Mastering the Handshake

1. Relationship Branding
Mastering the Handshake
Prepared By
Masum Chowdhury
Manager
Strategic Brand Management Department
masum.pha@gmail.com, 0171-7642874

2. First Impressions
The Rule of 12 in Business
You never get a second chance to make a first
impression.
• The first 12 words
• The first 12 steps
• The first 12 inches
• The last 12 inches

3. The Business Handshake
Handshakes are the physical greetings that go with
your words~ Unknown
• How to shake hands
• When to shake hands
• When not to shake hands
• Handshakes to avoid

4. Mastering the Handshake

5. What is Handshake ?
A handshake is more than just a greeting. It is also a
message about your personality and confidence level. In
business, a handshake is an important tool in making
the right first impression.

6. Types of Handshake
How Many Types ?

7. The Pull-In
Some people prefer a long handshake, others prefer them
much shorter. Observe the other person and adjust the
duration to the situation, how well you know the person,
and what seems comfortable to them.

8. The Two-Handed Shake

9. The Topper

10. The Finger Squeeze

11. The Bone Crusher

12. The Palm Pinch

13. The Limp Fish

14. The Proper Handshake
Keep your hand open and make sure your handshake will be a hand
shake, not a finger or palm shake. This means getting the joint of your
thumb (the lower joint - the tissue between your thumb to your
forefinger) nestled into the joint of their thumb. This allows you to
truly have a full handshake.

15. The Proper Handshake
Firm, but not bone-crushing

16. The Proper Handshake
Lasts about 3 seconds

17. The Proper Handshake
May be "pumped" once or twice
from the elbow

18. The Proper Handshake
Is released after the shake,
even if the introduction continues

19. The Proper Handshake
Includes good eye contact with the other
person

20. The Proper Handshake
Hold your drink in your left hand to avoid a
cold, wet handshake

21. So Practice
The Proper Handshake

22. When building business relationships
or forming new friendships, Handshake
obviously vital.

23. Start with eye contact and a smile.
A great handshake isn't just about a physical gesture, it is about
connecting with the other person. It is a physical greeting and you want
to convey your pleasure in greeting the other person. The best way to do
that is with your face and your eyes.

24. Thanks
for
Perfect Handshake

25. Prepared By
Masum Chowdhury
Manager
Strategic Brand Management Department
masum.pha@gmail.com, 0171-7642874