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What Your Handshake Says About You

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Nobody likes a limp handshake, but you probably don’t realize just how much you communicate through your hands, says Jacqueline Whitmore, author of Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work. Here’s one handshake to use, one to be careful of, and three to avoid.

Types

• The Fail-Safe

• The Rubber Glove

• The Queen’s Handshake

• The Dead Fish

• The Terminator

Tips

• Be Friendly

• Show Respect

• Be Direct

Use the navigation at the bottom to click through the different types of handshakes and handshake tips.

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Mosunmola

6 months ago

2 comments

Nice article and very helpful especially in a corporate world
melcs

6 months ago

146 comments

Good article!
desireedarius

9 months ago

8 comments

I once had a boss who did the terminator shake, it was very fitting of his personality and needless to say I didn't stay there long.
jitendrahr2008

about 1 year ago

2 comments

i like HR. To be successful hr manager is my passion.
cyrus

about 1 year ago

12 comments

handshakes are also mirrored by a person's cultural background. i think the firm handshake is still universal
bhavani_hr

about 1 year ago

2 comments

Its very nice presentation but like Mr. ManJesh said if the opposite person shakes his hand in queens, dead fish, terminator way then how we are supposed to shake. Is there any perticular type we have to do?
manjesh

about 1 year ago

2 comments

a very good article to behave in society. But you have not given a bit sugg like if the opposite person shakes his hand in queens, dead fish, terminator way then how we are supposed to shake so that we should or they should not feal uncomfortness or degraded... replay me @ manjushekar2@gmail.com
swamymamta

about 1 year ago

2 comments

Good effort. But still could have been better with more examples
HRdude1

about 1 year ago

8 comments

I think it is amazing how a good introduction and handshake can set the tone for a business meeting. The terminator is my biggest turn off.
syldesoto

about 1 year ago

4 comments

This is a great article. I would like to save it to share with my students. How long will this website be up? I teach vocational classes getting at risk students ready to go into the workforce. You wouldn't believe how many of them do NOT know how to shake hands or look you in the eye. By the end of our programs, they finally get it.
Kabitad

about 1 year ago

2 comments

Thanks alot..It was very helpful..
HR_prostaffer

about 1 year ago

130 comments

I would love to meet this Kyle character.
jawirt

about 1 year ago

16 comments

My friend Kyle does the Queen's handshake, so annoying...
klwinsor

about 1 year ago

62 comments

I have yet to meet someone who gives "The Queen's Handshake". My dad's British; maybe I'll try him...