Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
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 30, 2020
- 3 min
What do experts need most?
What do experts need most? Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are the food and nutrition experts, does that knowledge guarantee their...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Oct 2, 2020
- 4 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 28, 2020
- 4 min
Where will your career story lead you?
Sharing my career story recently on several podcasts, I have been reminded how our career journeys take shape and how skills and...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 14, 2020
- 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Writing leaves a legacy
As Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide becomes a reality – I reflect on my “why” for writing... It was to leave a legacy.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Jun 26, 2020
- 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
#BetterTogether
Teamwork accomplishes what solo effort cannot. It brings a greater depth and breadth to communication.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- May 29, 2020
- 3 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
Can we Zoom better?
Zooming is how we meet today. Get 5 tips for doing it better.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- May 1, 2020
- 2 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Apr 24, 2020
- 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Apr 17, 2020
- 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Mar 27, 2020
- 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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Guest post by Sarah Crulcich, MPH, RD, LD
- Feb 28, 2020
- 4 min
Have You Found What Makes You Special?
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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jan 31, 2020
- 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jan 24, 2020
- 3 min
Why is networking the key to your next job? 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? How do most people find jobs? According...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jan 17, 2020
- 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...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- 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...
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