<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Tone has power because acknowledgment, conduct,... > Tone has power because acknowledgment, conduct, and emotional atmosphere reach the nervous system before a conversation has finished explaining itself. The same words can invite cooperation, signal contempt, or close the exchange depending on how the relationship carries them. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Power of Tone — Acknowledgment, Conduct, and Emotional Atmosphere - Workbook|The Power of Tone — Acknowledgment, Conduct, and Emotional Atmosphere]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Tone has power because acknowledgment, conduct, and emotional atmosphere reach the nervous system before a conversation has finished explaining itself. The same words can invite cooperation, signal contempt, or close the exchange depending on how the relationship carries them.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-tone-power-acknowledgment-depending-relationship-carries ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->