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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?...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 17, 20233 min read
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How can you more clearly communicate expectations that drive results?
Do others know what you expect? Do you communicate your expectations clearly? If others told you what they think you expect, how well...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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What creates effective communication? Be professional… always.
What creates effective communication? This series of posts shares 8 key principles. Here are the first seven: Communication is relational...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 25, 20233 min read
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What creates effective communication? Plan for success and prevent failure.
What creates effective communication? This series of posts shares 8 key principles. Thus far, we have covered these six: Communication is...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 18, 20233 min read
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What creates effective communication? Reach more people with impact and influence.
What creates effective communication? This series of posts shares 8 key principles. Thus far, we have covered the first five:...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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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:...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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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 ....
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 28, 20234 min read
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What creates effective communication? Design it with and for the audience.
How would you answer the question, what creates effective communication? Would you include the principles we’ve covered thus far?...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 21, 20232 min read
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What creates effective communication? Creating context for the audience is key.
What creates effective communication? This question is the focus of a series of posts featuring 8 key principles from Communicating...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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What creates effective communication? First, communication is relational.
The answer to this question: “What creates effective communication?” is fundamental for anyone seeking to improve their communication...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Jul 7, 20233 min read
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Jargon is like a foreign language. Learn to speak so your audience understands.
What is jargon? According to the dictionary, jargon is “special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group...
Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
May 19, 20233 min read
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Does misinterpretation plague your communication? Keep it open with clarification.
Has your communication ever been misinterpreted? Have you ever misinterpreted the messages or intentions of the communication of others?...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
May 5, 20233 min read
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Communicating about risk? Ask AI to help with clarity and examples.
In the field of food and nutrition, a common point of confusion is the concept of risk. Much of our dietary guidance stems from the goal...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 7, 20237 min read
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Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Use AI to explain complex concepts.
Is using AI smart? Is it safe? That is the question... Just one day before publishing this post, the New York Times published an article...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 31, 20238 min read
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Will artificial intelligence make us smarter or dumber? It's up to us.
Artificial intelligence (AI) language models like ChatGPT, BLOOM, and OPT-175B are a hot topic of conversation in academic circles. What...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 24, 20237 min read
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Need help to narrow your topic? Answer 5 crucial questions.
How do you decide what to communicate when there’s so much to say? Doesn’t our audience deserve the benefit of all we know about the...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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National Nutrition Month® - 50 Years of Celebrating Nutrition
National Nutrition Month® is a campaign of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, held each year in March, to “focus attention on the...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Why do traditions give holidays meaning? They remind us what is important.
What traditions are most important to you, your family, your community, and your audiences? When you think about the holiday season, as...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 16, 20223 min read
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Do I need an elevator pitch? What makes one engaging and effective?
Have you ever been asked “Tell me about yourself” or “What do you do?”? Are you prepared with a succinct response clearly conveying the...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 14, 20222 min read
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Harness the power of reflection
A message that is personalized is more powerful. More transformative. It changes from being merely a good idea to something that can...
Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 5, 20222 min read
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