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Writing struggles getting you down? Try a little writing humor for relief.
Writing is hard work, and the struggle to produce quality content within your word count and before the deadline is real! When writing struggles get you down, look to some good old writing humor, not only to laugh but possibly even to remind you of some essential writing skills. Here is some of my favorite writing humor… Enjoy!

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 223 min read
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Can Artificial Intelligence Support Human Skill in Nutrition Communication?
The second edition of Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide will feature something prominently that is completely absent from the first edition? What is it? It’s AI, or Artificial Intelligence. Our goal is to highlight the benefits of AI as well as the potential dangers. We will provide useful suggestions for using it responsibly and ethically.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 153 min read
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Is a needs assessment worth the effort? Yes! It is essential to success.
For communication to be successful, it must be audience-focused. For communication to be audience-focused, it requires a needs assessment.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 83 min read
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How to Know if Your Message Will Succeed Before You Send It
Employ the Message Evaluation Checklist to ensure success.
Checklists prompt us to look at both obvious and less obvious characteristics. This checklist from Chapter 10 is indispensable for creating audience-focused messages.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 12 min read
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Why Most People Fail at Communication and How You Can Succeed
Most people fail at communication because they fail to hit the target. Many people fail to even have a target. The target is the specific audience for a message. Creating audience-focused communication is the key to success.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 253 min read
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What is a proven method for successful content creation? This 10-Step Strategy.
Designing and delivering messages that successfully reach audiences and have the desired impact follows a proven strategy. This strategy has three primary focus areas and includes 10 steps.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 112 min read
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How does success as a communicator depend on being compelling?
A compelling communicator is genuine and authentic, demonstrating perspective and empathy, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jun 273 min read
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Why is effective communication essential for excellence in nutrition practice?
Effective communication is essential for excellence in nutrition practice because everything nutrition professionals do involves communication.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jun 133 min read
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What Every Nutrition Professional Needs to Know About Effective 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.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jun 64 min read
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Why Smart Leaders Choose Team Book Writing (And How to Do It Right)
Working as a team to write a book has many advantages over writing alone including expertise, shared workload, professional connections, and improved marketing.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
May 233 min read
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What qualities and skills are needed to be an effective communicator?
Effective communication requires the communicator to possess a mixture of personal qualities and skills. Qualities and skills to be learned.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 103 min read
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So many types of bias! How can I easily know which one is which?
This blog post will define the main categories of bias and describe some of the most common types.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 6, 20244 min read
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Can a communicator manage misinformation? Yes! Here's credible help.
Misinformation is wrong or misleading information. In this post, we will explore a helpful strategy for managing misinformation.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 15, 20243 min read
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Do you communicate about food, nutrition, or science? Here's credible help.
Do you communicate about food, nutrition, or science? Do you find it challenging to counteract misinformation? Here's credible help.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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What is the power of a picture? Images speak louder than words.
When you create communication, how often do you include photos or other forms of visual aids? What role do they play?

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 1, 20243 min read
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Do you need inspiration? Harness the power of quotes to feel creative.
Would you like to feel more creative? You can. And it won’t require any coursework or classes, just a reminder that we are all creative.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 27, 20243 min read
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Do you need inspiration to get started? Harness the power of quotes.
Let’s explore why we struggle to get started and identify quotes we can use to overcome procrastination.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 30, 20244 min read
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How can you inspire and influence? Harness the power of well-selected quotes.
Quotes support a message by providing the wisdom of others. They can enlighten and inspire, memorably illustrating a point.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 23, 20243 min read
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Watch and adopt these 10 emerging trends in nutrition communication.
In the ever-evolving landscape of nutrition, effective communication plays a critical role in shaping health. This post explores 10 trends.

Guest post by Alexandria Hardy, RDN, LDN
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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Are your messages negative or positive? Reframe hard truths to empower audiences.
Many messages regarding nutrition and health come across as negative but positive framing is often preferred and possibly more effective.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 9, 20243 min read
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