# Communication Broadcasts Beneath Words by Bryant McGill > “Communication runs mostly beneath words. Posture, facial expression, eye contact, breathing, pace, fidgeting, trembling, skin moisture, and hesitation all broadcast information continuously. People read these signals like living lie detectors, often without knowing they are doing it.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Becoming Too Expensive to Harm and Healing the Wounds Predators Notice - Livestream (Jan 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Becoming Too Expensive to Harm and Healing the Wounds Predators Notice - Livestream|Becoming Too Expensive to Harm and Healing the Wounds Predators Notice - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. - **Conceptual context:** Observers integrate multiple cues, often rapidly and without conscious narration, to estimate emotion, confidence, attention, threat, affiliation, and intention. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity|Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Becoming Too Expensive to Harm and Healing the Wounds Predators Notice - Livestream|Becoming Too Expensive to Harm and Healing the Wounds Predators Notice - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Nonverbal Communication|Nonverbal Communication]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Communication runs mostly beneath words. Posture, facial expression, eye contact, breathing, pace, fidgeting, trembling, skin moisture, and hesitation all broadcast information continuously. People read these signals like living lie detectors, often without knowing they are doing it.” — Bryant McGill, Becoming Too Expensive to Harm and Healing the Wounds Predators Notice - Livestream (Jan 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-communication-beneath-words ```