#writing

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Apr 26, 20192 min read

Be brief, or not?

When I ask audiences to select their top challenge in creating effective messages, what do you think they pick? Being more...

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

Mar 29, 20193 min read

And the name is…

Similar to creating a baby, books have a long gestation period before they “arrive.” In fact, this book will have taken longer than three...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Jan 25, 20192 min read

Pick the perfect book title – please!

This week I received an email with the subject line “book title” from the manager of acquisitions and development for the Academy of...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Jul 20, 20182 min read

Becoming a better writer in 5 steps

Writing is functional and educational as well as artistic and expressive. Writing well requires both quality content and creativity to...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Jul 6, 20182 min read

4 lessons from a year of blogging

This is my 52nd blog post since launching NutritionCommunicator.com last July. Yay! I met my goal of creating and posting a weekly blog....

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Jun 15, 20182 min read

You Can Write Well if You…

Intuitively you know the difference between quality writing and poor writing. One is clear and the other is confusing. One is captivating...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

May 18, 20182 min read

Good work leads to more

You’ve heard that networking leads to landing a coveted job. What else leads to landing a job? Or getting asked to complete a project? Or...

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Nov 10, 20172 min read

3 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer

Simplest answer: 1. write, 2. write, 3. write. We become better writers by writing. But there is more to it than writing. If we don’t...