Shaking Hands Manners If you thought handshakes were just a gesture of greeting，then think again！Ahandshake is not only a way of greeting；it can also show your personality.Since we all wantto set a good first impression，it is important to know the right manners for shaking hands.
Stand up and maintain eye contact while shaking hands.If you are seated when someone comes for a handshake，stand up and shake his or her hand.It is impolite to be still seated.Keep right distance between the two of you；not too close，but enough distance toshake your hands well.Keeping eye contact makes the other person feel welcome andcomfortable.
Keep a handshake brief and firm.You Iet go of each other's hand after 2-3 seconds.Make sure your handshake ends before your conversation does.One's handshakeshould show a feeling of strength and warmth.The hand should be firm and not lifeless like seaweed.Then，how firm should a handshake be？Just grasp the person's hand completelyand do not press it too hard.

A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians．
A similar survey carried out 5years ago showed that 50％of people thought that what
politicians said was usually not true，and that 35％of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true．Now both those figures have increased sharply，t080％of people not believing politicians and 70％not believing the television or newspapers．Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future．
Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them．Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep.Mr Smith of York said，‘When the politicians make new laws，they only help their friends，
not people like me．Mrs Marley of Leeds said，‘The newspapers and television are not interested in what is true；they are only interested in money for advertising’．
It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are．telling the truth or not．What can our politicians and journalists do？The only answer is to be more honest

A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians．
A similar survey carried out 5years ago showed that 50％of people thought that what
politicians said was usually not true，and that 35％of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true．Now both those figures have increased sharply，t080％of people not believing politicians and 70％not believing the television or newspapers．Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future．
Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them．Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep.Mr Smith of York said，‘When the politicians make new laws，they only help their friends，
not people like me．Mrs Marley of Leeds said，‘The newspapers and television are not interested in what is true；they are only interested in money for advertising’．
It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are．telling the truth or not．What can our politicians and journalists do？The only answer is to be more honest

A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians．
A similar survey carried out 5years ago showed that 50％of people thought that what
politicians said was usually not true，and that 35％of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true．Now both those figures have increased sharply，t080％of people not believing politicians and 70％not believing the television or newspapers．Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future．
Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them．Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep.Mr Smith of York said，‘When the politicians make new laws，they only help their friends，
not people like me．Mrs Marley of Leeds said，‘The newspapers and television are not interested in what is true；they are only interested in money for advertising’．
It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are．telling the truth or not．What can our politicians and journalists do？The only answer is to be more honest

A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians．
A similar survey carried out 5years ago showed that 50％of people thought that what
politicians said was usually not true，and that 35％of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true．Now both those figures have increased sharply，t080％of people not believing politicians and 70％not believing the television or newspapers．Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future．
Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them．Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep.Mr Smith of York said，‘When the politicians make new laws，they only help their friends，
not people like me．Mrs Marley of Leeds said，‘The newspapers and television are not interested in what is true；they are only interested in money for advertising’．
It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are．telling the truth or not．What can our politicians and journalists do？The only answer is to be more honest