Barb MayfieldJun 173 minHow do you miscommunicate? Take our quiz.How do you miscommunicate? Let me count the ways! I have personified 11 common ways we miscommunicate, giving each one a “face” and a...
Barb MayfieldJun 102 minI didn’t mean that! It’s a Miss Print.How often do you read a text or an email and encounter an unintended message like in the image above? Meet Miss Print, AKA autocorrect,...
Barb MayfieldApr 153 minDid I hear that correctly? Clear confusion caused by Miss Pronounce.What is a sure way to lower one’s credibility? Mispronounce a word with a familiar pronunciation to the audience. When this happens,...
Barb MayfieldApr 13 minDon’t be fooled – separate fact from fictionHave you ever played an April Fools joke or prank on someone? Have you ever been the target of one? If so, you are familiar with just how...
Barb MayfieldMar 182 minCommunication mistakes can be fatal – prevent them!What is a leading cause of medical mistakes, business blunders, and relationship breakdowns? Meet “Miss Taken” – AKA the message is...
Barb MayfieldFeb 183 minDid Miss Interpretation make an appearance? Then we need to clarify.Miss Interpretation – AKA not getting enough information to know what is meant, which can include something as simple as whether the...
Barb MayfieldJan 283 minCan miscommunication be overcome? Yes! When we name who's to blame.Have you ever… … been misunderstood? … sent a message that was misinterpreted? … published a post on social media and later realized it...
Barb MayfieldOct 8, 20213 minWhen is silence golden?To speak or not? Depending on the situation, speaking up or keeping silent will be the better choice. Both are important. Important...
Barb MayfieldAug 27, 20212 minHow do we miscommunicate? Let me count the ways!Miscommunication – the #1 search term bringing visitors to this website. That alone draws attention to how common it is and how much we...
Barb MayfieldApr 2, 20212 minThat isn’t what I meant!Miss Information – AKA not making sure what you said is what you meant to say… Like the wife who asks her husband, “Can you pick up a...
Barb MayfieldJan 15, 20212 minOvercoming Miss ConceptionMeet Miss Conception – AKA “contagious falsehoods” because they are so common. In honor of nutrition communication, how many of these...
Barb MayfieldNov 22, 20193 minIt’s just a typoYou pull up in front of a school and the sign out front advertises an upcoming event as follows: Leteracy Night Dec 8th at 5:00 Would...
Barb MayfieldOct 4, 20192 minWho is your “arch-nemesis”?Miscommunication is the failure to communicate adequately. It occurs in a multitude of ways, including communication that is confusing,...
Barb MayfieldAug 23, 20193 minMiss Perception - What does it mean?Meet Miss Perception, also known as “did I hear or read that correctly?” Miss Perception is another contestant in my “Mis-Communication”...
Barb MayfieldMay 10, 20193 minDon’t be Mr. EWho is Mr. E and why shouldn’t I be him? Good question. He is the guest contestant in the “Miss Communication” pageant. In this pageant,...
Barb MayfieldApr 12, 20192 minHow do you craft words that work?Communicating effectively is a challenge. Miscommunication is rampant – we misunderstand, misinterpret, misspell, mispronounce, and more....
Barb MayfieldApr 6, 20192 minMiss Communication conquers miscommunicationHave you ever been misunderstood? Or misinterpreted? Have you ever relayed a message with a mistake or a misprint? Have you ever...
Barb MayfieldMar 22, 20192 minMiss Aligned leaves you outMeet Miss Aligned, also known as “not speaking the same language, even when it is all English.” She is another contestant in the Mis(s)...
Barb MayfieldJan 18, 20193 minWould you like to conquer miscommunication?Have your messages ever been misunderstood or misinterpreted? Have you ever received a text or an email and you weren’t quite sure how to...
Barb MayfieldFeb 23, 20183 minIs a picture truly worth 1,000 words?Where are you, Sherlock Holmes? I would like to enlist your help in solving the mystery of the unsupported data. It appears that the...