We'll go over some housekeeping items and what to expect over the course of the next two days.

Welcome to the 6th Annual 6th Annual Government Employee Engagement & Internal Communications Strategies conference.

In this fast-paced forum you'll get to know your fellow government peers, their biggest internal communication & employee engagement challenges, and a few fun facts before we kick things off.

The work environment has changed and as such, the needs of your employees have also shifted. This workshop has been designed to be interactive, practical, and crafted to meet your specific needs and challenges your facing in the workplace.

Packed with concrete lessons learn best practices to help you deliver uncomfortable messages, communicate with a presence, listen, and provide feedback to your employees.

Leave this workshop with a toolbox of skills that can be applied immediately – in any speaking setting, including how to:

• Conduct difficult conversations
• Listen
• Give employee feedback
• Communicate tough messages
• Brief senior leadership
• Speak in front of a camera
• Translate technical information into a clear and relevant presentation
• Craft employee messages that stick

Do people love your content? More importantly, do they trust your message?  How authentic are your posts, tweets, and stories? Learn how your organization can produce content that engages your entire audience, including you employees, and accurately reflects the culture of your organization.

In this session, we will discuss:

• Why all employees are a part of your social media team
• When employee and public messaging overlap
• How employees can provide unique social media content

Social Media is always changing. Because of this, we must think outside of the box while keeping the user in mind.

Hear how the Defense Media Activity is increasing engagement with their audience on social media and measuring the impact of their messages.

You will learn how to use creativity and user habits to maximize the impact of your social platforms, including:

• Best practices for driving interaction on social media videos
• Utilizing platform tools to amplify your agency’s messaging
• Understanding, organizing, and reporting social media analytics

Refresh your coffee, grab a bite to eat, and check-in with colleagues.

We'll resume in one hour.

As government employees, the word “reorganization” evokes feelings of fear, unrest, and anxiety. Learn how you can help leadership do a successful job of managing change and building confidence.

This session will provide you with examples of how communication, inclusion, and celebration can help blend the new and existing members of your government agency into a cohesive and unified organization, including how to:

• Use your communicator “superpowers” to manage change –words are powerful
• Explore how you can remove the negativity surrounding change and help others see it as an opportunity
• Help employees learn to focus more on how their common ground and focus less on their differences

Leave this session equipped with:

• Proven case study example and steps to successfully improve internal communication during COVID-19
• Resources on how to improve your crisis communications skills

Creating a work environment where people feel supported, appreciated and motivated isn’t rocket science; but it does take work. And it starts at the top of your organization.

During this session, learn what leaders can both do and say to create and sustain a highly-engaged workforce. Also, hear how three basic principles of effective communication can empower leaders to accomplish this, including how to:

• Tie the work people do to the reason (or purpose) your organization exists
• Ensure leaders’ external messages are consistent with the organization’s internal value system
• Use modern forms of technology to maximize opportunities to make authentic connections with staff

These tools and tips will help you create a workplace where people love coming to work and perform at their best.

Still have questions for today's speakers? Take advantage of the remaining time of the conference to get your most pressing questions answered.

We look forward to having you join us again tomorrow!