Translation Please! Understanding Digital Body Language

Connecticut Public Radio | By Lucy Nalpathanchil,

Tess Terrible

Published June 24, 2021 at 6:00 AM EDT

Photo of Digital Body Language Book sitting on top of a laptop

You’ve been working late and you just finished a big report that you sent off to your boss. And you received a one word reply back - "Thanks (period)." How does that make you feel?

More and more of our communication takes place online - but our online language is not something we’ve learned. It’s still a new medium.

Today, we talk about digital body language with author, Erica Dhawan .

We want to hear from you. Do emojis belong in a work email? How can you make your best first impression, through zoom?!

GUESTS:

Erica Dhawan - Author of Digital Body Language: How To Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance.

Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired May 18, 2021.

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