This post is co-authored by Ron Riggio and nonverbal communication expert Alan Crawley. When and why do we clap? We get startled, and we clap. We try to get our dog’s (or our child’s) attention, and ...

What does a pilot really think when you applaud after a plane touches down? While flight passengers might attempt to show gratitude for a safe landing, some say this act could offend or come across as ...

First lady Jill Biden didn't get the reaction she was expecting Thursday when she delivered what she thought would be an applause line, only for her quip to fall flat, leading her to prod the audience ...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., struggled to drum up support amid her remarks about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Wednesday, insisting the audience should clap throughout certain ...

An Aug. 29 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows a C-SPAN screenshot of Ohio Sen. JD Vance speaking at a rally with closed-captioning that says “single person clapping." “C-SPAN has entered ...

Music director Fabio Luisi conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Chorus and tenor Carl Tanner in Liszt's 'Faust Symphony' at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas on Sept. 28, 2023.

You might want to think twice before clapping when your plane lands next. Clapping on airplanes is being decried as 'cringe', 'annoying' and 'embarrassing' across social media. The gesture once used ...