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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 16, 20215 min read
What can the Titanic teach us?
Crises are events and situations that turn our lives upside down. They include natural disasters, health scares, economic upheavals,...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 9, 20212 min read
What does it take to influence or persuade?
Who comes to mind when you hear the word "influencer"? What does it mean to be an "influencer" and why are they so persuasive? The term...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 2, 20212 min read
That isn’t what I meant!
Have you ever needed to say "That isn't what I meant!"? We all have. We have all been like Miss Information. Who is Miss Information?...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 26, 20212 min read
5 Keys to Communicating Nutrition
When describing your communication skills, which adjective would you prefer: Average? Mediocre? Adequate? Or Awesome? It’s time for...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 19, 20213 min read
5 tips to prepare for questions
Does the Q&A portion of a presentation fill you with dread? It doesn’t have to. This tip series provides 5 tips for mastering the Q&A.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 5, 20213 min read
No bad weather, only bad gear
My #1 son has a favorite saying he uses when others want to back out of an adventure due to rain, snow, fog, or freezing cold: “There’s...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 26, 20213 min read
Can we talk?
Can you recall your last heart-to-heart conversation? In today’s world of instant messaging, texting, email, and social media, have we...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 12, 20213 min read
Communicate love with your presence
Are you fully present? Right now - are you focused on reading this blog post, or are you distracted by other stimuli in your environment...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 5, 20215 min read
The art of listening
The month of February is the time each calendar year that we celebrate love with cards, flowers, and boxes of chocolates. During this...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 22, 20213 min read
Communication is learned, let’s teach it!
Have you ever heard the sentiment that someone skilled in something was a “born __________ (athlete, musician, teacher, speaker…)”? All...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Overcoming Miss Conception
Meet Miss Conception – AKA “contagious falsehoods” because they are so common. In honor of nutrition communication, how many of these...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jan 8, 20212 min read
New Beginnings
Fresh snow transforms a winter landscape. It covers the mud and muck and blankets the world with a clean and pristine newness. It makes...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Intentional Gratitude
In this season of Thanksgiving we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2020, during a pandemic, one might...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 20, 20202 min read
May I have your attention?
Have you ever been in an audience where no one is paying attention? How would you like to be the presenter in that situation? When an...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Take your journey with purpose and a plan
Have you ever felt like your journey as a nutrition professional meandered aimlessly rather than purposefully? Would you like to take...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 6, 20202 min read
Improvement starts with assessment
What is the first step in building a skill, making a change, or achieving any type of self-improvement? Assessment - An honest and...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 30, 20203 min read
What do experts need most?
What do experts need most? Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are the food and nutrition experts, does that knowledge guarantee their...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 23, 20203 min read
No time or resources? No problem!
A lack of time, money, or resources does not need to prevent creating great communication. Follow these five effective shortcuts.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 9, 20203 min read
Ask the experts… your audience!
Working with the audience to design communication takes the guesswork out of content creation.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 2, 20204 min read
Creating communication? Collaborate!
"Effective messages are created with and for an audience." Collaborate with your audience from assessing needs through evaluating outcomes.
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