As communicators, we won’t be effective if an audience can’t remember our message. Being memorable is essential to successful communication. What do we know about memory, and how can we use that knowledge to make communication memorable?

Looking for a proven method for self-improvement? Here it is: Engage in helping others improve by sharing your knowledge, wisdom, and...

This week the USA turned 243 and this blog turned 2. Happy Birthday! This is my 104th blog post since launching NutritionCommunicator.com...

On the first day of class, when I asked the students in our Nutrition Communication course at Purdue to share why they had picked their...

For most of human history, conversations took place face-to-face. Then, in the late 19th century, with the invention of the telephone,...

Social media allows businesses, organizations, and individuals to share content and make connections with a wide audience using nothing...

What do you do? Can you answer that question in a clear and concise way? One of the biggest challenges facing anyone in business is...

Recently, my husband had a medical test in which the result read: “The trachea bronchial tree and esophagus are grossly unremarkable.” In...

How do you and the audiences you serve view life – as the unfolding of events that happen by chance – or as a process of self-directed...

Our guest blog is written by registered dietitian nutritionist Julie Satterfeal. Get to know her better on the community page. Julie is...

Who is Mr. E and why shouldn’t I be him? Good question. He is the guest contestant in the “ Miss Communication ” pageant. In this...

In today’s throw-away world, I venture that some of the items we treasure most are notes of appreciation or praise, certificates for a...

When I ask audiences to select their top challenge in creating effective messages, what do you think they pick? Being more...

An audience needs to feel a connection with the communicator before they are ready to attend, listen, learn, and act on a message. They need to feel understood. They need to feel like they share common ground with you. They must believe that you are going to meet a need or solve a problem they have.

Communicating effectively is a challenge. Miscommunication is rampant – we misunderstand, misinterpret, misspell, mispronounce, and more....

Have you ever been misunderstood? Or misinterpreted? Have you ever relayed a message with a mistake or a misprint? Have you ever...

Similar to creating a baby, books have a long gestation period before they “arrive.” In fact, this book will have taken longer than three...

Meet Miss Aligned, also known as “not speaking the same language, even when it is all English.” She is another contestant in the Mis(s)...

When I was young, a favorite feature in newspapers and magazines was “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” fun fact cartoon. It was fascinating to...

March is the month for St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Break, March Madness, and… if you are an RDN, or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist,...