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Double check your work… always.
Barb Mayfield
  • Jun 22, 2018
  • 2 min

Double check your work… always.

Admonitions to “measure twice and cut once” or to “proofread before hitting send” are likely based on learning from painful, yet avoidabl...
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You can Write Well if you…
Barb Mayfield
  • Jun 15, 2018
  • 2 min

You can Write Well if you…

Follow these tips describing 5 key characteristics of quality writing. In summary: Quality writing resonates with the reader. It conveys ...
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The Power of Empathy in a Selfie World
Barb Mayfield
  • Jun 8, 2018
  • 3 min

The Power of Empathy in a Selfie World

The “selfie,” a self-portrait photo, was the 2013 word-of-the-year, proof of the pervasiveness of this phenomenon. Is their popularity an...
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Adults are not oversized children
Barb Mayfield
  • Jun 1, 2018
  • 3 min

Adults are not oversized children

I know, there are exceptions. Some adults never really grow up. But, let’s not go there. A common admonition for teaching children is tha...
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A Day of Disasters
Barb Mayfield
  • May 25, 2018
  • 4 min

A Day of Disasters

If you’ve been communicating in a professional setting for any length of time, you surely have a “disaster story” – a time when everythin...
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Good work leads to more
Barb Mayfield
  • May 18, 2018
  • 2 min

Good work leads to more

You’ve heard that networking leads to landing a coveted job. What else leads to landing a job? Or getting asked to complete a project? Or...
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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 ques...
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Who are your heroes?
Barb Mayfield
  • May 4, 2018
  • 4 min

Who are your heroes?

I was honored this week with induction into the Purdue University Nutrition Science Hall of Fame. This is the department where I studied ...
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Who is watching you?
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 27, 2018
  • 2 min

Who is watching you?

Have you ever considered how much of what you know you learned by observing others? Children imitate their parents. Students emulate thei...
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Are you fully present?
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 20, 2018
  • 2 min

Are you fully present?

How many things are you doing right now? Are you reading this blog while having lunch, checking emails, replying to a text, fixing a meal...
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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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5 Tips for Teaching Young Children
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 6, 2018
  • 2 min

5 Tips for Teaching Young Children

I have been teaching young children since I was a teenager. This photo was taken back in the 90’s! Young children have long been one of m...
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What are YOU putting off?
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 30, 2018
  • 3 min

What are YOU putting off?

Procrastination. We all do it – delay or postpone doing something. Is there something you’re putting off? Something you avoid doing even ...
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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 you...
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Build your presentation confidence
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 16, 2018
  • 4 min

Build your presentation confidence

One of the main benefits of building presentation skills is enhanced confidence, which in turn enhances your effectiveness as a speaker. ...
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Lessons from a month at the beach
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 9, 2018
  • 3 min

Lessons from a month at the beach

The morning of February 5th we pulled out of our driveway in Indiana and headed south. It was 3° and snow had covered the ground overnigh...
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5 ways to stand out from the crowd
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 2, 2018
  • 2 min

5 ways to stand out from the crowd

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 Market...
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Is a picture truly worth 1,000 words?
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 23, 2018
  • 3 min

Is a picture truly worth 1,000 words?

Where are you, Sherlock Holmes? I would like to enlist your help in solving the mystery of the unsupported data. It appears that the inte...
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What is the quickest way to improve customer service?
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 16, 2018
  • 3 min

What is the quickest way to improve customer service?

You walk into an office, a hotel, a restaurant, a store. What needs to happen for you to have a marvelous customer experience? I contend ...
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3 lessons from the world of sports
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 9, 2018
  • 3 min

3 lessons from the world of sports

February is a big month in the world of sports. We start with the Super Bowl. Let’s party! Then we add the Winter Olympics, which only co...
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