Handshakes are an important part of body language. With the help of handshakes you can get know about the personality you are shaking hands with. It can help tell you whether the person is aggressive, nervous, dominating or someone else. They are particularly useful in Business and Political world where either you can convey a message or get to know the other person. So what are the different types which you should look out for?

  1. Hand Hug2

In this type the person handshakes with his right hand and uses his left hand to wrap around that. It is done to show warmth, friendship and tries to show that person considers him close. It could also try to show that person is being honest. The left hand could at certain times be at elbow, shoulder or biceps indicating a closer bond as we move up.

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Sometimes when you are shaking the hand it might feel the other person’s handshake is being cold, sweaty hands. In actual it indicates that either the person is nervous, lacks energy, is being passive or is a weak character.

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In this handshake the person tilts the hand while shaking and has his hand tilted above over the other as can be seen in the picture. It is used by a person to show dominance, strength and power above the other person. Or if the person shaking the hand puts his hand downwards it would indicate he is weak, under confident or apologetic about something.

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When a person tries to crush a hand it shows the aggressive nature that person might be having. The person also might be trying to show strength and dominance. It is also used by people who are weak but they try to show that they are powerful through this.

  1. Queens fingertip(Soft Handshake)download

It happens in when male-female meet. Female sometimes extend 2-3 finger which male can hold. Women sometimes want more personal space so they stretch their hands out. Sometimes it is also done to make them feel superior to other.

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Sometimes the person extends his full hand and moves or lean forward in such a way that it offers him more personal space while shaking the hand. It is aggressive in nature and usually done by people who demand more space. It can also sometimes show that person is from rural as they sometimes demand more personal space.

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While shaking the hand if the other person pulls the hand towards himself the he brings the hand in his own space. It shows maybe he is in insecure or trying to show he can be powerful and wants to take control. He cannot be trusted because he is getting things done his own way.

The handshake should be straight warm at an equal distance so that it could indicate you are confident enough.

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