The document discusses various types of handshakes and their psychological implications, highlighting how they convey trust, balance, and personality traits. It categorizes handshakes into ten distinctive types, including 'the wet fish', 'the bone crusher', and 'the hand hug', each representing different attitudes and social dynamics. It concludes with the appropriate technique for performing a handshake to ensure effective communication.

1. HANDSHAKES
Types And Their Significance
Kush
Kulshrestha
EEE, Section I

2. Introduction
• Handshaking is commonly done upon meeting,
greeting, offering congratulations, or completing an
agreement.
• The purpose of handshake is to convey trust, balance
and equality.
• Handshaking can give clues about the personality of the
person you are shaking hand with.

3. Types of Handshakes
1.TheWet Fish
Few greetings are as uninviting as the Wet Fish,
particularly when the hand is cold or clammy. The
soft, placid feel of the Wet Fish makes it universally
unpopular and most people associate it with weak
character.
2.TheVice
This quietly persuasive style is a favourite of men in
business and reveals a desire to dominate and assume
early control of the relationship or put people in their
place.

4. 3.The Bone Crusher
The Bone-Crusher is the trademark of the overly
aggressive personality who, without warning, seizes
the early advantage and attempts to demoralise his
opponent by grinding his knuckles to a smooth paste.
4.The Fingertip Grab
A common occurrence in male—female greetings, the
Finger-Tip Grab is a handshake that missed the mark
and the user mistakenly grabs the other person's
fingers.

5. 5.The Stiff-ArmThrust
Like the Palm-Down Thrust, the Stiff-Arm Thrust
tends to be used by aggressive types and its main
purpose is to keep you at a distance and away
from their personal space.
6.The SocketWrencher
Pulling the receiver into the initiator's territory can
mean; first, the initiator is an insecure type who
feels safe only within his own personal space;
second, the initiator is from a culture that has
smaller space needs. Either way, he wants the
encounter to be on his terms.

6. 7.The Pump Handle
With strong rural overtones, the pumper grabs
the hand of the pumpee and commences an
energetic and rhythmic series of rapid vertical
strokes
8.The DutchTreat
Being somewhat vegetarian in approach, this
handshake has its origins in the Netherlands,
where a person can be accused of 'Geeft 'n hand
als bosje worteljes' meaning 'Giving a
handshake like a bunch of carrots'.

7. 9. Hand Hug
This is popular with politicians, as it can present
them as being warm, friendly, trustworthy and
honest. Involves covering the clenched hands
with he remaining free hand, creating a sort of
‘cocoon’.
10. HandWrestler
Your hand is taken normally and then twisted
under the other person’s. This is usually done
aggressively.

8. The Appropriate
HandshakeStand and extend your right hand straight out in front of your body, with your elbow
slightly bent, and your thumb pointing to the celling. Lean forward slightly if there is
room, but not so much that your faces are uncomfortably close.
Keep eye contact and don't glance down at the hand offered as you shake. Keep a
pleasant expression.
Close your fingers around the other hand with you thumb resting to the side. Grip with a
slight firmness as you raise your hand slightly up and down for the shake. Release the

9. ThankYou!!