| The American culture is by comparison to
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| | program being your feelings. When you
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| international standards a "no-touch"
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| | touch another person, your feelings and
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| society. This means we use touch very
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| | emotions will be transferred to that
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| selectively, such as shaking hands when
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| | other person instantly.
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| being introduced, or an occasional pat on
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| | The Fleeting Touch
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| the back. Such selective use of touch
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| | The fleeting touch is the accidental or
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| creates an opportunity to use this
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| | "chance" touch that is so short, people
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| non-verbal means of communication as a
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| | often wonder if it happened in the first
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| powerful medium to increase your appeal
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| | place. This can be while exchanging
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| with someone, whether it be a person of
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| | money, bumping into someone, handing
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| the same or opposite sex.
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| | someone a drink, etc. Even though the
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| Because We Don't Really Know...
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| | fleeting touch is short in duration, a
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| We go through our daily interactions with
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| | lot of energy is transferred from you to
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| strangers without really knowing how they
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| | the other person in that short time and
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| feel about us. We can't. Afterall, we
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| | it can produce some powerful positive
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| are not mind readers. It is for this
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| | feelings. It has the power to create
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| reason that we tend to keep strangers at
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| | strong subconscious feelings of warmth
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| a distance until we get to know them.
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| | and attraction if done genuinely. In the
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| Would it not be great if we could
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| | course of persuasion, fleeting touches
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| influence that behavior by letting them
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| | can almost always produce a positive
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| know how we are feeling without saying a
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| | effect if done correctly. Know that the
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| word? Each of us has this unique gift
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| | acceptable areas of touch are different
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| and it comes in the form of TOUCH.
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| | depending on the gender of the person.
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| Why Touch is such a Powerful Communicator
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| | Men can touch women only on their hands
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| of Emotion
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| | and forearms, but women can touch men
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| You might be surprised to know that
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| | virtually anywhere. Men can touch other
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| verbal communication plays a very small
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| | men on their hands, shoulders, forearm,
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| role when communicating emotion. Verbal
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| | or upper arm. Women can touch other
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| words are great for technical things,
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| | women on their hands, forearms, upper
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| such as giving directions or
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| | arms, and knees.
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| instructions, but when trying to
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| | Be Careful of the Thin Line
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| communicate how a person feels, the top
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| | In the workplace, you must always be
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| two methods of communicating this is
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| | careful of using touch because of the
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| through the eyes and with touch. Think
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| | inherent risk of sexual harassment.
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| of your emotions as electricity and your
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| | Emotions in the workplace, although
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| body as the power line. When you touch
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| | impossible to avoid, has always been
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| another person, that electricity flows
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| | brushed under the carpet. Since touch
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| from you to them. It's like plugging
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| | conveys so much emotion and feelings, it
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| your computer into the internet and
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| | can be mislabeled as sexual harassment
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| downloading a software program-the
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| | and that's not something you want.
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