Miss Communication 2/2

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

May 10, 20193 min read

Don’t be Mr. E

Who is Mr. E and why shouldn’t I be him? Good question. He is the guest contestant in the “Miss Communication” pageant. In this pageant,...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Apr 12, 20192 min read

How do you craft words that work?

Communicating effectively is a challenge. Miscommunication is rampant – we misunderstand, misinterpret, misspell, mispronounce, and more....

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Apr 6, 20192 min read

Miss Communication conquers miscommunication

Have you ever been misunderstood? Or misinterpreted? Have you ever relayed a message with a mistake or a misprint? Have you ever...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Mar 22, 20193 min read

Miss Aligned leaves you out

Meet Miss Aligned, also known as “not speaking the same language, even when it is all English.” She is another contestant in the Mis(s)...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Jan 18, 20193 min read

Would you like to conquer miscommunication?

Have your messages ever been misunderstood or misinterpreted? Have you ever received a text or an email and weren’t quite sure how to...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Feb 23, 20183 min read

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...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Aug 18, 20172 min read

And the award goes to...

This week at my local Toastmasters meeting I stepped way outside my comfort zone… I gave my first ever humorous speech. I shared the...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Aug 11, 20172 min read

Sew many virgins of Miss Communication

Let’s meet 10 of them: Starting with Miss Understanding, when what you said and what I thought you said are NOT the same. Much like the...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Aug 4, 20173 min read

What defines Successful Communication?

Successful communication creates a sharing of ideas and feelings between the communicator and the audience. It results in an audience...