How Firm is Your Handshake?

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Now imagine yourself in a Chinese setting where handshakes are rather new. Your typically firm handshake for folks who are learning this Western style of greeting will very likely feel crushingly strong. No matter how many Youtube videos the Chinese watch, no matter how many books on handshaking they read, your Chinese partner will not be as rehearsed as you are in the handshake. Now, turn this around. Think of the lists of Do’s and Don’ts you read on-line about the first few seconds of Chinese greetings. How would you do with your Chinese partner based on reading about rules alone? Chinese Intercultural, LLC, can get you there. For more on Business Insider’s handshake article, click here.


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yvonne.liu.wolf

Yvonne Wolf was born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S. and Europe. She has extensive experience living and working internationally (Denmark and Japan). She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Danish, and has studied Japanese, Spanish, and Greek. Between work and personal travel, she has visited more than 20 countries and well-traveled within the U.S. and Canada. She has worked with organizations and business executives focusing on communication strategies working with Chinese and East Asian partners. Among her many skills is mediating across cultural misunderstandings.