<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # De-escalation begins with posture before language.... > De-escalation begins with posture before language. Slower movement, reduced volume, open hands, a nonthreatening face, and physical space can signal to the primate nervous system that an attack is no longer approaching. The body hears the approach before the argument. **Source:** [[livestreams/Take Off the Costume — Authenticity, Dignity, and the Freedom to Be Yourself - Workbook|Take Off the Costume — Authenticity, Dignity, and the Freedom to Be Yourself]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “De-escalation begins with posture before language. Slower movement, reduced volume, open hands, a nonthreatening face, and physical space can signal to the primate nervous system that an attack is no longer approaching. The body hears the approach before the argument.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-de-escalation-begins-approach-before-argument ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->