Saturday, January 7, 2012

Editorial Ideas

So I'm going to be completely honest, I really couldn't think of anything interesting to write. I just decided that I'll talk about one of the things that often bothers me when meeting someone new, the handshake!

  • When you go in for a handshake you don't have to rush in quick and end up causing a handshake where you're holding just the other person's fingers. It's ok to move in a little slower and make sure you get that solid grip.
  • Once you do make that solid contact make sure you squeeze! No body likes shaking a limp fish, especially if your trying to make a first impression.
  • There is also no reason to try and be the Incredible Hulk. A hand crush doesn't get you any more respect then a firm grasp does. As Patrick says, "firmly grasp it." (Spongebob)
  • Finally, don't hold on while you are making conversation. It might have been a good handshake and you're trying to make a point in your conversation by keeping them rooted to the spot, but it's ok to let go. They will pay just as much attention to you whether you're still holding their hand or not. In fact, probably more, because they won't be thinking about how sweaty your hand is.
That's about all I have for this... which isn't very much.


8 comments:

  1. This is awesome! I feel that this is something that your blog could change. Nice thoughts about handshakes, I like where this is going.

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  2. To add to this thought, I hate it when men shake a woman's hand differently than they would with another man. The whole idea that they have to be gentle really bothers me. A good handshake is a good handshake no matter who it's with.

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  3. I love what you said about not holding onto the person's hand while making conversation. For some reason people at church always seem prone to do this to me. It's just weird and awkward when you try and pull your hand away and they just keep holdin' on! I'd say just a couple of seconds is probably the max to continue a handshake.

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  4. I think that you should definitely keep the part about Patrick. After you said that it would be a good time to put a picture or a link.

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  5. Such a good topic! I hate it when I'm shaking someones hand and they only give me their fingers to hold.

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  6. I totally agree about the dead fish thing. I hate it when I shake someones hand it feels like they just rose from the dead. I think this topic is one of those social issues where everyone knows about it, but doesn't want to address it. I think this could be a great topic for your paper

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  7. I agree with Tanner. I hate shaking people's hands when they just can't seem to give me a firm shake. And I think this would be very interesting to write a paper on. Nice idea!

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    1. Hey thanks for all your comments! Sorry I couldn't get around to them individually because things got kinda crazy this week (like it did for all of you I'm sure). I'll make it happen next time. Thanks for all your ideas and input. I'll definitely work them into my opinion editorial!

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