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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 2, 20204 min read
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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 11, 20202 min read
Defining moments shape a generation
Defining moments shape each generation. When we develop communication, we must consider these defining moments.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 21, 20204 min read
The art of listening
Learn 5 essential qualities of listening an effective communicator will demonstrate. First one? Paying attention.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 31, 20203 min read
Account for Culture in Communication
Effective communication accounts for culture – get 5 tips for creating culturally-focused communication.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 24, 20203 min read
A Book is Born!
How is writing a book like birthing a baby? Which one takes longer? Read how Communicating Nutrition came into being.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 3, 20202 min read
#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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 13, 20203 min read
How good are you at selling?
Marketing principles can be implemented by those in health professions as well as those in business and can be used to "sell" health.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 21, 20202 min read
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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 7, 20203 min read
5 Tips for Communicating Science
One of the biggest frustrations of credentialed food and nutrition professionals is helping the audiences they serve to make sense of the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 17, 20203 min read
Which hat do you wear?
When you belong to a group that needs to make a decision or solve a problem, how do you go about that process? Is there one person who...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 10, 20202 min read
Write that thank you!
Dear Aunt Betty, Thank you for the socks. Love, Billy. Did you write thank you notes for gifts when you were growing up? Back in the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 13, 20195 min read
May I have your attention?
Do you consider yourself a good multi-tasker? How many things can you juggle successfully at the same time without dropping one or more?...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 6, 20193 min read
Know Thy Audience
Have you ever been in an audience and got the feeling the speaker was in the wrong room? You felt like they had no clue who was sitting...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 23, 20193 min read
Miss Perception - What does it mean?
Meet Miss Perception, also known as “Did I hear or read that correctly?” Miss Perception is a contestant in my “Mis-Communication”...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 9, 20193 min read
What makes a message compelling?
What does it take to be compelling? To compel means to bring about something forcefully, but to be compelling has a much more desirable...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jun 21, 20194 min read
Is texting replacing talking?
For most of human history, conversations took place face-to-face. Then, in the late 19th century, with the invention of the telephone,...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
May 31, 20193 min read
Am I making myself clear?
Recently, my husband had a medical test in which the result read: “The trachea bronchial tree and esophagus are grossly unremarkable.” In...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 26, 20192 min read
Be brief, or not?
When I ask audiences to select their top challenge in creating effective messages, what do you think they pick? Being more...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 19, 20193 min read
5 ways to connect with your audiences
Are you looking to build an audience – not just a larger audience, but an engaged audience? An audience that hangs on every word and...
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