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May I have your attention?
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 20, 2020
  • 2 min

May I have your attention?

Have you ever been in an audience where no one is paying attention? How would you like to be the presenter in that situation? When an aud...
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Does delivery account for 90% of presentation success?
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 17, 2018
  • 4 min

Does delivery account for 90% of presentation success?

Have you ever heard the statement that presentation effectiveness is only 10% from content and 90% comes from your delivery? Is that oft-...
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What is your “14er”?
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 1, 2017
  • 2 min

What is your “14er”?

This afternoon, my husband and oldest son, along with 12 other adventurers, are taking off from Indiana to drive more than 20 hours to re...
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And the award goes to...
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 18, 2017
  • 2 min

And the award goes to...

This week at my local Toastmasters meeting I stepped way outside my comfort zone… I gave my first ever humorous speech. I shared the topi...
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Sew many virgins of Miss Communication
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 11, 2017
  • 2 min

Sew many virgins of Miss Communication

Let’s meet 10 of them: Starting with Miss Understanding, when what you said and what I thought you said are NOT the same. Much like the c...
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What defines Successful Communication?
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 4, 2017
  • 3 min

What defines Successful Communication?

Successful communication creates a sharing of ideas and feelings between the communicator and the audience. It results in an audience tha...
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Effective nutrition communication is not an accident
Barb Mayfield
  • Jul 28, 2017
  • 1 min

Effective nutrition communication is not an accident

Effective nutrition communication is not an accident, but is strategically designed. It is the result of making a plan, working the plan,...
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Never say never… 
you might have to eat your words
Barb Mayfield
  • Jul 21, 2017
  • 2 min

Never say never… you might have to eat your words

Just 2 years ago I was finishing work on an introductory textbook titled Nutrition for Everyone (Resources). At the time, writing… and rew...
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What ingredients make a great nutrition communicator?
Barb Mayfield
  • Jul 14, 2017
  • 2 min

What ingredients make a great nutrition communicator?

You can learn the skills to be a great communicator.
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