Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
3 Steps to Jump-Start Your Journey to Communication Excellence
Honestly answer this question: How often do you “communicate nutrition” in your current work setting? Is it… Daily? Weekly? Monthly?...
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Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 4
- 2 min
What creates effective communication? Educate AND entertain. Be Edutaining.
What creates effective communication? In this series of posts, I am proposing 8 principles. So far, we have covered the first four:...
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Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Jul 28
- 3 min
What creates effective communication? Engage the audience in a variety of ways.
What creates effective communication? I propose 8 principles are involved. So far, we have covered three: Communication is relational....
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Feb 24
- 3 min
No more filler words! 5 tips for stronger speech.
When you open your mouth to speak, what is the first sound you utter? Is it um or ah as you decide what to say? When you give a speech or...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Does fear keep you off the stage? Take the spooky out of public speaking!
Does the idea of speaking in public cause you to feel anxious? Do you avoid situations that require speaking in front of others? Does...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Preparing a speaker introduction? Here are 5 ways to make it remarkable!
Do you remember the first time you were asked to introduce a speaker? Maybe you were handed a 10-page resume listing hundreds of...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Questions lead to greater understanding
Questions are powerful. They reveal what needs to be clarified or brought to light. Questions lead to understanding. Don't fear the Q&A.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Sep 13, 2019
- 5 min
May I have your attention?
Do you consider yourself a good multi-tasker? How many things can you juggle successfully at the same time without dropping one or more?...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 9, 2019
- 3 min
What makes a message compelling?
What does it take to be compelling? To compel means to bring about something forcefully, but to be compelling has a much more desirable...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Apr 19, 2019
- 3 min
5 ways to connect with your audiences
Are you looking to build an audience – not just a larger audience, but an engaged audience? An audience that hangs on every word and...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Dec 14, 2018
- 2 min
Have you heard of the “forgetting curve”?
How well do you remember something? Research shows that over time, not so well. This phenomenon was described by Hermann Ebbinghaus in...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Have you heard the one about…?
… the Italian chef? He pasta way. Could you use a good laugh? So could I! The more often the better. Laughter is good medicine We all...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Nov 2, 2018
- 3 min
Command your audience
Have you ever attended a presentation in which the audience was NOT engaged and became disruptive, or at best, was simply not paying...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Sep 28, 2018
- 4 min
Do your presentations sink or swim? Bring visual aids to the rescue!
What do you think is illustrated with the visual aid depicted in the photo? Did you guess BMI (Body Mass Index)? How can I use a visual...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Sep 14, 2018
- 3 min
Want to go further faster?
Find someone to be your coach! Coaching… what images does that word bring to mind? Your child’s soccer coach demonstrating a move or...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 24, 2018
- 2 min
Take your presenting from good to great
Presentation skills are essential in today’s workplaces, organizations, and via digital channels. Whether you present in person or...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
- Aug 17, 2018
- 4 min
Does delivery account for 90% of presentation success?
Have you ever heard the statement that presentation effectiveness is only 10% from content and 90% comes from your delivery? Is that...
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