Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com.

I'm Cody Goff, and I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about digital body language with leadership expert and author Erica de Wan.

You'll also learn how scientists brought multiple molecules

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Let's satisfy some curiosity. For the past year, many office workers have had very little in-person interaction with their colleagues,

Ashley and me, and when you're exchanging all your information over email, chat, or Zoom, it can be hard to get a sense of how they're feeling.

I mean, was that message angry, impatient, relaxed?

It's hard to tell.

Well, if you're struggling with sending and interpreting digital body language,

and today's guest can help.

Erica Duane is a globally recognized leadership expert and the author of digital body language,

how to build trust and connection no matter the distance.

And she's got some tips for how to keep the peace in digital communication.

I have a few email best practices to master good digital body language and this will not only

help you in a remote world, it will help you when you're back at the office because we all

know we live in a world of email so few quick tips to start subject lines I

believe that the subject line is the new virtual first impression.

Within the first 7 milliseconds of meeting someone,

we make a judgment about them.

I like to say subject lines are that new first impression.

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