantaneous and fragmentary because it is conducted on the spot. In many cases, its rigor, systematic degree and even rhetoric are not as good as articles. But for leading cadres, speaking is more important than writing articles, which is extremely important and can never be ignored.

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　　What leading cadres say is not an ordinary household talk, but often happens on a specific occasion, with a specific object and a specific purpose. Specifically, speech takes place in all places where leadership work is carried out, between cadres, between cadres and the masses, and between cadres and the media. Its purpose is to practice the party’s purpose, publicize and implement the party’s line, principles and policies, and then realize and consolidate the party’s leadership over the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Therefore, in addition to the general requirements of language expression, the speeches of leading cadres should strive to be accurate, vivid and vivid, and pay more attention to politics, policy and artistry. From the perspective of observing political discipline and rules, it is also necessary to stress discipline, that is, to achieve the goal of leadership work through appropriate language expression on the premise of observing discipline and rules.

　　Speaking and writing articles are interlinked, and they are the basis of writing articles. As the saying goes, "you can speak and write", and speaking, as an oral expression of thoughts, comes before written expression. Although many times leading cadres are not as rigorous as writing articles, they are no less than writing articles in conveying ideas and opinions. Many seemingly piecemeal speeches or conversations often contain deep truth, and their communication and guidance are more effective. Why are some classic works always memorable? Because reading classics is just like listening to the author, so kind and expressive, which contains the power of thought and can arouse readers’ resonance. However, due to the on-site interaction of speech, it is usually carried out by way of question and answer, so it often has the function of mutual inspiration and can also collide with new experience and wisdom summary. This is the charm of speaking. In the history of our party, there are many famous judgments and important documents, all of which originated from the speeches or conversations of party leaders. For example, in his conversation with American journalist anna louise strong in 1946, Comrade Mao Zedong first put forward the famous assertion that "all reactionaries are paper tigers"; Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s "Southern Talks" during his inspection in Wuchang, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shanghai in 1992 greatly promoted ideological emancipation, reform and development, and so on.

　　The speeches of leading cadres are more universal and regular, and have irreplaceable unique advantages. Generally speaking, the best way to know and understand a person is to listen to him and talk to him. Although reading a person’s articles and works can also achieve this goal, it is inevitable that the articles will be embellished or even concealed, which is not as real as talking. This is the reason why we must arrange interview procedures for all kinds of recruitment examinations. The development of leadership work, the more at the executive level, the more at the grassroots level, and the more critical the situation is, the more it needs to rely on speeches rather than writing articles. The masses need direct, audible, visible and tangible truth, and leading cadres need to sit down and talk with them to understand their ups and downs. Only by sincerely thinking for the masses can they sincerely recognize you and support you. Even among cadres, it is also inseparable from face-to-face talks to achieve scientific leadership and achieve unity and progress in work determination, ideas and methods. The ancients said that "face-to-face instruction" and "face-to-face instruction" meant emphasizing face-to-face communication, emphasizing what they said and heard with their own ears. Therefore, it is extremely important for leading cadres to improve their speaking ability.

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　　Since the promulgation of the "Eight Regulations" of the Central Committee, especially since the party’s mass line education practice activities and the "three strictness and three realities" special education were carried out, the style of leading cadres has obviously improved, and the style of writing has also been greatly improved. In all kinds of articles, documents and conference speeches, because of the lack of "wearing boots and hats", all kinds of empty words, lies and cliches are reduced. However, while correcting the style of writing has achieved remarkable results, some leading cadres have struggled to correct the "style of speech".

　　From the subjective point of view, speaking is more deeply rooted in the change and improvement of style of writing than writing, which is related to the long-formed way of thinking and behavior habits. A person’s speaking style is formed for a long time, and his manners may be exposed inadvertently. In reality, some leading cadres have nothing to say, can’t speak, and even speak openly and casually, regardless of the occasion and the object. When the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader was the secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, he criticized some phenomena. Some leading cadres "talk to new social groups, but they can’t say it;" Talking to difficult groups, can’t go on; Talk to young students, but you can’t talk; Talking to old comrades, I was pushed back. " The phenomenon criticized here is precisely the phenomenon that some leading cadres can’t speak and are not good at speaking. A few years ago, a villager in a certain place reported the problem of compensation for demolition to the secretary of the town party Committee. The secretary told the villagers that "don’t look for me, it’s useless to report" on the grounds that he had no time for a meeting and was not familiar with the situation. The villagers cried and begged, "You don’t care here, who am I going to find and want me to jump off the building!" The secretary responded: "I can’t control this. Don’t go to the first floor and the second floor. If you want to, go to the fifth floor." Obviously, the town party secretary is far from speaking improperly, but he has not straightened his relationship with power, himself and the masses, and has no fear for the people. His speech will only make the people feel chilling and even shudder. Imagine that leading cadres should practice the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly.If you can’t even talk to your clients, how can you talk about service? ! Let alone wholeheartedly? !

　　Objectively speaking, the speech of leading cadres should play a role in maintaining and promoting the leadership of the Party, and to achieve the goal of close contact between the Party and the people, we should fully consider the possible positive and negative effects of speech, rather than just talking nonsense. Especially in the information age, Internet communication and mobile terminal communication have become very popular. Not to mention that some media have a tendency to take words out of context, a complete speech may have different understandings in different contexts. Once the speech is released, it will become a fait accompli. The more sensitive the topic, the more the content that concerns the interests of the masses, and the less correct the viewpoint, the more it will spread like a virus, and even there is no chance to correct it. In extreme cases, it will also affect the prestige of the party. Although there are relevant regulations for leading cadres to publish articles and accept interviews, and the news media also have professional norms, now the media are everywhere, and no matter how strict and meticulous the regulations are, they can’t "precisely guide" every speech. In order to carry out and promote the work, it is impossible not to speak, but what to say, what not to say, what to say, what to say in internal work seminars, what to say to the media and how to say to the masses, these problems are coming one after another. Some people may ask, such careful calculation seems to be too cautious, haggle over every ounce, and even alarmist. If you really want to be so meticulous, won’t leading cadres fear for themselves and eventually lose the courage to speak? If we think about it this way, the biggest problem will arise, which is to set the party against the masses.Set the party against the news media. A few years ago, a reporter interviewed a deputy director of a planning bureau in a certain place because of a petition case. The deputy director actually reprimanded: "Are you going to speak for the party or for the people?" This shocking language then shook the whole country. But think about it calmly, the deputy director never wants to deliberately create a situation of opposition to the media, let alone deliberately trap himself in a passive position. The root of its mistakes lies in the lack of basic understanding of many fundamental problems. In fact, such misconceptions may not be uncommon. This is also the reason why some leading cadres sometimes evade, exclude or even be hostile to the media.

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　　Facing the masses and the media, leading cadres should dare to speak, be able to speak and be good at speaking. They should face up to and attach importance to speaking, and regard improving their speaking ability as an important task.

　　First, efforts should be made to transform the document language into the mass language. Integrating theory with practice is the fundamental way to learn Marxism. Without the combination of theory and practice, the combination of general and individual, and the smooth flow of the "last mile", no matter how good the line, principles and policies are, they cannot be implemented. Therefore, it is particularly important to thoroughly understand the documents and communicate at the grassroots level. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has repeatedly stressed that the implementation of policies should not be "rough from top to bottom", that is to say, we should not follow the book and copy it mechanically. We should not export documents in the language of the central leadership, but should implement them in a simple way in light of the actual situation. It can be said that an important criterion to measure whether the spirit of the document is thoroughly understood is whether the language of the document can be transformed into the language of the masses, whether the document can be explained in a language that the masses love and accept, and then get the understanding, support and approval of the masses. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has put forward a series of popular and profound ideas and conclusions, such as "strike while the iron is hot", "Tiger flies fight together", "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" and "Well-off society depends on fellow villagers", which set an example for us to use the mass language.

　　The second is to go deep into the grassroots in a down-to-earth manner. Going deep into the grassroots means taking the mass line. The general secretary of the Supreme Leader once pointed out that "we can’t talk about it, we can’t talk about it, we can’t talk about it, and we are pushed back". On the surface, it is a problem of talking. On the deeper level, it is that leading cadres can’t adhere to the mass line well, they are unfamiliar with the work in the corresponding fields, they don’t know enough about the difficulties faced by the masses, they don’t feel deeply about their concerns, and they can’t talk to the hearts of the masses. As the saying goes, "lovers talk more than half a sentence". If leading cadres don’t understand the basic situation, they will lack the capital to talk to the masses, and they will be make a fool of oneself in their talks. If you talk outside the line and talk empty words in Mandarin, you will naturally "say no, say no, say no", and it is not surprising that you are sometimes "pushed back". And because I can’t talk with the masses, I naturally can’t hear the truth of the masses, which is extremely unfavorable for understanding the situation. As a result, a vicious circle will be formed in which theory is divorced from practice, documents are divorced from practice and cadres are divorced from the masses. Therefore, leading cadres should go deep into the grassroots at all times, speak their hearts and minds with the masses more, talk less empty words and big words, and tell no lies.

　　The third is to strengthen language training and accumulation. Writers go deep into the grass roots to collect folk songs, one is to select creative materials in actual production and life, the other is to learn language from the masses and learn their language style and language characteristics. The same should be true for leading cadres. By going deep into the grassroots, they can learn the truth on the one hand, and learn the true and vivid language expressions of the masses on the other. Some idioms, two-part allegorical sayings, slang, common sayings, dialects and even online languages that people like to see and hear can be boldly learned and adopted. The best language training and accumulation is to go deep into the grassroots practice and communicate with the people you contact and serve. "Words without words do not go far". The reason why an idea and viewpoint can be handed down through years’ baptism is only one aspect, and the precision and artistry of language itself are also important factors. Therefore, leading cadres should also learn language from the ancients, from literature and classics, and from outstanding writers, linguists and thinkers at home and abroad.

　　The fourth is to firmly establish the bottom line thinking. For a person, identity can be multiple, but his beliefs, values and moral standards should run through. Party member’s leading cadres have their own living space, but according to the provisions and requirements of Constitution of the Communist Party of China, the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s Code of Integrity and Self-discipline and "three strictness and three realities", there is no absolute "private" in terms of values and interests. With the popularity of the Internet, the development of self-media, new media and instant messaging tools, leading cadres need to consider not only the object and environment of speech, but also the spread of speech. It is not uncommon for a few leading cadres to cause an uproar or even stumble because of improper speech. It stands to reason that spokesmen and presenters themselves are experts in speaking and dealing with the media, but individuals still have a bad influence because of improper speaking. It can be seen that when leading cadres in party member speak, the most fundamental and important thing is to remember their identity, their purpose and mission. At any time and on any occasion, we should not talk nonsense, say irrelevant and unfounded words, say things that are contrary to the party’s purpose, say things that are divorced from the party’s line, principles and policies, say things that hurt the interests and feelings of the people, and say things that affect the unity within the party, the relationship between the party and the masses, and the relationship between cadres and the masses. This can be regarded as the bottom line thinking of leading cadres in party member.

　　The fifth is to continuously improve the overall quality. Speak from the heart. In the final analysis, speaking is the embodiment of one’s thought, moral cultivation and cultural cultivation, and comprehensive ability and quality. People often say that "actions speak louder than words" does not mean that words are unimportant, but that actions and words should be unified. The highest realm of leading cadres’ speech is the unity of words and deeds, knowledge and action, not just words but not deeds, or "saying well but doing badly" In order to move to a higher level, we must constantly strengthen our moral cultivation and cultural cultivation, constantly expand our mind, tolerance and vision, constantly enrich and enrich all aspects of knowledge, and strive to pursue the unity of the subjective world and the objective world. In 1941, Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out in his article "Transforming Our Learning" that many comrades "will only quote individual words of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin one-sidedly, and will not use their positions, viewpoints and methods to specifically study the present situation of China and the history of China, specifically analyze the revolutionary problems in China and solve the revolutionary problems in China. This attitude towards Marxism–Leninism is very harmful, especially for cadres above the intermediate level. ". More than 70 years have passed, and today, when I review this speech, I feel more and more pointed and profound.

　　The speech of leading cadres not only reflects the personal ability and quality, but also relates to the understanding, understanding and application of Marxist theory, working methods, thinking methods and leadership art, the implementation of every policy of the party and the state, and all aspects of the party’s leadership. In order to realize the grand blueprint of China’s economic and social development in the next five years, and to win the great victory in the decisive stage of building a well-off society in an all-round way, every leading cadre should have a correct understanding of speaking, and constantly improve his speaking ability based on his work practice and his own situation. (Author of Li’s Articles of Association: General Office of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference)