Creating effective communication hinges on one essential step more than any other. That step involves knowing and understanding your...

When creating communication, can your audience be “everyone”? No. Messages can only be effective when targeted to an audience. Therefore,...

When you are creating communication, where do you begin? Do you start with deciding which channel to use? Or, what your message is? Or,...

A lack of time, money, or resources does not need to prevent creating great communication. Follow these five effective shortcuts.

Defining moments shape each generation. When we develop communication, we must consider these defining moments.

Well-constructed communication is like having a foundation that is unshakable. This photo shows our February house on Cape San Blas,...

How well do you remember something? Research shows that over time, not so well. This phenomenon was described by Hermann Ebbinghaus in...

Would you agree that effective communication is well planned and executed? Have you ever tried to “wing it” and regretted not putting...

The first chapter in the upcoming Academy Guide to Nutrition Communication introduces the foundation of nutrition communication, defines...

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

Did you know that the average consumer is exposed to as many as 10,000 brand messages each and every day? That’s what the American...

What does “connection” with an audience mean to you? That they aren’t asleep or playing video games on their phone? True connection...

Getting engaged is exciting, it’s memorable, and it’s planned. Audience engagement in a presentation can also be exciting and memorable,...

When creating communication, do you feel like there is never “enough” time, money, and personnel? Don’t allow that feeling of “not...

This afternoon, my husband and oldest son, along with 12 other adventurers, are taking off from Indiana to drive more than 20 hours to...

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...

Successful communication creates a sharing of ideas and feelings between the communicator and the audience. It results in an audience...

Effective nutrition communication is not an accident, but is strategically designed. It is the result of making a plan, working the plan,...

Just 2 years ago I was finishing work on an introductory textbook titled Nutrition for Everyone (Resources). At the time, writing… and...