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Communicating Nutrition

42 minutes ago
3 min

It takes a team

The team of authors, reviewers, editors, and designers completed four years of work and now Communicating Nutrition is a published book!!

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Barb Mayfield

Jun 26
3 min

Are you creating video?

Video is the preferred way to consume content online. Creating high-impact video is easier than ever with these 5 tips.

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Barb Mayfield

Jun 12
2 min

#BetterTogether

Teamwork accomplishes what solo effort cannot. It brings a greater depth and breadth to communication.

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Barb Mayfield

May 29
2 min

A Change of Plans

We are all experiencing a huge, major change in plans. What can we do? We can improvise and as a result we can build resilience.

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Barb Mayfield

May 22
3 min

Can we Zoom better?

Zooming is how we meet today. Get 5 tips for doing it better.

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Barb Mayfield

May 1
3 min

Connect to Communicate – even virtually

Virtual communication has replaced in-person during our pandemic-induced quarantine. To be successful, we must still effectively connect.

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Barb Mayfield

Apr 24
3 min

Have you ever had to eat your words?

Winston Churchill described "eating your words" to be a wholesome diet. Here's my story of when I had to "eat my words." Never say never.

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Barb Mayfield

Apr 17
3 min

5 tips for communicating with calm and clarity in a crisis

Crisis communication saves lives. Communicate promptly, accurately, clearly, and calmly. Be an essential resource.

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Barb Mayfield

Mar 27
3 min

Welcome to WFH – the new normal

Working from home has become the new normal. What are the challenges it presents? What strategies make it work?

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Barb Mayfield

Feb 28
4 min

Have You Found What Makes You Special? Guest post by Sarah Crulcich, MPH, RD, LD

What makes us unique makes us valuable and turns our weaknesses into strengths. Take time to be introspective. You are special.

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Barb Mayfield

Jan 31
2 min

Say no like a 3-year-old

“No way! No how!” is our granddaughter Emily’s favorite saying currently. If she doesn’t want to do something, she doesn’t sugar coat it ...

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Barb Mayfield

Jan 24
3 min

It's who you know

Are you looking for work, or open to a career change? Would you like job offers to come to you? According to a survey published on Linked...

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Barb Mayfield

Jan 17
3 min

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 do...

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Barb Mayfield

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

Are you ready when the media calls?

Imagine sitting in your office concentrating on completing your latest project when the phone rings. It is the producer for your local te...

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Barb Mayfield

Oct 18, 2019
4 min

Maximize your conference experience

Are you going to FNCE? …otherwise known as the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo – the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition an...

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Barb Mayfield

Aug 2, 2019
3 min

How do you describe professionalism?

Were you ever instructed in how to be a “professional”? In our nutrition communications course at Purdue I included a class period on thi...

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Barb Mayfield

May 4, 2018
4 min

Who are your heroes?

I was honored this week with induction into the Purdue University Nutrition Science Hall of Fame. This is the department where I studied ...

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