Digital Body Language

Digital Body Language

Team Number : 26
Team Members :
Shashank Bhushan
Sahil Gupta
Tonmoy Samanta
Shalini Annaboina
Ankita Dutta
Raghu Jonnagoni
Grandhi Sai Uttej
Maneesh Kumar Reddy Ramireddy
 AGENDA

 What is digital body language?

 4 laws of digital body language.
 Core elements of good digital body languages.
 Digital body language signal.
 Digital body language in a workplace.
 How can having a good digital body language help a
professional in workplace.
 What is digital body language?
Digital body language is body language invisible at first glance, that
you use in the digital space when you communicate via email,
messenger, chat, or conference call. The way in which you
communicate digitally says a lot about you, your attitude, your
intentions and expectations
 The 4 laws of digital body language

1. Value visibly:
2. Communicate carefully:
3. Collaborate confidently:
4. Trust totally:
 Core elements of good digital body
language
1. Manage Clarity and Brevity
2. Pick your communication medium wisely
3. Hold your horses
4. Assume the best intent
5. Find your voice
Digital Body language Signals
 Digital body language in the
workplace
 In the modern working world, with hybrid work models and ever-
faster digitization, optimal digital body language is more important
than ever.
 powerful ways to convey a sense of who you are and how you work
when your co-workers can't actually see you (at least, not in person).
a) Turning on your camera during video chats, instead of sticking to
voice only. 
b) Speaking confidently and clearly on conference calls. 
c) Meeting deadlines and showing up on time for virtual meetings. 
d) Being friendly and present on messaging channels, without taking
too much time away from work. 
 Getting the whole concept through
example

• Suppose we have to send a mail to our teammates. The tone of our

speech gives clear images of our personality. The way we deliver
our message states our current mood. This is how we create an
impression of our body language digitally.
• When we like something it reflects on our way of reacting to it.
CONCLUSION

 Pause to understand the content, the intent and the metamessages for
the messages you send and receive.
 Assume good intent. Trust but clarify.
 Recognize Trust + Power differential to guide to Digital Body
Language.
 Communicate feelings accurately, with the right language and
symbols.
 Align the medium, timing and message to your audience.
 Practice empathy. Seek to understand.
 Digital communication skills and Digital Body Language are
iterative –work in progress.
Thank You