If I’ve learned something about food and nutrition professionals, it is that we aspire to be life-changers. We don’t enter this profession because it will make us rich or famous. We entered it because we wanted to make an impact. A positive impact. A life-changing impact. However, reality happens. We don’t have the impact we desire. Clients don’t show up. Audiences stop following. Our messages seem to fall on deaf ears. We get disheartened. We get burned out.

This post shares 3 steps to prepare to be an interviewer and 6 characteristics of good interview questions.

When it comes to conversations about food and nutrition, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are the trusted, evidence-based experts. But only if we are invited to the “tables” where these conversations are taking place.

One of the defining patterns in my career journey is never actively seeking employment. Each job I have held has resulted from opportunity knocking and being prepared to respond in the affirmative. I stressed to the students that being ready and willing to respond when opportunity knocks will serve them well.

In this post, I highlight my favorite features of The Complete Recipe Writing Guide.

As we revise Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide and create the 2nd edition, we are incorporating best practices for using artificial intelligence. The first edition never mentioned AI. Not once. The second edition has more than 70 mentions of AI, detailing how to use it responsibly, ethically, and for its maximum potential. This post will share 10 strategies for maximizing your use of AI excerpted from the current first draft of the 2nd edition of the book.

Downsizing means eliminating the excess in your life – getting a smaller home and reducing the amount of stuff you own. We are in the process of that kind of downsizing. Downsizing stuff is not that different from editing excess words. This post looks at both types.   As I work at cleaning out closets in the home we’ve lived in for 44 years, it occurred to me that downsizing my stuff is not that different from the editing I am doing to keep the second edition of Communicati

Creating visual aids with the assistance of AI can save valuable time and result in a professional product if you follow best practices for responsible and ethical use.

This post describes how to effectively use prompt engineering to provide high-quality directions to AI so it will generate high-quality output.

In this post, I share how to make your travel experiences meet expectations. First, recognize that you have expectations. Give some thought to what they are, and you are more likely to achieve them. Begin by determining the purpose for your trip, who you want to spend time with, what you want to see and do, and what you hope to learn.

An attentive and engaged audience is every speaker's dream. Learn 4 simple ways to be that audience member.

This post explores the concept of traveling light, what it entails, and why it's a good idea.

Writing is hard work, and the struggle to produce quality content within your word count and before the deadline is real! When writing struggles get you down, look to some good old writing humor, not only to laugh but possibly even to remind you of some essential writing skills. Here is some of my favorite writing humor… Enjoy!

In honor of our nation’s birthday, I decided to reshare my top blog post, published in 2020 and titled: Communication Can Unite Us. Searching through my posts, I was curious which of my other posts were most popular. Find out what they were.

A compelling communicator is genuine and authentic, demonstrating perspective and empathy, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude.

What is an essential quality of a successful communicator? Without credibility, a message or a communicator will not be trusted. Professionalism and integrity build credibility. Communicators who exhibit these qualities will be highly respected and will have greater influence and impact.

The role of moderator in a virtual setting includes many distinct responsibilities. This post describes these and covers 8 strategies for moderating in a virtual setting.

This post shares an excerpt from Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide about audience management and the importance of being fully present.

This post describes how to respond to hostile or controversial questions. A hostile question is characterized by the intent in which it is posed rather than the content of the question being asked. A controversial question is related to a topic that is surrounded by intense public disagreement. When questioners are hostile, our natural response will be to feel defensive. However, for the communicator to demonstrate hostility in any way will be counterproductive. Instead, be c

This post describes how to respond to a variety of difficult questions. It focuses on three common types of difficult questions and solutions for handling them well.