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 ...

How do you decide when to start clapping after a virtuoso performance? And when do you stop? New research finds the answer lies in what other people around you are doing. The louder the applause — ...

Years ago I was assigned to review a painfully unfunny off-Broadway comedy. As the show lumbered to an ignominious conclusion and the actors took their bows, I leaped from my aisle seat and sprinted, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re's homily at Pope Francis' funeral drew rare applause from the crowd at St. Peter's Square on ...

People will once again be allowed to clap at Encinitas City Council meetings to express support with a public speaker at the podium. And, a ban on speaker time donations, enacted during COVID-19, also ...