The basic requirements of gesture etiquette

1, hand gestures require standardization and moderation, in the direction of the guests, the arm should be straight, fingers naturally together, palm up, to the elbow joint as the axis, pointing to the target, at the same time the eyes should look at the target, and take into account the other side whether to see the target, in the introduction or direction, do not use one hand to point.

2, talk gestures should not be too much, the amplitude should not be too large, otherwise it will be noisy, there is a sense of snake

3, in general, palm up gesture is modest, sincere, in the introduction, guidance, direction, should be palm up, upper body slightly leaning forward, in order to show respect

4, if it is a lecture, the meeting asked others to answer the questions When, with the palm of the hand palm upward, pointing to the person invited, and can not use the finger. We can observe how the State Council spokesman invited reporters to ask questions gestures.

5, when handing something to the guest, should be respectfully served with both hands, never carelessly thrown, and avoid pointing directly to a target or person with a finger or the tip of a pen.

6, lead the action of the horizontal pendulum style. Take the right hand as an example:Straighten the five fingers together, the palm of the hand should not be concave, the hand and the ground at an angle of 45 degrees, the palm of the hand to the diagonal above. The wrist joint is slightly flexed, and the wrist joint should be lower than the elbow joint. In the movement, the hands are raised from the front of the abdomen to the diaphragm, and then, swinging to the right with the elbow joints as the axis, they come to a stop slightly in front of the right side of the body. At the same time, the feet form a right thong step, the left hand drops, the eyes look at the guest, wearing a smile. This is a common gesture of humble courtesy at the population of the door.

7, leading movement curved arm posture. When a hand holding something, holding the elevator door or door, at the same time to make the "please" gesture, you can use the arm gesture. To the right hand, for example: five fingers straight and together, from the side of the body in front of the upward lift, to the height of the upper arm away from the body, and then the elbow joint as an axis, the arm from the side of the body to the body in front of the swing, the swing to the hand and the body 20 centimeters away from each other to stop, facing the right side, the eyes of the guests.

8, lead the movement diagonally downward. When inviting guests to take their seats, the gesture should be angled downward. First of all, use both hands to pull the chair backward, then, one hand curved arm lifted from the front, and then to the elbow joint as the axis, the forearm from up to swing down, so that the arm down into a diagonal, and smile and nod to indicate the guest.

9, pay the bill gesture. The thumb, index finger and middle finger of the right hand are pinched together in the air or made to write on the other hand, which is a gesture indicating that the bill is to be paid in the restaurant.

10, the language of welcome, congratulations, support gestures: applause. The right hand palm down, rhythmically slap the palm up the left palm, take the left hand more passive, the right hand more active way.

11, beckon:To greet people at a distance, extend your right hand, right arm straight and high, palm toward each other, gently swinging. It is not allowed to wave to superiors and elders.

12, greetings, greetings, farewells, cheers, applause belongs to the range of gestures, should pay attention to the size of its strength, speed, time and duration, not excessive.

13, applaud is to express welcome, congratulations, praise, thank you and other polite manners. Applause of the standard action should be the palm of the right hand to pat the palm of the left hand, applauding should not wear gloves, it is appropriate to natural, do not applaud for the applause and vigorously applauding, should be terminated with the natural.

14, in any case, do not use the thumb to point to the tip of the nose and finger pointing at others. When talking about yourself, you should press the palm of your hand lightly on the left side of your chest, so that you will look dignified, generous and credible. It is impolite to point at others with your finger.

15, it is generally believed that the palm up gesture of sincerity, respect for others; palm down gesture implies a lack of candor and lack of sincerity. Clenched fists imply offense and self-defense, also indicates anger. Stretching out the finger to point, is to attract the attention of others, contains the meaning of teaching people. Therefore, when introducing someone, guiding someone in the right direction, or asking someone to do something, you should show respect by holding your palms up, using your elbow joints as an axis, and leaning your upper body slightly forward. This gesture is considered to be sincere, respectful and polite.

16, some gestures in the use of the region and different countries should pay attention to different customs, can not be used indiscriminately. Because customs are very different, the same gestures to express the meaning, not only different, and some very different.