Self-mockery is a humorous way of speaking, and it is also the embodiment of one's wisdom. In life, many celebrities are masters of self-mockery. By using self-mockery, they can not only adjust the atmosphere and resolve the embarrassment, but also show their modesty and create a little interest in life. Zhou Qifeng: I especially hope others will applaud me if I make a mistake. On the morning of November 18th, 28, the first alumni matching fund was established in Peking University. At the inauguration ceremony, Zhou Qifeng, the new president of Peking University who just took office (once served as deputy provost of Peking University and president of Jilin University), made his debut in front of teachers and students. The host first introduced the guests. When introducing Yu Minhong, the president of New Oriental, he made a slip of the tongue and said, "Yu Minhong, the president of Peking University ..." The audience immediately burst into laughter, and the scene was embarrassed for a while. When Zhou Qifeng took the stage to speak, he said, "It's normal. I'm always reminding myself now. Don't say that you are the president of Jilin University as soon as you introduce yourself (laughs). When I first went to Jilin University, I always said that I was from Peking University. I didn't realize it when I made a mistake, and I especially hoped that others would applaud. As a result, they all laughed. " I laughed at myself and immediately won warm applause from the teachers and students. Due to the host's slip of the tongue, Zhou Qifeng, the new president of Peking University, suddenly fell into the embarrassment of "wearing his own crown". However, Zhou Qifeng didn't get angry because of the host's slip of the tongue, but tactfully talked about his past slip of the tongue, and laughed at his own psychology of "I didn't realize it when I made a mistake, and I especially wanted others to applaud", and immediately won warm applause from the teachers and students. Zhou Qifeng's self-mockery not only showed his tolerance and understanding of the host's slip of the tongue, but also resolved the embarrassment and won everyone's applause, which was ingenious. Zheng Yuanjie: I was very narrow-minded. Southern People Weekly interviewed Zheng Yuanjie, the king of fairy tales. When the reporter asked him "why he chose to write fairy tales", he said: "I am a coward. I dare not devote myself to changing the world like Liu Hulan, so I escape from reality by writing fairy tales." When the reporter asked him "Why did he start the monthly magazine" The King of Fairy Tales ",he replied:" I am so narrow-minded that I can't tolerate sharing a bed with other writers in the same newspaper. " When the reporter told him that "it's incredible that you have written the monthly magazine" The King of Fairy Tales "for 2 years alone", he smiled indifferently: "This is a sign of laziness. After writing a monthly magazine for 2 years, I don't think about it, and I am too lazy to be hopeless. " The reporter's last question is: "If you were asked to write an epitaph for yourself, how would you write it?" His answer is even more unique: "An illiterate person with the same body is buried here." In the face of reporters' questions, Zheng Yuanjie did not answer them in the usual way, but laughed at himself, saying that he was "a coward", "extremely narrow-minded", "too lazy to be hopeless" and "an illiterate with a book". He expressed his determination to devote himself to fairy tales and his indifference and modesty in the face of honor and achievements incisively and vividly, which made people laugh and feel respected. Bi Fujian: Keep your eyes small. Compared with those handsome male hosts who speak standard Mandarin in CCTV, Bi Fujian, with a dark face, funny face, strong local accent and loud voice, looks a bit "different". There was an episode when he was the host of the "Yi 'an Cup" host contest. A contestant was eliminated, and she held back her tears. At this moment, Bi Fujian told her, "Don't endure it, just cry. It's easy to keep my eyes small. I was strong since I was a child, and I kept my eyes small when I had tears. " When this was said, the audience boiled. The reason why Bi Fujian is popular with the audience is that he is good at making fun of himself and creating humor. In order to comfort the defeated players, he did not hesitate to laugh at himself with his "small eyes", which not only found reasons for the players to cry, but also made the audience feel full of interest and couldn't help laughing. It can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Odlum: I was the first American astronaut to land on the moon, Armstrong and odlum, but it was Armstrong who took the first step and was praised as "one small step for one person, one giant step for the whole mankind", not odlum. At the press conference on returning to Earth, someone asked odlum, "Do you feel sorry that Armstrong went down first?" The scene suddenly became so awkward that even Armstrong's expression was unnatural. Odlum's face did not change, but he just smiled easily: "You know, when we return to earth, I am the first one to climb out of the capsule!" Look at the hundreds of reporters around, "I am the first person who came from another planet and set foot on the earth!" " All the reporters in the audience laughed and smiled with thunderous applause. The reporter's question belongs to which pot does not open, which makes odlum lose face. However, odlum is very witty. He quickly thinks of "the first man who came from the earth and set foot on the moon" as "the first man who came from other planets and set foot on the earth". His self-deprecation is ingenious and interesting, and his calm and indifferent attitude towards fame and fortune is admirable. No wonder the applause at the scene is thunderous. And odlum, with everyone's applause, smoothly retreated from embarrassment. It can be seen from the above that celebrities have achieved good communication effects through self-mockery. However, we should remember that the purpose of self-mockery is to communicate well, pay attention to timeliness and moderation, and never belittle yourself blindly without looking at the situation, otherwise, it will only be counterproductive.