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Handshaking, Kissing: Greetings Across the Globe Business Etiquette for Handshakes Kissing: A Social Greeting Migrating Into the
The Good Time to
shake hand
• Introduced to others and say goodbye.
• Meet client.
• The visitor comes into your room or office.
• Attend the recepeave.
What is Handshaking?
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Kissing
Kiss is a kind of common courtesy of coming from ancient times，which is usually initiated when people are greeting. It is a gesture indicating courtesy, respect, admiration or even devotion.
What is Kissing?
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Handshaking and Kissing Etiquette
It refers to the gestures of handshaking or kissing when people are meeting, greeting or farewelling to show their respect, courtesy, affection to each other in business situations.
An effective handshake:
» Say your name and extend your hand. » Develop a comfortable handshake and keep it consistent. » Handshakes should not be too hard; or too soft. » Make a solid connection of the web skin between the
Business Arena
Handshaking, Kissing: Greetings Across the Globe
Handshaking
In most places around the globe, handshake is a universal greeting, representing the emotional connection between two people with a physical clasping of hands.
thumb and forefinger. » The host or person with the most authority usually
initiates the handshake.
Rules of shaking hands
Between the superior and the subordinate: after the superiors hold out hands，the subordinate can shake hands; The youth and the old: after the old hold out hands，the youth can shake hands; Male and female: after female hold out hands， male can shake hands; People should stand up to shake hands; The time should be 3 to 5 seconds and don’t be too short or too long; It is a unfriendly behaviour when others hold out hands but you don’t hold out; You can only use right hands; Another hands should not be put into the pocket.
Unit Five. Handshaking and Kissing
Etiquette
Focal Points
The rules for business handshake Kissing etiquette in business
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Handshaking
It is initiated when the two hands touch, immediately. It is commonly done upon meeting, greeting, parting, offering congratulations, expressing gratitude, or completing an agreement. In sports or other competitive activities, it is also done as a sign of good sportsmanship. Its purpose is to convey trust, balance, and equality.
Handshake
Connect for a correct handshake 正确的握手方式– 伸出手
Connecting for a correct handshake 正确的握手方式 – 接触
A correct handshake 正确的握手方式 – 紧握
Business Etiquette for Handshakes
In some countries, greeters prefer to kiss each other, like cheek-kissing, handkissing.
Kissing
Business Etiquette for Handshakes
Handshake
People shake hands by extending the right hand with the thumb up and out, fingers pointing toward the other’s hand so that one makes contact within the space between the thumb and first finger.