Internal Communications Strategies with M365: How to Maximize SharePoint, Teams, Viva & Copilot
Internal Communications Strategies with M365: How to Maximize SharePoint, Teams, Viva & Copilot
How To Use The M365 Platform (SharePoint, Teams, Viva & Copilot) To Simplify And Boost Internal Communications, Employee Engagement & The Digital Workplace Experience
February 13, 2025 - February 27, 2025 | Virtual Certificate Series
Join us for our 3-day virtual certificate training series and elevate your internal communication efficiency with m365!
Combine SharePoint, Teams & Viva for streamlined, engaging communication.
Use Teams & Viva for tailored employee interaction.
Employ Copilot in M365 for ongoing strategy refinement & adaptability.
3 Weekly Sessions:
Thursday, February 13, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET
Thursday, February 20, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET
Thursday, February 27, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET
The #1 Top-Rated Virtual Certificate Training Series On Internal Communications Using M365 Platform!
Are you an internal communicator or business user of Microsoft 365 tools and looking to improve and elevate your intranet systems and enhance internal communications and employee engagement in the workplace?
Learn how to use the M365 platform (SharePoint, Teams, Viva & Copilot) to simplify and boost internal communications, employee engagement & the digital workplace experience.
Featured Speakers
Amira Barger, MBA, CVA, CFRE
Executive Vice President, Head of DEI Advisory, Health Communications
Edelman
Jason McCree
Global Communications Executive
Merck
Jessica Shirley
Manager, Internal Communications
UPMC
Richard Tremblay
Senior Communications Specialist
AAA Northeast
Katie (Whitworth) Gillespie
Internal Communications Department Manager, Associate
Burns & McDonnell
About This Internal Communications With M365 Event
Through immersive sessions and demonstrations, participants will acquire invaluable insights and expertise to proficiently leverage M365 tools like SharePoint, Teams, Viva, and Copilot.
You will learn how to apply the key M365 tools and create a complete intranet and engagement platform including:
Maximizing M365 toolkit integration: seamlessly integrate M365 tools for heightened workforce engagement and productivity.
Crafting a dynamic intranet: design and implement an intuitive SharePoint-based intranet to enhance collaboration and content organization.
Empowering team collaboration: utilize Microsoft Teams as a central hub for project management and communication, boosting teamwork efficiency.
Enhancing employee experience: leverage Microsoft Viva’s insights and resources to elevate employee engagement and well-being.
Creating interactive engagement: develop an engaging platform using SharePoint, Teams, and Viva to drive participation and community engagement.
Hear what past attendees had to say:
I appreciate the overview of the different Microsoft applications.
Past M365 Event Attendee
Took away some good tips and really enjoyed hearing the more real-life scenarios from the panel.
Past Event Attendee
Love the concentrated focus on a topic over a few hours! Looking forward to the next one.
Past Event Attendee
Who Should Attend
This event is designed and researched for directors, managers, vice presidents, specialists, officers, project leaders and consultants involved in:
SharePoint And Microsoft Teams Projects
Employee Communications
Intranet Communications
Digital Communications
Employee Engagement
Strategic Communications
Corporate Communications
Training & Development
Internal Communications
Employee Relations
Public Relations
Human Resources
Strategic Planning
Past Speaker Organizations Include:
Benefits Of Attending This ALI Virtual Certificate Training Series
Access practical presentations showcasing real examples and proven strategies from industry leaders.
Networking list for attendees to continue the conversation after the conference.
Certificate of attendance for CEUs.
Gain guaranteed extensive, hands-on instruction on leveraging M365 for immediate enhancement of internal communications.
Get real-time answers to your most pressing questions regarding M365 integration and optimization for internal communication workflows.
Get Recognized!
Receive your personalized certificate of completion for the “Internal Communications Strategies with M365: how to maximize SharePoint, Teams, Viva & Copilot” course immediately following the event. This may be submitted for continuing education credits at a variety of organizations.
Add your certificate to your LinkedIn profile to demonstrate your commitment to professional development and to highlight your new skills.
Need Leadership Approval?
Attending a conference, workshop, training, or seminar is the perfect way to gain new knowledge, meet like-minded professionals, expand your skillset, and expose yourself to new perspectives in your field. However, while you may see the benefits of attending an event, getting the “thumbs up” from management may take a bit of convincing.
“Excellent. Excellent. I hope to see more sessions like this come available.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
“Great insights! I’m almost ready to launch our Hub and this session increased my confidence to push the ‘GO’ button.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
“Great information and demo on the dashboards, person cards and how they’re using the O365 groups and SP with Viva connections”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
” I came away with a lot of ideas to help make the case for moving to the modern SharePoint experience, though Microsoft Viva alone is a good enough reason.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
“Love his passion for the Microsoft suite of applications! He touched on a lot of things I’m working on right now and had questions about.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
Learn more about ALI Conferences
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Chris Lucier, Digital Workplace Consultant | Habanero Consulting
Welcome to Day 1 of our Internal Communications Strategies with Microsoft 365 Certificate Series!
In this fast-paced forum, you'll get to know your fellow peers, their biggest internal communications challenges, and a few fun facts.
11:10 am - 11:55 am
Workshop: Stop, Collaborate, and Communicate: Driving Employee Engagement with AI
Jared Matfess, Architect, AI Solutions Team | Avepoint
In this session, we’ll show you how to communicate effectively using M365 tools. From improving employee interactions to enhancing executive communication, you'll learn how to use platforms like Teams and SharePoint to drive collaboration and streamline workflows. Discover how AI within M365 transforms communications, making it easier to listen, respond, and engage with your teams in real time.
Key Takeaways:
Learn how M365 tools can elevate both employee and executive communication.
Master collaboration with Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook for seamless interaction.
Explore AI-driven enhancements in M365 and their impact on employee communications.
Discover how AI can personalize and automate your internal messaging.
Understand the role of technology in building a more connected and engaged workforce.
11:55 am - 12:25 pm
Case Study: Next-Gen Collaboration: How Edelman Leverages Microsoft Teams & CoPilot to Transform Internal Communications and Drive Client Success
Amira Barger, MBA, CVA, CFRE, Executive Vice President, Head of DEI Advisory, Health Communications | Edelman
In an era of fast-paced, hybrid work environments, effective internal communication is more critical than ever for delivering exceptional client service. Edelman, a global communications agency, has implemented innovative strategies using Microsoft Teams, ChatGPT, and CoPilot to streamline collaboration, boost productivity, and enhance transparency across its teams worldwide.
This session will explore how Edelman has integrated Microsoft Teams as the central hub for communication and CoPilot as an AI-powered assistant to enhance workflows. Attendees will learn practical applications, including how CoPilot supports real-time brainstorming, content creation, and task automation, freeing up employees to focus on creativity and strategic thinking. Discover how these tools empower teams to:
Improve decision-making with instant insights and AI-supported analysis.
Simplify communication across departments and time zones.
Scale knowledge-sharing and training using CoPilot's intuitive support.
Walk away with actionable tips and a case study of how leveraging Teams and CoPilot has driven results, streamlined internal processes, and ultimately elevated the client experience. Whether you’re beginning your journey with M365 tools or looking to refine your strategy, this session will provide the insights needed to take your internal communications to the next level.
12:25 pm - 12:55 pm
Case Study: Leverage Viva Engage in Workplace Communications
Learn more about how you can incorporate Viva Engage into your digital employee experience to build community, communicate and increase knowledge sharing across your organization.
12:55 pm - 1:25 pm
Panel: Supercharging Internal Communications with the Microsoft 365 Productivity Suite
Felipe Archila, CIPT, CIPP/E, Director, Digital Workplace Analytics | The Coca-Cola Company
Misty Desoto, Director of Communications | HCA Healthcare
Dayna Lovelady, Employee Engagement Manager | The Christian Broadcasting Network
Explore how the seamless integration of SharePoint, Teams, Viva, and Copilot can revolutionize your internal communication strategies. Discover best practices for leveraging these powerful tools to create a more engaging, efficient, and responsive digital workplace.
Key Takeaways:
Understand the synergistic capabilities of the Microsoft 365 suite for transformative internal communications.
Learn how to optimize the integration of SharePoint, Teams, Viva, and Copilot to streamline your internal communication workflows.
Discover strategies for building a more collaborative, responsive, and employee-centric digital workplace.
1:25 pm - 1:30 pm
Parting Thoughts, Q&A, Biggest Take-Aways!
Session 2: 2/20/2025 - 02/20/2025
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Chairperson's Welcome
Ben Skelton, Vice President | Habanero Consulting Inc
Welcome to the Internal Communications Strategies with Microsoft 365 Certificate Series!!
In this fast-paced forum, you'll get to know your fellow peers, their biggest internal communications challenges, and a few fun facts.
11:10 am - 11:55 am
Workshop: How To Redefine Your Intranet Governance Model
Ben Skelton, Vice President | Habanero Consulting Inc
Intranet governance continues to be an essential component of a successful intranet, yet it can be easily overlooked and poorly defined. If you’ve recently taken over the reigns of your intranet and are ready to add some structure to the underlying framework, this workshop is for you! Many Internal Comms and Intranet Leads face ongoing challenges that stem from an unclear governance model. This can cause confusion among your end users, content stakeholders and make it challenging to manage requests and relationships among HR, IT, and Content SMEs. This session will provide a simple model to help you define the roles, rules, jobs, and decision-making authority required to hold your intranet together, along with a Miro inspired workshop structure that you can use to facilitate your own governance redesign.
11:55 am - 12:25 pm
Case Study: The DNA of Digital Workplace Data & Analytics (D&A)
Felipe Archila, CIPT, CIPP/E, Director, Digital Workplace Analytics | The Coca-Cola Company
Join us for a session with Felipe Archila from The Coca-Cola Company, Director, Digital Workplace Analytics. He will share the company’s journey through evaluating and using data to improve its digital dexterity.
You will learn:
Key metrics identified to measure the maturity of the Modern Work journey,
Adopting the Data as a Product (DaaP) mindset for the digital employee experience,
The future of collaboration analytics
Will it include AI? You will have to join to find out!
12:25 pm - 12:55 pm
Case Study: Guardians of the Intranet: Governance Strategies for Optimal Content Management
Discover the pivotal role of governance in UPMC's intranet. This case study highlights how well-defined policies and responsibilities enable the platform's mission to deliver personalized content and enhance internal communication across the large health care organization.
Key Takeaways:
Learn how to implement and uphold governance policies that align with organizational goals, making your intranet a valuable resource for all users.
Understand the importance of collaboration between Internal Communications and Information Technology teams to ensure the intranet's success.
Explore the essential role of power users in maintaining content accuracy across a large intranet and how a dedicated training community in Teams supports their ongoing engagement.
Discover how Microsoft Power Platform can enhance efficiency by automating content requests and approvals.
12:55 pm - 1:25 pm
Panel: Transforming Your Intranet into a Collaborative Powerhouse with SharePoint
Michael Blumenthal, MVP, Microsoft Product Manager, IT Administrative Systems & Support | NORC
Karly Moore, Senior Project Manager, Communications & Engagement Strategies | The University of Vermont Health Network
Richard Tremblay, Senior Communications Specialist | AAA Northeast
Learn how to harness the full potential of SharePoint to build a dynamic, user-friendly intranet that fosters cross-functional collaboration. Uncover strategies for optimizing SharePoint's features, such as document management, team sites, and communication portals, to elevate your internal communication efforts.
Key Takeaways:
Explore the versatile features of SharePoint and how to leverage them for a more engaging and efficient intranet.
Discover best practices for designing and customizing your SharePoint intranet to meet the unique needs of your organization.
Learn how to utilize SharePoint's collaboration tools to enhance cross-departmental communication and knowledge sharing.
1:25 pm - 1:30 pm
Parting Thoughts, Q&A, Biggest Take-Aways!
Session 3: 2/27/2025 - 02/27/2025
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Day 2 Kick Off & Chairperson Address
Chris Lucier, Digital Workplace Consultant | Habanero Consulting
Together we will recap yesterday's top takeaways and set the stage for this final day of learning.
11:10 am - 11:55 am
Workshop: Transforming Employee Experiences with Microsoft Viva and Copilot
Kanwal Khipple, Chief Executive Officer | 2toLead
The future of corporate communication is here, and it’s powered by AI. For intranets built on SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 tools like Copilot are redefining how communicators can engage employees, streamline workflows, and deliver impactful content. This session will guide you through adopting AI to enhance your corporate communication strategy and elevate your SharePoint-powered intranet experience.
Discover how tools like Viva Connections, Viva Amplify, and Copilot can:
Simplify content creation with AI-generated drafts tailored to your audience.
Personalize communications to drive engagement and foster a stronger connection with employees.
Streamline content workflows to surface relevant news and updates automatically.
Empower communicators to deliver dynamic, data-driven campaigns with AI insights.
Packed with real-world examples, use cases, and practical tips, this session will empower corporate communicators to leverage AI and Microsoft 365 to revolutionize the way they connect with their organizations. Whether you’re managing a single department intranet or a global enterprise hub, learn how to make AI work for you.
11:55 am - 12:25 pm
Case Study: Teaching M365 Copilot Prompting and Prompt Sharing to End Users
Michael Blumenthal, MVP, Microsoft Product Manager, IT Administrative Systems & Support | NORC
In this session, we'll cover how to educate end uses on prompt creation and options for prompt sharing within your organization for M365 Copilot and M365 Copilot Chat.
12:25 pm - 12:55 pm
Case Study: Take Back Your Communities! Reimagine Viva Engage and How It Supports Your Communication Strategies
Robin McCasland, SCMP, IABC Fellow, Senior Director, Corporate Communications | Health Care Service Corporation
The essence is about using Viva Engage perhaps a little differently than it was intended originally.
You can use it to targeted or focus conversations among employees with shared strategic business interests.
You can also use it to once and for all, get people away from wanting one-way, thoroughly unmodern newsletters
If you’ve dealt with employees who want to hijack communities (most of us have) you can take back your communities and enhance your communication results!
12:55 pm - 1:25 pm
Panel: Fostering Meaningful Employee Engagement through Microsoft Teams and Viva
Bryan Frank, People Analytics | Nuvance Health
James Tyer, Viva Engage + Answers in Viva Customer Experience | Microsoft
Susan Hanley, President | Susan Hanley LLC
Discover how to leverage the capabilities of Microsoft Teams and Viva to create personalized, interactive communication channels for your workforce. Explore innovative ways to use these tools to facilitate seamless team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and employee recognition.
Key Takeaways:
Understand the key features and functionalities of Microsoft Teams and Viva for enhancing employee engagement.
Learn how to design and implement tailored communication strategies using Teams and Viva.
Discover strategies for fostering a more connected, collaborative, and empowered workforce through the effective use of these tools.
1:25 pm - 1:30 pm
Parting Thoughts, Q&A, Biggest Take-Aways!
Speakers
Chris Lucier Digital Workplace Consultant | Habanero Consulting
Jared Matfess Architect, AI Solutions Team | Avepoint
Misty Desoto Director of Communications | HCA Healthcare
Dayna Lovelady Employee Engagement Manager | The Christian Broadcasting Network
Ben Skelton Vice President | Habanero Consulting Inc
What People are Saying
“Excellent. Excellent. I hope to see more sessions like this come available.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
“Great insights! I’m almost ready to launch our Hub and this session increased my confidence to push the ‘GO’ button.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
“Great information and demo on the dashboards, person cards and how they’re using the O365 groups and SP with Viva connections”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
” I came away with a lot of ideas to help make the case for moving to the modern SharePoint experience, though Microsoft Viva alone is a good enough reason.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
“Love his passion for the Microsoft suite of applications! He touched on a lot of things I’m working on right now and had questions about.”
Virtual Attendee
SharePoint, Teams & Viva For Internal Communications: Roundtable Deep-Dive Demos | April 2022
This is your chance to attend a top-rated internal communications roundtable from the safety and convenience of your desk.
This virtual event will still provide the high-quality content, leading speakers, and interactive breakout sessions ALI masterclasses deliver in person.
ALI virtual events are delivered via Zoom meetings. You will receive a Zoom meeting link immediately after registering, directly from Zoom, as well as a registration confirmation from us.
The ALI Community!
"It was a great platform to share virtual best practices and to hear all the wonderful ideas in a casual online environment." —Employee Engagement Specialist Virtual Conference Attendee
"Love that we get EVERYTHING...video, chat, presentations, contact list. That never happens at other events!" —Virtual Conference Attendee
"This was my first ALI Conference today and I loved it. Thank you for hosting! Hope to attend more in the future!" —Communications Specialist Virtual Conference Attendee
You’ll pay one registration price for the entire 3-day virtual conference. If you can’t attend one or more of the sessions live, you will receive the on‑demand recording to watch at your convenience.
Included With Your Virtual Pass:
7 ½ total hours of how-to content, examples, and practical advice
A live virtual event with plenty of time to ask your own questions
Several practitioner case studies from your peers at a variety of organizations
Several interactive, in-depth workshops
Detailed presentation materials and the event recording will be provided via a link for reference later – and will be available for 1 year
The chat log of Q&A, resources shared, and hot topics discussed
Connect with your communications peers from around the country
The opportunity to grow as a professional, develop your skill set, and gain new perspectives to help you be more effective in your job!
Ways To Save:
Check out the different ways to save below! Contact us at 773-695-9400 or connect@aliconferences.com to receive your promotion code
Team Discounts:
Attend this training with colleagues and save! Registering with a team can offer several benefits, including:
Team of 2: Save $100 each
Team of 3: Save $200 each
Team of 4: Register for 3 and get the 4th registration free
All extra savings may be combined with early bird rates. Only 1 coupon code is allowed per registration.
Nonprofit/Government Discount:
Nonprofit/government employees are eligible for a $100 discount with promotion code.
Alumni Rate:
Past ALI conference attendees eligible for a $100 discount with promotion code.
All extra savings may be combined with early bird rates. Only 1 coupon code is allowed per registration. Coupon codes and discounts must be applied at the time of the original registration. No adjustments can be made after the original registration.
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Payment: Payment is due two weeks prior to the event. If payment has not been received two weeks before the event, a credit-card hold, training form, or purchase order will be taken to ensure your space.
CancellationPolicy: Substitutions are always welcome if you can’t attend. No refunds will be given for virtual events. All attendees will receive the event recording, copies of the presentations, and all event materials a couple of days following the event dates.
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Need Leadership Approval?
Attending a conference, workshop, training, or seminar is the perfect way to gain new knowledge, meet like-minded professionals, expand your skillset, and expose yourself to new perspectives in your field. However, while you may see the benefits of attending an event, getting the “thumbs up” from management may take a bit of convincing.
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