Your Body at Work

The body language of business, bosses and boardrooms
by David Givens, Ph.D.

Shake Hands With the 21st Century

By David B. Givens, Ph.D. on June 4, 2010 in Your Body at Work

In business today, the handshake is used as a worldwide gesture for meeting, greeting, and sealing a deal. It is a ritualized gripping of another's hand, with one or more up-and-down (or, in Texas, sideways) motions followed by a quick release. Since the fingertips and palmar surface of the hand are exquisitely sensitive, the shake itself can be deeply personal. Read More

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David Givens

David B. Givens, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Nonverbal Studies in Spokane, WA, and the author of The Body of Work: Sight-reading the Language of Business, Bosses, and Boardrooms.

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