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When I shake the hand of a man that has just been introduced to me, the handshake seems rather formal. Either he or I extend our hands in a rather awkward, jutting fashion, and usually the older, higher-statused person reaches out first. There usually is no other touching in connection with the formal handshake, and it doesn't last very long, maybe three or four pumps up and down. The formal handshake I believe is higher up in front of the body than the more relaxed type that might be used with a male relative (Katz & Katz, 1983, p. 131).

During the formal handshake I can determine from the temperature of the person's hand, the degree of moistness, and the length of the grasp what type of person the individual probably is. I feel more comfortable with people who have a slightly warm, very slightly moist hand with a medium to long time of grasp. I am suspicious of a person whose hands are very dry or crusty, extremely wet with perspiration, or who are limp and passive during the handshake (Katz & Katz, 1983, p. 133). I also don't feel comfortable with a cold hand inside mine.

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nce, but usually I am aware that my hand is much larger than hers, and it is difficult to keep this awareness in the business context. When I shake hands with a woman in a social situation, again I usually wait for her to extend her hand. This type of handshake does not have the vigorous movements of male handshakes and may be as simple as a warm grasp with no movement up and down. Sometimes the woman puts her hand over mine or I place mine over hers (Katz & Katz, 1983, p. 132). Setting the Scene Recently I attended the movie, "Somersby," and I was aware of various techniques used by the producers and technicians to create the desired mood of the film. The post-Civil War story was filmed largely outdoors, although I don't know the exact location of the filming. The setting appeared to be rural and spacious, much as one would expect a southern plantation to appear. The emphasis seemed to be on the color of brown, and variations of brown appeared in many of the outbuildings, grains, horses, and time of day chosen for the filming, even the dark tones of the black workers' skin (Knapp & Hall, 1992, p. 70). I believe that much of the film was captured in the early morning or late afternoon just before sunset because the lig
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