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Handshakes and Eye Contact: Creating Positive Impressions: Common & Business Etiquette

This document discusses the importance of handshakes and eye contact in creating positive first impressions in common and business situations. It notes that proper handshakes portray confidence, friendliness, and respect, and are appropriate for introductions, competitions, reunions, and presentations. The document provides guidelines for a firm, confident handshake and advises maintaining eye contact, as it communicates honesty, interest, and allows gauging a connection. Cultural factors like ethnicity, gender, and age can also impact expectations for eye contact.

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Handshakes and Eye Contact: Creating Positive Impressions: Common & Business Etiquette

This document discusses the importance of handshakes and eye contact in creating positive first impressions in common and business situations. It notes that proper handshakes portray confidence, friendliness, and respect, and are appropriate for introductions, competitions, reunions, and presentations. The document provides guidelines for a firm, confident handshake and advises maintaining eye contact, as it communicates honesty, interest, and allows gauging a connection. Cultural factors like ethnicity, gender, and age can also impact expectations for eye contact.

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Handshakes and Eye

Contact
Creating Positive
Impressions:
Common &
Business
Etiquette
Objectives

Why are proper handshakes important?

Why is eye contact important?
Interest Approach
Why are they meeting?
How do they carry themselves?
How are they dressed?
Do they shake hands?
Do they maintain good eye contact?
Why are proper handshakes
important?

Portrays an image of confidence, friendliness,
approachability, and respect

When and where are handshakes appropriate?
First meeting or introduction
Before or after a competition
Reuniting
Introducing a speaker
Presenting an award
Why are proper handshakes
important?
How do you give a proper handshake?
Be firm.
Offer your hand.
Older people should offer their hand to younger
people.
The person being introduced should offer his or
her hand.
The more important person should offer his or her
hand.
Why is eye contact important?


Communicates honesty

Shows youre interested
Why is eye contact important?
Allows you to gauge the
interest or connection

Cultural considerations
Ethnicity
Gender
Age

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