The Silence Between Words: What You're Communicating When You Say Nothing

The Silence Between Words: What You're Communicating When You Say Nothing

Joyce Teo
Published on: 08/04/2026

We tend to think of communication as the words we choose. The email we send. The point we make in a meeting. But some of the most powerful messages we send have no words at all. Silence communicates. It just doesn't always communicate what we intend.

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