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Handshake then say nice to meet you!

Shake hands and say hello , how are you ?

With a smile.

When greeting a person, introduce your self ,welcome them,have eye contact,be friendly and call them by thier name.

If a man, a manly handshake. (Hate shaking a guys hand that has no firmness to it, can't trust a soft handshake). If a woman obviously a delicate handshake, and a smile followed by something corny like "How nice to finally meet you".

To someone not familiar I Offer my hand and say  " How do you do? " .  To someone familiar I usually  say " Hi, how are you?" and, depending on how long it is since we last met, I might add "nice to see you again".  

i say "hi" or "hello" and then say, "It's a pleasure to meet you". If they say "it's a pleasure to meet you", I say, "no, the pleasure is mine....".

When meeting someone for the first time, I extend my hand, look the person in the eye, smile, and say, "Hi, I'm XXXXXX.  It's nice to meet you."   My handshake is a slight squeeze, lasts a few seconds. 
Several years ago, I actually taught 120 junior high kids how to shake hands.  LOL

with open arms..

With a smile and firm handshake, I'll say Hello or Hola.  To someone I'm just meeting, I'll say Hello my name is S.G. pleased to make your acquaintance.

I say hello or hi and by; to the germans: Guten Tag ! Wie geht's ?

Appropriately- if handshakes are necessary - I try to match theirs.