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What is conscious language? Using words with the intention to build up.
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 25
  • 3 min

What is conscious language? Using words with the intention to build up.

Language is the currency of communication. It is thought, written, spoken, sung, illustrated, and expressed in a multitude of ways. Words...
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Communicator, it’s time to celebrate! You’ve reached the finish line!
Barb Mayfield
  • Jan 14
  • 3 min

Communicator, it’s time to celebrate! You’ve reached the finish line!

Pop the cork! You have reached your goal of creating compelling communication. You are finally ready to deliver your creation! It is time...
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How do you go from good to great? Practice! Pilot test! Revise!
Barb Mayfield
  • Jan 7
  • 3 min

How do you go from good to great? Practice! Pilot test! Revise!

Have you ever completed a project at the last minute? Most of us have. Maybe you’re one of those people who claim to do their best work...
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Want to create communication that makes a difference? Plan an effective delivery.
Barb Mayfield
  • Dec 31, 2021
  • 2 min

Want to create communication that makes a difference? Plan an effective delivery.

Your message is crafted, your channels are chosen, how will you deliver the message to your audience for the greatest impact? You want to...
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Stage fright CAN be overcome!
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 29, 2021
  • 3 min

Stage fright CAN be overcome!

Your mouth goes dry. Your skin flushes. You break out in a sweat. Your knees knock. Your heart races. You can’t catch your breath. You...
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Are you growing?
Barb Mayfield
  • Jun 11, 2021
  • 2 min

Are you growing?

This is the growing season where I live. In our yard we are growing several new patches of grass, dozens of flowers and bushes, and six...
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5 tips to prepare for questions
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 19, 2021
  • 3 min

5 tips to prepare for questions

Does the Q&A portion of a presentation fill you with dread? It doesn’t have to. This tip series provides 5 tips for mastering the Q&A.
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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...
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What do experts need most?
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 30, 2020
  • 3 min

What do experts need most?

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are the food and nutrition experts, and RDNs who communicate well change lives. Without communication...
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Questions lead to greater understanding
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 4, 2020
  • 4 min

Questions lead to greater understanding

Questions are powerful. They reveal what needs to be clarified or brought to light. Questions lead to understanding. Don't fear the Q&A.
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Communicate love with your presence
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 13, 2020
  • 3 min

Communicate love with your presence

Communicate love with presence rather than presents.
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What makes a message compelling?
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 9, 2019
  • 3 min

What makes a message compelling?

What does it take to be compelling? To compel means to bring about something forcefully, but to be compelling has a much more desirable...
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What makes a message memorable?
Barb Mayfield
  • Jul 19, 2019
  • 3 min

What makes a message memorable?

As communicators, we won’t be effective if an audience can’t remember our message. Being memorable is essential to successful...
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Have you heard the one about…?
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 16, 2018
  • 2 min

Have you heard the one about…?

… the Italian chef? He pasta way. Could you use a good laugh? So could I! The more often the better. We all need laughter, and plenty of...
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Command your audience
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 2, 2018
  • 3 min

Command your audience

Have you ever attended a presentation in which the audience was NOT engaged and became disruptive, or at best, was simply not paying...
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Take your presenting from good to great
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 24, 2018
  • 2 min

Take your presenting from good to great

Presentation skills are essential in today’s workplaces, organizations, and via digital channels. Whether you present in person or...
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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...
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Can you answer that?
Barb Mayfield
  • May 11, 2018
  • 3 min

Can you answer that?

The Q&A can be one of the most dreaded parts of a presentation. Why? Because we fear we might not know how to respond to a difficult...
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Hello, my name is…
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 13, 2018
  • 2 min

Hello, my name is…

I love name tags! I try hard to learn people’s names, but using name tags is a tremendous help. Find out what a person wants to be called...
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Something Good is Coming …
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 23, 2018
  • 3 min

Something Good is Coming …

What draws you in to pay attention to a speaker or keep reading a blog post? Effective openings arouse your attention by appealing to...
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