Barb Mayfield
Mealtime conversations show you care and make your family stronger
Can you recall a great conversation during a meal? Maybe it lasted well past the food was eaten and the dishes were cleared away. You...
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Barb Mayfield
- Aug 12
- 5 min
What is a proven way to achieve your goals? Create habits.
What goals have you set for yourself this year? Did you make a list of resolutions back in January? What have you achieved? A proven way...
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Barb Mayfield
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Harness the power of reflection
A message that is personalized is more powerful. More transformative. It changes from being merely a good idea to something that can...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jul 29
- 3 min
Invite and empower others to share your story and amplify your impact
Have you ever felt like you’re the only one who can tell your story or market your program or service? If so, you need a change in...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jul 22
- 5 min
How can we illustrate data effectively and help audiences make sense of numbers?
Numbers, data, and statistics make up much of what we communicate about nutrition. From simple statements like “make half your plate...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jul 15
- 3 min
Why do nutrition professionals need to tell stories? What makes a good story?
Stories are more than “once upon a time” fairytales, picture books, or suspense thrillers. Stories are a memorable and moving way to...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jul 8
- 3 min
How do you write compelling mission and vision statements?
Do you belong to or work for an organization or business? Can you state their mission and vision statements from memory? Do these...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Want to communicate with the future? Write it down!
Would you like to communicate with future generations and share special memories with your children’s children and beyond? Would you like...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jun 24
- 2 min
3 Steps to creating compelling content
Creating compelling content is achievable when your message speaks to the whole person. Compelling content accounts for what your...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jun 17
- 3 min
How do you miscommunicate? Take our quiz.
How do you miscommunicate? Let me count the ways! I have personified 11 common ways we miscommunicate, giving each one a “face” and a...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jun 10
- 2 min
I didn’t mean that! It’s a Miss Print.
How often do you read a text or an email and encounter an unintended message like in the image above? Meet Miss Print, AKA autocorrect,...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jun 3
- 3 min
Wordiness weighs down your message. Cut ruthlessly and be concise.
When I ask audiences to select their communication goals, being concise is a common challenge. Why do we struggle with wordiness and why...
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Barb Mayfield
- May 27
- 4 min
Why and How to Write Your Story
What is the value of writing your story? As a communicator and a leader, more than you may realize… As a communicator, what and how you...
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Guest post by Samantha Maldonado
- May 19
- 4 min
No One-Size-Fits-All When Communicating with Others, Interview with Beryl Krinsky of B.Komplete
Beryl Krinsky owns a wellness company, B.Komplete, and the Komplete Business Dietetic Internship. Her company focuses on educating and...
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Barb Mayfield
- May 13
- 3 min
What is the most common reason communication fails?
What is the most common reason for communication to fail? When communication is more communicator-centered than audience-centered....
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Barb Mayfield
- May 6
- 3 min
Can I prevent the panic of procrastination? Yes! Be on time with 3 B's.
Have you ever put something off to the last minute? Of course. We all have. And when we do, panic often prevails. Will we be done in...
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Barb Mayfield
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Conventions are for creating connections
What makes in-person conventions far superior to virtual ones? Besides the pleasure of traveling to a far-off location and getting a...
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Barb Mayfield
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Did I hear that correctly? Clear confusion caused by Miss Pronounce.
What is a sure way to lower one’s credibility? Mispronounce a word with a familiar pronunciation to the audience. When this happens,...
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Barb Mayfield
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Who is a leader? Everyone.
If someone asked you, “Are you a leader?” How would you respond? a) Yes, always b) No, never c) Sometimes, it depends Many...
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Barb Mayfield
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Don’t be fooled – separate fact from fiction
Have you ever played an April Fools joke or prank on someone? Have you ever been the target of one? If so, you are familiar with just how...
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