strong handshake

do you guys see an importance of a strong handshake?

i do, infact, i lose a lot of respect for a person if they give me a limp handshake - i see it as them having a weak character. kids can be taught, but a grown man giving a limp handshake...he should be ashamed of himself

 

I agree with you 100%... firm handshake and direct eye contact.

 

One of the few things I loved about my 9th grade AG Science teacher (FFA) was that he gave the entire class a lesson on how to give a proper handshake: web of thumb to web of thumb, eye contact, and two firm pumps. My dad had already taught me the importance of a strong handshake years before, but it was still good to see that type of useful lesson in school.

 

its really disheartening when i meet with some business people at a financial institution and they can't even give a proper handshake. it gives a bad impression on them as a person and can lead to a bad impression to the quality of leadership if they are in a position of power...

 

That's weird our 9th Grade teacher taught us how to give a proper handjob. Hmm...

 

Those impressions are usually spot on.

 

Was this a sex-ed class?

 

Choirboy 101

 

If it's not for something like giving or recieving an award I find it to be the silliest thing in the world and purposefuly give a limp and warm handshake. I hold their hand for a little longer than normal and talk to them while I smile and make eye-contact.
That way I give them attention and recognition but don't portray that I am un-feminine or am trying to assert authority over them. It works well. Women find it welcoming and accepting and men find it attractive and slightly flirty.

 

see when a women does it, i take it differently than when a guy does it. its totally different when 2 guys handshake and 1 guy gives a limp, dead handshake.

 

guys should be warm too. It's a completley outdated gender specific tradition that puts men on a level within themselve's. When two men who are my equals do the weird instense handshake thing I feel as though it was an attempt to cross horns and measure each other up. That is very chovanistic and not conducive to a welcoming enviorment and company.

 

It sucks you never know how firm the other guys shake will be, especially if you end up crushing his knuckles together.

 

Most defenatly. Weak handshakes are a sign of insecurity or apathy, neither of which are good characteristics.

I'm more about hugs than handshakes though.

 

guys should be warm, i agree. but i dont' think a proper handshake should be thrown out. i think a firm handshake is quite welcoming into a new company

 

and gender specific...and a bit formal unless it is sealing a high donation or partnership or meeting your boss for the first time or the company CEO. If anyone I am supervising or an intern tries to shake my hand I extend for a hug and in my head I think about how the person is over glorifying things a bit.

 

I'm a huge hugger and so is everyone at work. I love it!

 

thats what i'm talking about, formal introductions or formal occasions - thats where i believe its important.

after that, what you said is awesome and i totally agree with it.

all the other times, for females, i give a hug, or for a another male, a handshake mixed with a hug type thing...unless its a city councilor or a higher up in the city who i don't know.

 

I agree too. I usually don't conform to things like that I think, but something about a weak handshake throws me off about a person.

My aiki teacher was really big on hand strength, so I got a powerball. Now I can crush an orange with my hand. I don't give those kinds of handshakes.

I don't have a problem with man hugs though.

 

grip training is cool...i'm gonna get me the COC grip trainers - probably the trainer first, then the COC #1.

 

The guy's name is Chancey. heh.

But he also had remarkably strong wrists. When 'soft' martial arts are done by strong people who know what they're doing, it adds a whole new element to it.

Man, I really want candy right now. I may have to head to the store.