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The Lingering Handshake
- Lingering/Pause quality may denote openness and sincerity or might suggest that person has something up their sleeve
The Push-Off
- Strong need to establish their own territory or agenda
- The person pushes off at the ending of a handshake
Types Of Handshakes
By: Adrian Beldzinski
The Dead Fish
The Twister
- These people tend to work better with computers/machinery better than other humans
- Lack communicational skills
- The person means that you are equal for now, but they will end up on top
- This person can catch you off guard
Outline
The Pull-In
- The Standard Handshake
- The Lingering Handshake
- The Push-Off
- The Pull-In
- The Two-Handed Shake
- The Topper
- The Finger Squeeze
- The Bone Crusher
- The Palm Pinch
- The Twister
- The Dead Fish
- Manipulative Handshake = The person is a controller
- The person pulls your hand in to show you to something or bring you somewhere
The Standard Handshake
The Bone Crusher
- This is the basic handshake
- Used by leaders and corporate executives
- This person will tend to turn people away
- If matures, can be a strong leader
The Palm Pinch
- This person just offers you two or three fingers
- This person will not be good at interpersonal skills
The Topper
The Two-Handed Shake
- Hand on top shows dominance against other person
- Used by conventional boss
- or manager who manages through control
- Implies a quick sincerity and intimacy
- Person trying to sell you something that is not there
The Finger Squeeze
- Used to keep someone at a comfortable distance
- The person is insecure who equates brute strength with personal power