An age old tradition of really working out a person while exchanging names and no doubt blocking someone's path in the hallway.
Like any tradition there's a etiquette to how to do things because Linkedin says there is.
What are these dos and don'ts?
Do maintain a friendly and genuine smile throughout the handshake.
- Don't offer a weak or overly forceful grip.
- Do match the pressure of the other person's grip.
- Don't forget to introduce yourself when meeting someone for the first time.
- Do make eye contact and display attentive body language.
- Don't use a handshake as an opportunity to showcase dominance.
- Do be mindful of cultural differences and adapt accordingly.
- Don't forget to express gratitude and reciprocate the gesture.
- Don't offer a weak or overly forceful grip.
- Do match the pressure of the other person's grip.
- Don't forget to introduce yourself when meeting someone for the first time.
- Do make eye contact and display attentive body language.
- Don't use a handshake as an opportunity to showcase dominance.
- Do be mindful of cultural differences and adapt accordingly.
- Don't forget to express gratitude and reciprocate the gesture.
I'm looking forward to the etiquette of the ankle shake and elbow bump social distancing gave us. Nothing like looking at a stranger in the eye while brushing ankle to ankle in sockless loafers. Teehee. The hairs tickle.
The elbow bump is conkers human edition.
Which brings us to this weeks poll -
"Based on handshake etiquette whose handshake left less of a positive impression?"
Alyson - She was bending over backwards after.
Tara - Blood, sweat and tears went into it.
I mean they both failed miserably.
Smile - no to both
Weak or forceful - Granted one of their hands were crushed (which one?) but both very weak shakes.
Match the pressure - Tara in fairness is impossible but Alyson's handshake recipient is loosey goosey too.
Introduction - The voiceover does that for Alyson. Glory doesn't really let Tara get a word in edgeways.
Eye contact and attentive body language - Alyson is standing there with a limp arm. Tara cant dig her nails in but she pushes her chin out.
No dominance display - Yeah neither of them do that with their handshake.
Cultural differences - I don't know Sasha's handshake culture or if its custom to let Gods crush your hand
Gratitude and reciprocate - Alyson gives as much as she gets with the handshake but Tara forgets the interaction immediately, so rude.
Based on what's provided I'll go Tara but I feel overall Tara's handshake was more defined in purpose and had a lasting impact on both parties involved. Whereas Alyson didn't know what was going on, I didn't know what's going on and the other guy keeps moving about. Confusion all around. Maybe the handshake did have the same lasting impact.