ATD Dallas New Book Club: Learning & Lattes
Hosted by Karen Clem & R. Mark Miles
November 8, 2025 / 10:00am-11:00am CST
Digital Body Language by Erica Dhawan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Get ready to inspire others through Erica Dhawan’s book, Digital Body Language. Let’s connect with other Dallas ATD members and discuss this month’s book over a hot cup of Joe! Once a quarter, we will meet to discuss a new book related to Talent Development.
During our chats, be prepared to talk about key insights, how you can apply those concepts, and the impact it will make on you. As always, the first two people to arrive in person will receive a MudLeaf Coffee gift card!
Ways to obtain the book:
ABOUT THE BOOK
The definitive guide to communicating and connecting in a hybrid world.
Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of “oops sorry no you go” and “can you hear me?!” Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can’t make heads or tails of. Is it any wonder communication takes us so much time and effort to figure out? How did we lose our innate capacity to understand each other?
Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a screen, traditional body language signals are no longer visible -- or are they? In Digital Body Language, Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture. In real life, we lean in, uncross our arms, smile, nod and make eye contact to show we listen and care. Online, reading carefully is the new listening. Writing clearly is the new empathy. And a phone or video call is worth a thousand emails.
Digital Body Language will turn your daily misunderstandings into a set of collectively understood laws that foster connection, no matter the distance. Dhawan investigates a wide array of exchanges―from large conferences and video meetings to daily emails, texts, IMs, and conference calls―and offers insights and solutions to build trust and clarity to anyone in our ever-changing world.
AGENDA
10:00 am – Welcome and Introductions
10:10 am – Discuss Book
11:00 am – Meeting Concludes
LOCATION
Mudleaf Coffee
3100 Independence Parkway, Suite #300
Plano, TX 75075
REGISTRATION COST
- Member registration: Free!
- Non-Member Guest registration: $10
NOT ABLE TO ATTEND AS PLANNED?
Please cancel your registration by contacting info@tddallas.org
QUESTIONS
Contact 972-233-9107 ext. 224 or email info@tddallas.org
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