What are the gesture etiquette in the workplace?

Workplace Gesture Etiquette

1. Horizontal posture

The horizontal posture is often used to greet guests with "Please come in" and "Please".

Action essentials: Lift your right hand from the front of the abdomen and swing it to the right side of the body. The wrist joint should be lower than the elbow joint. Stand in a right T-step, or with your legs together, and your left hand hanging naturally or behind your back. Tilt your head and upper body slightly to the side where you extend your hand, look at the guests with a smile, and show respect and welcome to the guests.

2. Straight-arm posture

When you need to give directions to guests or when making the "please go forward" gesture, use the straight-arm posture.

Action essentials : Lift your right hand from the front to shoulder height, straighten your forearm, and point your finger in the direction where the guest is going. Generally, men use this action more. Pay attention to the direction, do not point with one finger, it will be impolite.

3. Oblique arm posture: (oblique arm posture)

When inviting guests to take a seat and making the "please sit down" gesture, the gesture should be directed towards the seat. The arms should first be lifted from one side of the body until they are higher than the waist, and then lowered so that the upper and lower arms form a diagonal line.

Action essentials: Lift one hand from the front, swing it from top to bottom to a position 45 degrees away from the body, and form a diagonal line with the arm downward.

4. Crank-arm style:

Used when holding something with one hand and at the same time making a "please" or indicating the direction.

Take the right hand as an example. From the right front of the body, lift it from bottom to top. When the upper arm is 45 degrees away from the body, take the elbow joint as the axis and move the arm from the side of the body to the left side in front of the body. Swing sideways and stop 20 cm away from the body; palms upward, finger tips pointing to the left, head turning from right to left with the guest, smiling.

5. Arms swinging horizontally:

Used when holding a major celebration event with more guests, and when receiving more guests, use the gesture of "Please" or to indicate the direction. It means "please" you can make bigger moves.

The essentials of the action are: lift your hands from the front to the abdomen and then swing them to both sides to the front of the body, facing the guests. The arm pointing in the forward direction should be raised and straightened, and the other hand should be lowered and bent.

If you are standing on the side of the guest, lift both hands from the front of the body and swing to one side at the same time, keeping a certain distance between the two arms.

When using gestures, you should also pay attention to matching your eyes, steps, and etiquette, so that guests can feel that this is an emotionally invested and dedicated service.

6. Delivering and receiving items

(1) When delivering items, you should pay attention to the following issues: It is better to use both hands. It is best to hand things to people with both hands. When it is not convenient to use both hands at the same time, You should also use your right hand. It is considered impolite to hand things with your left hand; if you hand things over to others, it is better to hand them directly to the other person's hands. Take the initiative to step forward. If the two parties are too far apart, the person handing the object should take the initiative to approach the person receiving the object. To facilitate receiving and picking up, when handing something to someone, you should leave a place for the other person to easily pick up the object. Don't let the other person feel that they don't know where to start when picking up the object. Face the other person head-on, and when handing an object with writing on it to another person, you must also face the other person head-on; When dealing with others, do not point the point or blade directly at the other person. The etiquette approach is to point it toward yourself or elsewhere.

(2) When picking up items, the main points that should be noted are: You should look at the other person, not just at the item. You must use both hands or your right hand, never your left hand alone. Related reading: Foreign gesture etiquette taboos

　▼Thumbs up: In the United States, a thumbs up means "good job", and is often encountered by hitchhiking travelers. But don't use it in Greece, Russia, Sardinia or West Africa, where the gesture means "go away."

▼The ?v? gesture that represents victory: In the United States, many people use their index and middle fingers to form a ?v?-shaped gesture to express victory, or ?peace?, and some also represent the number ?2?, but if In Australia, Ireland or New Zealand, making this gesture is tantamount to swearing.

▼ ok Thumb and index finger together: The other three fingers are straightened to form an ok shape. In the United States, this gesture means no problem, but in Russia, Brazil, Turkey and the Mediterranean region, it is a bit like saying ok? Gay?, in France and Belgium it is the equivalent of calling someone else a worthless piece of shit.

▼Hold up your palms to stop: If you are in Greece, don’t tell people to stop by pointing your palms outward and your fingers erect. This is the same as telling people to go to hell?!

▼The thumb, middle finger, and ring finger are brought together, and the index finger and little finger are straightened: This gesture is the Texas Longhorn gesture/heavy metal music gesture. Jenna Bush (daughter of Bush Sr.) once made this gesture on a TV broadcast to express that she Texas is proud. But for people in the Mediterranean region, this gesture means that their spouse has been unfaithful or cuckolded. Commonly used in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Albania and Slovakia.

▼Put the other four fingers together, straighten and bend the index finger and hook it repeatedly: this gesture means coming over. But if you go to the Philippines, whatever you do, don't call someone over by repeatedly hooking your index finger, unless you want to get arrested. This gesture is used to greet dogs, but if you use it on people, you may be punished and jailed.

▼Everyone be quiet: In the United States, people often use the gesture of extending their hands, palms down, and fingers spread to ask a group or person to stop for a moment, but in Greece, it means to eat shit.