Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Want strong messages that make a difference? Build them on solid evidence.
Effective nutrition communicators craft messages that are evidence-based. As credentialed food and nutrition professionals, we have the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
Trying to communicate more effectively? Know your why and your big idea.
Effective communication is not just thrown together, it is strategically created. By following the 10 Steps to Creating Compelling...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Countdown to a Convention 2.0
Are you attending FNCE? That’s short for the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo – the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
5 Tips for Pitching to the Media
Why should nutrition professionals pitch story ideas and messages to the media? In a nutshell: to expand our reach and influence by...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
5 Tips for Overcoming Bias
Discrimination, prejudice, unequal treatment, harassment – just a few of the negative consequences resulting from the biases humans hold...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
Biased? Not me!
What does it mean to be biased? Am I biased? Are you biased? If we are honest we must acknowledge that we all have biases. Biases are our...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Effective leaders are communicators
Are you a leader? If you are reading this post, you are inevitably a leader. In a multitude of ways and with a multitude of various...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jun 25, 2021
- 3 min
Casting a vision requires focus
How do you feel when a problem you are dealing with or an initiative you are leading becomes overwhelming? The list of things to do keeps...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
Are you growing?
Are you growing? How do you know? What does it feel like to grow? This is the growing season where I live. In our yard, we are growing...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
4 skills for effective leaders
What does it take to be an effective leader? Well… it depends. There is no one formula or sequence of steps to follow but rather a skill...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Are you an agile leader?
An internet search for “leadership styles” will generate numerous lists naming and describing different styles. The various styles differ...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- May 14, 2021
- 3 min
Leadership is…
What does leadership mean to you? The dictionary defines leadership as “the act of leading others.” Do you aspire to be a leader? What...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
Communication is learned, let’s teach it!
Have you ever heard the sentiment that someone skilled in something was a “born __________ (athlete, musician, teacher, speaker…)”? All...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
Mentoring Makes a Difference
Is anyone out there lacking motivation? I for one have noticed that the world seems to be in a major slump. The pandemic has zapped us...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
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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