In honor of our nation’s birthday, I decided to reshare my top blog post, published in 2020 and titled: Communication Can Unite Us. Searching through my posts, I was curious which of my other posts were most popular. Find out what they were.

A compelling communicator is genuine and authentic, demonstrating perspective and empathy, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude.

What is an essential quality of a successful communicator? Without credibility, a message or a communicator will not be trusted. Professionalism and integrity build credibility. Communicators who exhibit these qualities will be highly respected and will have greater influence and impact.

Effective communication is essential for excellence in nutrition practice because everything nutrition professionals do involves communication.

As nutrition professionals, we communicate information, thoughts, or ideas related to food and nutrition. Therefore, we must define what nutrition communication means. The goals for nutrition communication may seem to be the same as the overall goals for nutrition practice. This is because nutrition cannot be practiced effectively without communication. Communication is the essence of nutrition practice.

The role of moderator in a virtual setting includes many distinct responsibilities. This post describes these and covers 8 strategies for moderating in a virtual setting.

Working as a team to write a book has many advantages over writing alone including expertise, shared workload, professional connections, and improved marketing.

Maintaining composure and positivity and demonstrating respect go a long way in handling every type of difficult audience situation. This post explores how to deal with different types.

This post shares an excerpt from Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide about audience management and the importance of being fully present.

This post describes how to respond to hostile or controversial questions. A hostile question is characterized by the intent in which it is posed rather than the content of the question being asked. A controversial question is related to a topic that is surrounded by intense public disagreement. When questioners are hostile, our natural response will be to feel defensive. However, for the communicator to demonstrate hostility in any way will be counterproductive. Instead, be c

This post describes how to respond to a variety of difficult questions. It focuses on three common types of difficult questions and solutions for handling them well.

This post describes how to respond to questions that are often labeled “stupid.” It shares an excerpt from Chapter 36, updated to reflect answering questions in person, virtually, and in writing, such as on social media or responding to comments online.

This is the question everyone dreads. Nutrition communicators will never know the answer to every question, but they should know how to answer most questions related to the content within the presentation or article the communicator is being asked about. Preparing ahead of time and anticipating potential questions should eliminate the potential for having to say “I don’t know” very often. In this post, we will explore how to effectively respond to questions when we don’t know

No matter the way a question comes to us, answering effectively is best accomplished by following six smart steps.

Nutrition is key to optimal health from birth throughout the lifespan. At every age and stage of life, nutrition matters.

This week's theme for National Nutrition Month is to Explore the Connection Between Food and Culture.

The theme of National Nutrition Month is Food Connects Us and for week two is Connect with a Nutrition Expert.

It’s March, and that means it’s National Nutrition Month®! This year's theme is Food Connects Us. This week's theme is Connect with Food.

This post looks at the importance of having a strong work ethic and how it relates to effective communication.

This post looks at the importance of teamwork. Teamwork is when people work together to accomplish a task or achieve a common goal.