What are the manners of clapping?

Applause is a common courtesy to express welcome, respect and congratulations when welcoming distinguished guests, watching programs and others accepting honors.

There are many ways to applaud. Express a strong welcome when raising your arms above your head; Applause is warm and intensive, expressing excitement, sometimes accompanied by excited cheers; Sitting in danger, the sound of applause is excited but restrained and dignified; Smile and clap your hands gently. The applause at this moment is of no significance. What is important is to express your congratulations to others.

There are usually rules for clapping in formal occasions. Generally, naturally raise your arms, palm at chest height, open your left palm, and pat the middle of your left palm with the four fingers of your closed right hand (except your thumb). The clapping rhythm should be steady and the frequency should be consistent. When clapping, you'd better smile.

Applause at major ceremonies, and clap with correct gestures. When you clap your hands, clap your hands with each other, so that the sound will be loud. Clap steadily, but quickly.

Whenever a large-scale celebration, such as the groundbreaking ceremony of a project or someone's celebration commendation meeting, applause will increase the warm atmosphere of the venue and make people feel a kind of collective cohesion.

When watching a theatrical performance, the audience should applaud at the end of a play or the whole audience. This is not only a praise and thanks to the performance, but also a condolence to the hard work of the actors, but it should not distract the attention of the actors or hinder the appreciation of the audience.

If you listen to the report, the audience should applaud before and after the speaker speaks. When incisive words are found in the speech, the audience should applaud appropriately, and the time should not be too long.

You should show tolerance and understanding when there are some accidents in the performance or speech. This is respect for the actors, otherwise it is extremely impolite and reflects personal cultivation.