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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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 21, 20224 min read


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.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 4, 20204 min read


May I have your undivided 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?
Learn the pitfalls of multitasking and how to be more attentive.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 13, 20195 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 9, 20193 min read


5 ways to connect with your audiences
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.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 19, 20193 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 14, 20182 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 16, 20182 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 2, 20183 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 28, 20184 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 14, 20183 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 24, 20182 min read


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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 17, 20184 min read
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