Standing etiquette Standing posture is an instinct of human beings, and it is the posture of a person standing. It is a static body shape that people usually adopt, and it is also the basis and starting point of other dynamic body shapes, and it is the easiest to express people's body characteristics. In communication, standing posture is the core of everyone's manners. If the standing posture is not standard enough, other postures are not elegant at all. Basic stance Basic stance is the same as when attending military training. From the front, the whole body is straight, full of energy, and the eyes are straight (not squint). Shoulders are flush, arms droop naturally, heels are close together, toes are open 60 degrees, and body center of gravity falls in the middle of legs; Viewed from the side, the eyes are flat, the jaw is slightly retracted, the chest is lifted and the abdomen is closed, the back is straight, the hands and fingers are attached to the pants, and the whole body is solemn and straight. Taking this posture will make people look steady, generous, handsome and straight, which can help breathing, improve blood circulation and relieve physical fatigue to some extent. There are some changes in the foot shape of standing posture: first, the feet are separated, and the width of the outer edges of the feet does not exceed the width of the shoulders; The second is to stand with one foot as the center of gravity, relax the other foot, and then rotate. The standard stance is 1. Tall and straight, head up, head suspended, neck straight: 2. Chin's eyes droop slightly, head and chin are in a straight line, and chin is parallel to the ground; 3. Relax your shoulders, press down slightly, and your arms naturally fall to your sides; 4. The spine and back are straight, and the chest stands forward and upward; 5. Stand up straight with your legs together. Knees and heels together. Standard standing posture for women When a woman stands, her feet should be V-shaped. Knees and heels should be as close as possible; Or one foot is slightly in front, the other foot is slightly behind, the heel of the front foot is slightly close to the instep of the rear foot, and the knee of the rear leg is close to the front leg. These standing postures are standard, but you should avoid rigidity and muscles should not be too tense. You can change your posture appropriately and pursue dynamic beauty. Don't bend or lean back when standing. Don't lean against other objects, don't put your hands in your trouser pockets or cross your waist, and don't hold your arms on your chest. The key of male standard standing posture depends on three parts: first, the hips are raised and the toes are on the ground; The second is the contraction and lifting of abdominal muscles and gluteal muscles. Forming a front and rear clamping force; The third is hanging overhead and sinking shoulders. The muscle strength of these three parts restricts each other in order to maintain a standard standing posture. According to this requirement, when a person stands, his body should stand up straight, his chest should be raised, his jaw should be slightly retracted, his eyes should be straight, his knees should be tight, his heels should be tight, and his feet should be separated in a V-shape. Stand up your hips, tuck in your abdomen, and put your hands on your sides to droop naturally; Or spread your legs. Feet parallel, no more than shoulder width, hands crossed behind your back, right hand on your left hand, close to your hips. Standing posture on different occasions 1. When standing and talking to people, if your hands are empty, you can cross your hands in front of you and put your right hand on your left. If you are carrying a leather bag, you can use it to pose gracefully: put one hand in your pocket and gently push the leather bag or carry the shoulder strap of the leather bag with the other hand. There are many ways to place your hands. You can practice in front of the mirror first. Find the most beautiful action, as long as it is not too artificial, you can definitely find the most suitable posture from practicing in front of the mirror. Don't cross your arms, and don't put your hands on your hips, or put your hands in your trouser pockets or unconsciously do small things, such as fiddling with lighters and cigarette cases. Play with clothes and braids. Bite fingernails, etc. When talking with foreign guests, you should stand face to face and keep a certain distance. It is impolite to be too far or too close. Stand up straight, you can bend slightly, don't lean sideways, your legs are too far apart, or lean against a wall or post. Holding the back of the chair and other rude gestures. 3. When greeting or introducing elders, friends and colleagues, whether shaking hands or bowing, your feet should stand side by side, about 10 cm apart, and your knees should be straight. Never put your feet together when wearing a dress or cheongsam. Let the distance between your feet be 5cm, with one foot as the center of gravity. 5. When waiting for the bus or waiting for someone, the position of two feet can be in tandem, keeping an angle of 45 degrees. At this time, the muscles are relaxed and natural, but the body is still straight. Standing posture in five workplaces 1. Vertical stance: such as standard stance. 2. Stand in front of each other: stand up straight. Men's feet are not more than shoulder width apart, their center of gravity is scattered on their feet, and their hands are crossed in front of their abdomen. Women's toes are slightly open, one foot is in front and the heel is close to the front of the other foot. The center of gravity can be on both feet or one foot, and fatigue can be reduced by shifting the center of gravity, with hands still crossed in front of the abdomen. 3. Back stance: Heels together, toes open 60 ~ 70 degrees. Stand up straight, chin slightly closed, eyes straight, hands behind your back, close to your hips. 4. Standing on one back: toes open 90 degrees, left foot forward, heel against the middle of right foot. Take a T-step to the left, with your body centered on your feet. Behind the left hand, the right hand hangs down and stands in a left-handed posture. Instead, stand in a right T-step, with your right hand on your back and your left hand hanging down in a right-hand stance. 5. Forehand stance: The toes are open 90 degrees, the left foot is forward, the heel is in the middle of the right foot, the left arm is drooping, the elbow is bent on the right arm, the right forearm is lifted to the diaphragm, the right hand is inward, and the fingers are naturally bent to form a right forehand stance. The same opposite foot position and hand position can stand in the left front hand position. Four service personnel standing postures 1. Regular standing posture: the correct etiquette standing posture is to look forward, stand upright with chest, shoulders flat, arms drooping naturally, abdomen closed, legs standing upright together, toes V-shaped, and body center of gravity placed between feet; You can also separate your feet, slightly narrower than your shoulders, and put your hands together in front of or behind your abdomen. 2. Stand behind your hands: that is, put your hands behind your back and your right hand outside your left hand and stick it between your hips. Feet can be separated and closed. When they are separated, they should not exceed shoulder width. Open your toes and the angle between your feet is 60 degrees. Hold your chest out, close your chin and abdomen, and keep your eyes straight. 3. Fork-handed stance: that is, cross your hands in front of your abdomen and put your right hand on your left hand to stand upright. In this standing position, men can separate their feet by no more than 20 cm. Women can use small T-steps. That is, one foot is slightly forward and the heel is placed on the inside of the other foot. In addition to maintaining a correct standing posture, male staff should also keep their feet apart, slightly narrower than their shoulders, and put their hands together behind their backs; Female employees have their legs together, their toes are V-shaped, and their hands are put together in front of their abdomen. 4. Stand with your hands down: put one hand behind your back and stick it to your hips. The other hand droops naturally, the fingers bend naturally, the middle finger is aligned with the trousers seam, and the feet can be together or separated, or in a small T-step. This standing posture is often used by men and looks generous, natural and free and easy. Five incorrect standing postures 1. This is a special manifestation of a person's body skew. When standing, if a person bends down, in addition to bending the waist and arching the back, it is usually accompanied by some other bad postures, such as bending the neck, sagging the chest, protruding the abdomen and bulging the buttocks. It is manifested as lack of exercise, listlessness and even poor health. 2. The position of the hand is incorrect. When standing, be sure to pay attention to the correct hand position to match the standing posture. Improper hand position when standing will destroy the overall effect of standing posture. Improper hand position when standing is mainly manifested in: first, put your hands behind your head; The second is to hold your chin with your hand; The third is to hold the chest with both hands; The fourth is to support the elbow somewhere; Fifth, put your hands on your hips; Sixth, put your hands in your clothes or pants pockets. 3. The position of the foot is incorrect. In general, the "V" step, "D" step or parallel step can be adopted, but the "human" step and "push" step should be avoided. The word step of "person" is commonly known as "inner eight characters"; "Pedal" means standing on the ground with one foot and stepping on the upper with the other foot, or stepping on other objects. 4. Sit and stand. In formal occasions, we must pay attention to the difference between sitting and standing, and stand when it is time to stand. Sit when you should. When standing, you must never take a posture of sitting and standing for comfort. Sitting alone for a while is not only ugly, but also too casual. 5. The body is skewed. The ancients once put forward the basic requirement of "standing like a pine". Therefore, you can't stand sideways. If the body is obviously crooked, such as head crooked, shoulders crooked, legs crooked, and body crooked. Or your knees are not straight, which not only directly destroys the beauty of the human body, but also makes you look decadent, depressed or free and dissolute. The main point of standing training is 1. Against the wall at nine o'clock. That is, the back of the head, shoulders, hips, calves and heels are close to the wall at nine o'clock. And gradually confirm the posture essentials from bottom to top. 2. The lady's heels are close together, the toes are not more than 45 degrees apart, and the knees are close together; Men stand with their feet shoulder-width apart. 3. Hold your chest, relax and open your shoulders, and your arms naturally hang down at your sides. 4. stand up and abdomen, so that the abdominal muscles have a tight feeling; Tighten gluteal muscles. Make the back muscles press against the spine at the same time, and feel the whole body stretch upward. 5. Eyes look straight ahead, facial muscles naturally relax, so that the neck also has the feeling of extending upwards. Sitting posture etiquette The posture of sitting posture is generally called sitting posture. Refers to the posture that a person maintains after sitting. The standard sitting posture is that people put their hips on chairs, stools, sofas or other objects to support their weight, and their feet need to be placed on the ground. Sitting posture. Fundamentally speaking, it should be regarded as a static posture. For the majority of service personnel. Whether at work or at rest, sitting posture is one of the postures it often adopts. Correct sitting posture 1. Sit firmly and gently. When sitting, take your time, walk from the left back of the chair to the front of the seat, and sit down gently and firmly. If it's a skirt, wrap it around with your hands a little, and don't sit down and stand up to tidy your clothes. 2. Smile, look straight, lips slightly closed, forehead slightly closed. 3. Relax and straighten your shoulders, bend them naturally, and put them on the armrest of a chair or sofa. 4. When sitting in a chair, you should stand up straight and stand upright, and your upper body should be naturally straight. 5. Knees are naturally close together. Legs straight or sideways, feet flat or overlapping. 6. When sitting in a chair, at least two-thirds of the chair should be filled, and the back of the chair should be lightly leaned. Don't lean forward, lean back or tilt when sitting; Don't spread your legs too far, don't stretch them too long, and don't cross your legs. Don't put your thighs together and your calves apart, or your legs will keep shaking. When sitting in a standard sitting position, walk to the front of the seat, turn around, retreat your right foot for half a step, sit down gently, and then aim your right foot at your left foot. Sit in a chair. The upper body is naturally straight and the head is straight. The expression is natural and friendly, the eyes are soft and straight, the mouth is slightly closed, the shoulders are flat and relaxed, the arms are naturally bent on the knees, and they can also be placed on the armrests of chairs or sofas, with palms down and feet flat on the ground. When you stand up, take a half step with your right foot and stand up. Generally speaking, in formal social occasions, men are required to have a punch between their legs, and women's legs are close together without gap. Legs bend naturally. Feet flat on the ground, not forward. In daily communication, men can cross their legs, but not too high or shaking. Women's thighs are close together and their calves are crossed, but it is not advisable to straighten forward. When a woman sits in a sitting position, her legs are close together, and it is advisable to put one side obliquely, and the front and rear feet can be slightly different, that is, if her legs are left, her right foot is placed behind her left foot; If your leg leans to the right, put your left foot behind your right foot. In this way, people can extend the length of their legs by crossing their feet into a point, which is quite elegant. It is not elegant for a lady to sit with her legs apart. It is not recommended that her legs be inverted V-shaped. If a lady wears a skirt, she should touch it. Generally speaking, in formal social occasions, women are required to put their legs together without leaving a gap. Legs bend naturally. Feet flat on the ground, not forward. In daily communication, women's thighs are close together and their calves are crossed, but it is not advisable to straighten forward. How does a lady sit gracefully with her legs crossed? On the basis of the basic sitting posture, you can straighten your legs forward slightly and overlap your ankles to keep the sitting posture stable. At the same time, the legs are slightly off the ground, the overlapping part transitions from the ankle to the knee, and the legs are tilted to one side and slightly adjusted. On the basis of beauty, stability and comfort are appropriate. When a man is sitting, his feet can be flat on the ground, his knees can be slightly separated, and his hands can be placed on his left and right knees. When a man wears a suit, he should unbutton his coat. General formal occasions. Men are required to have a punch between their legs. In daily communication, men can cross their legs, but not too high or shaking. When European and American men sit with their legs crossed, they put their calves on the knees of the other legs, and there is a gap between their thighs, but be careful not to lift their feet too high to avoid the soles of their feet facing the guests next to them. When communicating with Europeans and Americans, we should pay attention to each other's customs and habits, which is more conducive to communication between the two sides. Eight common sitting postures 1. Sitting in a dangerous position. Also known as the most basic sitting posture, it is suitable for the most formal occasions. It is required that the upper body is at right angles to the thigh, thigh and calf, and calf is at right angles to the ground. Knees and feet are completely close together. 2. Hang your legs and knees. Mostly used by men, it is also more formal. The upper body is required to be at right angles to the thighs, thighs and calves, and the calves are perpendicular to the ground. Knees apart, but not more than shoulder width. 3. Fold your legs. Suitable for ladies who wear short skirts (or when they are in a high position), the shape is extremely elegant and there is a feeling of generosity and nobility. It is required that the legs completely overlap up and down, and there is no gap between the overlapping legs, just like a straight line. Legs are placed on the left and right sides at an angle of 45 degrees with the ground. Toes piled on the floor hang down to the ground. 4. Tilt your legs. Women who wear skirts sit in a lower position. It is required to put your knees together first, and then tilt your feet to the left or right, so that the tilted legs form a 45-degree angle with the ground. 5. Cross your feet. Suitable for various occasions. Both men and women can choose. The requirement is that the knees should be together first, and then the feet should cross at the ankles. Cross feet can be retracted or tilted. But it should not be extended too far and straightforward. 6. foot adduction. Suitable for general occasions, both men and women. Requirements: First of all, the two thighs are close together, the knees are slightly open, and the two calves are bent back to the inside after being separated. 7. Stretch forward and bend backward. Beautiful sitting posture suitable for women. After the thigh is tightened, stretch one leg forward. After the other leg is bent, both feet touch the ground, and the front and rear feet are kept in the same straight line. 8. Fold your thighs together. It is more suitable for men to use in informal occasions. The legs are required to be stacked together at the thigh. After stacking, the calf is vertical to the ground and the sole of the foot touches the ground. The lower leg of the upper leg is adducted, and the toes are down. Seven wrong sitting postures 1. The heel touches the ground. If you touch the ground with your feet after sitting. It is usually not allowed to land on the heel only, but to raise your toes. 2. Cross your legs at will. You don't have to stand up your legs after sitting down. The correct way is to put your thighs together without leaving a gap. It is not appropriate to set up "cross-legged", that is, put one calf on the other thigh and leave a big gap. 3. The legs are shaking. When sitting in front of others, don't shake or shake your legs repeatedly, so as not to be irritable or give people an unstable feeling. 4. Straighten your legs. Don't straighten your legs forward after sitting down. If there is a table in front of you, you should prevent your legs from sticking out. Otherwise, it will not only damage the aesthetic feeling of sitting posture, but also hinder people. Step 5 walk on stilts. In order to be comfortable, it is not advisable to lift your legs high, put them on the shelf, pedal, step on the tables and chairs around you, or put them on the chair where I am sitting. 6. Point your toes at others. After sitting down, be sure to keep your toes from pointing at others, especially when tripping. Make your toes fall to the ground, or tilt to the left and right. Is appropriate. 7. Excessive separation of legs. When facing others, it is extremely uncivilized to stretch your legs too much. It is impolite to open your thighs or over-open your calves.
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