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To be distrusted because they could have a weapon in the other hand because they're left handed,
but that's the, the idea is initially is to extend an open Palm
to say I'm not carrying a weapon so I'm not going to hurt you,
That has sort of expanded as time has gone on to meaning generally that
open hand gestures anywhere where the palms are aiming upwards and the hand is open suggests openness,
honesty, and a lack of aggression
Whereas, if you've got your hands aiming down that can send out a different signal for example,
I might offer something to you as a concept or an idea and I am literally holding it out for you
I am saying, you know, I am offering you something
but if I want to tell you something thats is not up for negotiation,
this is how it's going to be guys, so the hands are down, patting it down solidly
I am not offering this to you i'm, no,
Now, there is also the handshake as well, but this is not so much for presenting,
but maybe when you're meeting people just before a presentation,
You'll all be aware of the sort of dominant handshake where the hand comes from somewhere up high
and it's like coming down on you at this angle
If my hand is prominent, if the top of my hand is prominent I think I'm, you know, i'm being in a dominant sort of pose,
and then that leaves the other person becoming rather subservient
they say the best way to approach a handshake when you want to put across that you feel an equality
is just to keep it vertical so that the offer is that way
there are tricks of course to get round the, the sort of vertical hand shake which er, well you can do that,
the subservient handshake if you want to give the other person a sense of power or you just want to show them that,
you know, you just want to make them feel good
But erm, There are other ways of erm, you can just grab their hand then hold their elbow as well like your climbing on top of them,
i've seen that done, I've seen that done a lot
The hand comes from somewhere up high and it's like coming down on you at this angle,
just to grab their hand and hold their elbow as well as though you're climbing on top of them