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Overcoming Miss Conception
Barb Mayfield
  • 11 hours ago
  • 2 min

Overcoming Miss Conception

Meet Miss Conception – AKA “contagious falsehoods” because they are so common. In honor of nutrition communication, how many of these mis...
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Intentional Gratitude
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 27, 2020
  • 2 min

Intentional Gratitude

In this season of Thanksgiving we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2020, during a pandemic, one might a...
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Take your journey with purpose and a plan
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 13, 2020
  • 2 min

Take your journey with purpose and a plan

Have you ever felt like your journey as a nutrition professional meandered aimlessly rather than purposefully? Would you like to take con...
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Improvement starts with assessment
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 6, 2020
  • 2 min

Improvement starts with assessment

What is the first step in building a skill, making a change, or achieving any type of self-improvement? Assessment - An honest and accura...
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Creating communication? Collaborate!
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 2, 2020
  • 3 min

Creating communication? Collaborate!

"Effective messages are created with and for an audience." Collaborate with your audience from assessing needs through evaluating outcomes.
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Defining moments shape a generation
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 11, 2020
  • 2 min

Defining moments shape a generation

Defining moments shape each generation. When we develop communication, we must consider these defining moments.
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The art of listening
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 5 min

The art of listening

Learn 5 essential qualities of listening an effective communicator will demonstrate. First one? Paying attention.
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Account for Culture in Communication
Barb Mayfield
  • Jul 31, 2020
  • 3 min

Account for Culture in Communication

Effective communication accounts for culture – get 5 tips for creating culturally-focused communication.
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#TogetherApart - United against a common foe
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 3, 2020
  • 2 min

#TogetherApart - United against a common foe

Defeating COVID-19 will take a united effort in the battle. We can be #TogetherApart using 5 weapons for the fight.
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Are you really an expert if you can’t communicate well?
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • 3 min

Are you really an expert if you can’t communicate well?

Communication expertise is essential for nutrition professionals to make a difference and have an impact.
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5 Tips for Communicating Science
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 7, 2020
  • 3 min

5 Tips for Communicating Science

One of the biggest frustrations of credentialed food and nutrition professionals is helping the audiences they serve make sense of the sc...
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Believe it… or not
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 15, 2019
  • 2 min

Believe it… or not

When I was young, a favorite feature in newspapers and magazines was “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” fun fact cartoon. It was fascinating to...
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