If you are meeting with more than one person, do not try to make eye contact with everyone at once. The general rule is to focus on the last person who spoke. If seated in front of a panel, never let your eyes wander above their heads. The handshake can be soft, long, firm, brief, or even painful. The way you shake hands provides clues to your personality.
Aggressive people have firm handshakes.
People with low self-esteem often have a limp handshake. Politicians typically shake your hand with their other hand covering the shake or holding your elbow. Domineering men often squeeze the hand of women during a greeting. The clever woman moves her index and little finger in toward her palm to prevent a crushing handshake. This negates his dominant act and keeps her in equal control.