The hand has important functions culturally. It can be adorned with rings or henna to display marital status and it can facilitate successful conversation with the handshake. It takes its roots from animal behavior because it is the modern man and woman’s complex version, of formal posturing. With the shaking of another person’s hand, you describe your intent as to how you wish for the conversation, or situation to go.
Posturing is any behavior intended to convey an impression to another person. If a person wants to receive the upper hand in a situation, one must learn to treat the other person in a way they are acceptable of. If a person is unable to control their emotions, their handshake will convey their unprofessionalism. Unprofessionalism is the key to disaster.
A business handshake should have two actions to be successful the firm grip and a relaxed up and down motion. The firm grip shows attention to the situation and the relaxed movement up and down is sign of willingness to be a team player. If not properly done the grip and movement will imply any number of unwanted suggestions.
Many grips can ruin the business handshake and will destroy any hopes of a good impression. The nervous handshake is when a person’s palms are sweaty, and their hand might shake. Another is the dead fish. The hand goes limp and lets the other facilitator lead the up and down movement. This can show the person is unfocused and uninterested in the matter at hand, and I really don’t enjoy skin to skin contact with you and I hope holding your hand this way will get you to let go.’ The brush off is when the hand drops in your hand before the action is completed. It is a sign that the person has no intention to please you and that they are of ...
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...day, a purposeful tan from a vacation or a tanning bed with an evenly colored cooked like quality on the face, wrist, and back of hand or the aged tan from having been tanned so many times that it is permanent with age spots.
Calluses are a sign of hard work and can be on any part of the hand. They can be from sports, a construction or farming job and show diligence in a task. If someone has a calluse, they can be trusted to do their work even when in pain. It should mean that they deserve respect for their diligence.
Learning to be a master in the art of handshakes can make one able to pass the initial greeting of an interview and the formal goodbye. It is known worldwide and has been a cultural ritual since the 5th century B.C.E. It is a sign of peace, of friendship, and of respect. If done correctly, with confidence and poise, always will one be triumphant.
In a paper by jack Hoza entitled Five Non-manual Modifiers That Mitigate Requests and Rejections in American Sign Language he studies five different non-manual signals. The signals he looks at are polite pucker, polite grimace, body/head teeter, tight lips and polite grimace-frown, he discuses their form, production, structure, function, purpose and meaning. (Hoza) He found that the polite pucker is the only non-manual signal that is associated more with easy contexts than with difficult ones, in that it mitigates small impositions.
Aside from language difference, the use of appropriate non-verbal messages and gestures can be instrumental in effective communication. The use of excessive hand gestures, physical touch, and starring are deemed inappropriate in China. In formal business meetings, it’s best to give clients enough personal space and be physically neutral.
Imagine having a creative discussion about politics with a friend who has somewhat different ideas than you. They’re trying to get their point across on why a certain presidential candidate shouldn’t win the election but, they’re just giving broad points that don’t really go in depth. Without reliable information you wouldn’t be get your point across. You need to explain to your audience that you stand with your idea and you want to get it across. In this passage called Body Language, the author does a great job at explaining how gestures work in our lives.
A person 's height is shown by putting the fingers together with them pointing upward. The height of an animal is shown with a flat hand and palm facing downward. When one receives something, he should receive it with both hands especially if person is superior This shows respect and thankfulness. One should give something to someone with his right hand, because the left hand is considered the dirty hand. This is not strongly observed though. Lesotho people have a special hand shake. They shake someone’s hand and then go up and lock thumbs and then they go back to the hand shake position. Bro Gault does not know the significance of it. He said that there is one person here who will on do that way of hand shaking. Also here the people are less likely to make eye contact then we would be, but it is not a culture where they won 't make eye contact. They have some special way of counting with their fingers. They start with their pinky for number one. When they get to six, number six is the thumb on other hand. The word for six (ts 'elela) means to cross over. You cross over to the other hands. The words seven (supa) means to point. One 's index finger or the seventh finger is the pointer finger. Number eight means two (two fingers down) while number nine means one broken (one finger down). If someone holds up just their thumb and two fingers people know that means eight, because the second hand when counting is the one that starts with the thumb. They also have ways of showing bigger
A gesture is a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express the idea or the meaning of the speaker. There are many types of gestures. The first type is descriptive, the speaker use when he or she describe a size, shape, or location. For example, if the speaker is describing a small animal, he will make he will put his palms together to take a position of something small. The second type is emphatic, and that shows strong emotions about something, either happiness, sadness, or anger. (See figure 2). Third, suggestive which convey an idea about what the speaker or the audience are saying. For example, shrugging the shoulders suggest irony on what the speaker is saying. Giving thumbs up shows that the person liked what
As a blue collar worker I can tell you that we are often preoccupied with our thoughts trying to solve problems. Sometimes all we can do is a simple hand gesture. So we’ve learned to understand different gestures in their context, whether it’s “bring me that…”, “hold this”, “help me”, etc. With so much diversity in the workforce it often became the only form of communication we had. For regardless of what language barriers may exist between us, a hand wave is a universally understood symbol of “hello”. Thus my view on gestures and body language changed. As James Paul Gee says in “What is literacy?”, “Interpretation of print (body language) is just a view point on a set of symbols (gestures), and viewpoints are always embedded in a discourse.” However not only did my view change on language but the way I perceive it as well, words are not always necessary to convey a
Over half of all communications is done through body language and non-verbal communications and not through words themselves. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary states that body language is “movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings.” Part of the first impression you get from someone is based on the way the use their body. Even though body language should not be used as the sole reason to form an opinion of someone, many people te...
Hand movement is one of the most important part of body language since you can move your hand freely, it’s like an ocean without end, but the meaning of some movement could be different from culture to other that’s why we have to be careful when we use our hand in front of foreign people, for instance spreading your hands meaning that you are ...
The first point I would like to illustrate is the way body language can have different effects on people. For example, in England the use of hands when you are speaking is quite rare, the odd movement of the hand may be seen but the most common use of hand signals or motions is when someone is making an insult. I will use the Italians as an example of at times exaggerated and frequent use of hands. The Italians often use their hands as a way of secondary communication. As they speak they dramatise their conversations which can be mistakenly perceived by some people as confrontation when in fact they are having a simple conversation. This is where the lack of knowledge of a culture can cause a misunderstanding. Another example of communication which can cause raised eyebrows is the way the French acknowledge one another is doing something called the “bises.” This is where they give a kiss on each cheek. (Depending on the region this could be two, three even four kisses.) It is considered rude to just verbally greet someone so the “bises” is the norm for them. However when they are out of their country they could receive strange looks because people don’t understand their reasons and therefore could be perceived that French m...
When men greet men for the first time they usually will exchange a gentle handshake that might be accompanied by slight touches on the arms or elbows. If a man is greeting another man who is their friend, family, or close acquaintance they will generally participate in a light hug which, may be combined with a few slaps on the back. Women greeting women for the first time will either shake hands or will lightly touch the forearm. If a woman is greeting another woman who is their friend, family, or close acquaintance they will usually kiss each other once on the cheek. The last type of greeting that could be observed is greetings between men and women. If they are meeting for the first time they will participate in a regular handshake. If they are greeting each other as friends, family, or close acquaintances then they will participate in a light kiss on the cheek sometimes combined with a brief
Formal greeting calls for a prolonged handshake with the left hand to support the right arm and direct eye contact to show respect
One thing that is easy to spot in a culture is the way that people great each other. The way that people great each other in America vs. Mexico may seem similar but actually are very different. The greeting in America’s pop culture has a variety. First off the greeting between two people that now each other is very relaxed. Usually a hug or a custom handshake is used to greet a friend. However greeting some one that you don’t know is different. People great with a normal handshake and make eye contact to try and make a good impr...
If a person is crossing their arms, it is not only considered rude, it is considered disrespectful. In my opinion, it is considered disrespectful because it is like the person is closing themselves off from the conversation or the people in the conversation. It also makes people believe that you do not like them and that you are better than them. Also, it can be viewed as being defiant, in some movies, if a person is told to do something they cross their arms and turn away completely ignoring the person. Another disrespectful body language action would be rolling of the eyes. It is considered disrespectful; however just about fifty to sixty years ago, it was a form a flirting. That is why older people may not understand why a person is rolling their eyes when they are annoyed. Until just recently, people rolling their eyes were a sign of liking someone not a sign of an annoyance. It may be hard to believe that this immoral body language was once a sign of affection. An additional horrible body language for a person to get out of especially when in a job interview is fidgeting. Fidgeting in a normal conversation is completely fine, but limit the amount of fidgeting
To negotiate effectively I need to use the proper body language during a negotiation. I never really thought of body language in negotiating before this course. I never paid attention to my body language in
In spite the fact that shaking hands is widely spread in many cultures as a kind of greeting, we find that the Japanese people and japan one of countries where is people are not accustomed to shake hands and kiss, where such physical contact is considered to be immoral conduct!