About this episode

Katherine Coble discusses the importance of digital body language in modern leadership and communication.

Have you ever unraveled over a one word email? Or spiraled because someone "saw" your message but didn't respond? Katherine dives into the invisible signals shaping today's workplace: digital body language. Inspired by Erica Dhawan's work and Katherine's real world leadership experience, this conversation explores how response time, punctuation, brevity, silence, and even channel choice are constantly communicating on your behalf. In a world where 70% of communication is virtual, leaders are sending signals about trust, respect, urgency, and inclusion whether they mean to or not. If leadership is relational, then digital communication cannot be transactional. Katherine unpacks practical shifts people-first leaders can make immediately to reduce anxiety, build clarity, and strengthen connection. Because the impact you make through a screen is still very real and it is shaping your culture every single day. Additional Resources: Read "Digital Body Language" by Erica Dhawan Connect with Katherine Coble on LinkedIn Learn more about Borshoff Watch Gut + Science (and more) on YouTube! Follow PeopleForward Network on LinkedIn Learn more about PeopleForward Network Key Takeaways…

People in this episode

Host: Nikki Lewallen Gregory

Guest: Katherine Coble

Topics covered

• digital body language
• communication
• leadership
• workplace culture
• trust
• empathy

Keywords

• digital communication
• response time
• punctuation
• silence
• clarity
• anxiety
• connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PeopleForward Network, Borshoff

Books & works: Digital Body Language

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