Practical tips to help you navigate these changing times, utilize visual communications and create an inclusive culture
November 18, 2020 - November 19, 2020 | 10:00am - 3:00pm CST
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2-Days Filled With Case Studies From Your Peers, Breakout Discussions, & Thought-Leader Panel Sessions
Discover how your internal communication peers are engaging their entire workforce with proven strategies that connect their employees despite their location.
The communications landscape has changed drastically this year. However, one thing remains the same – an organization’s most important asset is the employees. Top priority is engaging employees, informing employees, and providing employees with the information and tools they need to succeed in this new landscape.
Gain advice from your peers, see strategies that work, and hear solutions to your most pressing challenges, including how to:
Identify the best way to communicate information to different employees
Develop a deskless employee measurement strategy that delivers results and fuels your communication strategy
Unearth interesting, compelling story-based content that your employees want to watch and share
Remove mundane communication parallels that actually hinder your communications strategy
Turn your communication errors into improvement
Tap into your communication champions to build excitement
Leverage video content for multiple distribution channels and uses
Educate and inform employees on a complicated topic in a creative way
Encourage all employees to use company provided technology to engage with each other
and more!
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Benefits of Attending This Virtual Conference
Join your peers for interactive discussions designed to provide you with solutions for your most pressing challenges.
Meet 20+ communications professionals face-to-face while remaining safe
2 information-packed days–attend both or choose one
1 track learning environment
Case studies, panels, and interactive hands-on breakout sessions
Access to presentations and recording post-conference
Certificate of attendance for CEU’s
Networking list to continue the conversation after the training ends
Content from leading organizations, consultants, and visionaries delivered to you wherever you are and available to access and share with colleagues later
Guaranteed extensive, how-to instructions that you can use immediately
Opportunity to ask questions to speakers and peers in real-time
This isn’t a passive experience! You will be encouraged to weigh in with poll questions, engage via chat throughout the event, and turn on your camera and sound during group breakout sessions.
Welcome to the ALI Virtual Conference on Internal Communications Today.
We will go over a few conference notes to help you maximize your experience.
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Facilitator Welcome & Speed Networking - Internal Comms Pro
Sara Jackson, Executive Director | Internal Comms Pro
We've been separated for months, so take this time to meet your Internal Communication peers "face-to-face".
You are encouraged to turn on your video as we play this quick speed networking opportunity to uncover your challenges and what brought you to this virtual conference.
10:20 am - 11:00 am
Virtual Workshop: A Step-by-Step Process to Link Your Communications to Organizational Strategy and Measure Its Impact - Sinickas Communications, Inc.
Angela Sinickas, CEO | Sinickas Communications, Inc.
It’s hard to connect our work with our organization’s desired results unless we plan our communication strategies from the beginning to help deliver those results. This workshop will give you an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process to connect communication to business goals—and then prove the value of the communication.
Specifically, in this session, you will learn the difference between communicating about an organizational strategy and communicating in a way that actually fulfills the strategy—sometimes without even mentioning the strategy itself.
You will also be provided with a step-by-step process for engaging your executive management in communication planning in a way that feels like other, logical business processes they are comfortable with, including:
Determining which stakeholder groups are most important in helping to achieve a particular goal
Identifying the ideal behaviors for each stakeholder group to reach the goal
Discovering through informal research which knowledge and attitude messages are contributing to the current (incorrect) behaviors and which messages would better motivate the ideal behaviors
Choosing the best channels for the ideal knowledge and attitude messages
Setting measurable objectives for the messages and channels
Developing measures that will connect your communications with achievement of the ideal behaviors and organizational goals
11:00 am - 11:15 am
From Cubicles To Kitchen Tables: Uniting a Remote Workforce - Wells Fargo
Kelli Carlson, SVP Voice of the Customer, Workplace Experience | Wells Fargo
Learn practical tips you can implement immediately, helping you to:
Connect beyond the office walls
Normalize inclusion
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Providing Your Deskless Workforce with the Information They Need in the Palm of Their Hands - Margaret Mary Health & theEMPLOYEEapp
Adam Fischmer, Marketing Specialist | Margaret Mary Health
Details coming soon!
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Managing Blended Teams: Are Your Prepared? - LaSalle Network
Jessica Schaeffer, Vice President of Marketing and Communications | LaSalle Network
In this session, hear how one of the largest healthcare systems in the midwest has managed to communicate effectively with frontline, non-desk employees throughout the COVID-19 crisis. The speaker will be sharing the tools and best practices organizations are utilizing as they prepare to integrate some employees back into the office while others are dispersed throughout the country.
After this session, you will be able to confidently:
Create a short list of tools and resources you can use to manage blended teams
Understand the next steps to take to ensure your organization is prepared
12:00 pm - 12:40 pm
Refresh & Recharge - Sessions Resume at 12:40 pm
Take this hour to digest what you've learned, answer emails, and grab a bite to eat.
Questions? Send those over in chat as the ALI team will be behind the scenes during this time.
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Scaling Online Training Through Team Captains and the Power of Play - Game On Nation
Blair Bloomston, CEO | Game On Nation
We've got a full afternoon and no time to slow down.
This session will help shake things up and energize you after lunch.
Panel Discussion: How Coronavirus Has Transformed the Way We Communicate
Emily Lewis, Global Communications Associate | Citrix
Jeff Corbin, Principal | ECA Consulting Group
Sara Jackson, Executive Director | Internal Comms Pro
Tarek Kamil, CEO & Founder | Cerkl
Stan Heaton, Employee Communications Manager, Flight Operations | Delta Air Lines
Details coming soon.
Moderator:
Sara Jackson, Executive Director | Internal Comms Pro
Panelists:
Stan Heaton, Strategic Communications Manager | Delta Air Lines
Tarek Kamil, CEO | Cerkl
Emily Lewis, Global Communications Associate | Citrix
Jeff Corbin, Principal | ECA Consulting Group
3:05 pm - 3:15 pm
Day 1 Recap & Takeaways - Internal Comms Pro
Sara Jackson, Executive Director | Internal Comms Pro
Share your 'a-ha' moments from today's sessions.
Tomorrow we begin at 10:00 am CST.
Day 2 - 11/19/2020
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Setting the Stage for Day 2 & Facilitator's Address - Internal Comms Pro
Sara Jackson, Executive Director | Internal Comms Pro
Details coming soon!
10:35 am - 11:10 am
Virtual Workshop: 10 Secrets Internal Communicators Can Learn from Successful Salespeople - Local Wisdom & Dynamic Signal
Becky Graebe, Head, Internal Communications | SAS
Pinaki Kathiari, CEO & Owner | Local Wisdom
Learn how you can adapt the top secrets salespeople use when networking, building rapport, and pitching ideas to clients to influence and win the favor of your own internal decision-makers.
Today’s communicators face many challenges. They’re not always given a seat at the leadership table, they need to pitch their ideas to attain budgets and resources, and they need buy-in and alignment across departments and functions. Communicators must tap into their influence to successfully break through these demands.
In this session, they’ll share 10 secrets top salespeople turn to when networking, building rapport and pitching ideas. These philosophies are wildly useful for anyone looking to cast a spell and influence the people around them. In this session, you’ll learn how to:
Catapult your leadership presence
Confidently pitch your ideas and solutions
Ask for what the organization needs
Influence decision-making
Get to the “YES” you’re looking for
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Using Fun Work from Home Videos to Boost Remote Employee Morale in Times of Uncertainty - The Christian Broadcasting Network
Dayna Lovelady, Digital Communications Specialist II | The Christian Broadcasting Network
In this session you will learn how to:
Plan video content that tells a story while building community and boosting employee morale
Drive employee engagement during the creative process
Share engagement results with leadership to influence culture
11:35 am - 11:50 am
How to Make a Podcast People Love - Arizona Public Service
Zane Ewton, Senior Internal Communications Manager | The Villages®
Are you looking for more authenticity in your employee communications? Consider a podcast and the opportunity to give a voice to passionate employees to talk about the work they are doing that others might be curious about.
In this session, learn what it takes to produce a podcast, including overcoming any technology fears, planning a sustainable series, and giving employees space to use their own voices for more personal connection in the workplace. Leave ready to:
Create a sustainable schedule that you can easily manage along with the rest of your workload
Overcome analysis paralysis. It’s easy to start researching equipment you might need and feel overwhelmed. Particularly if you don’t have recording experience
Just get started. It won’t be good at first, but you will get better with each episode
11:55 am - 12:10 pm
Refresh & Recharge - Next Session Is at 12:10pm
Take this time to digest what you've learned and grab a bite to eat, refill your coffee, and stretch before we begin our final sessions.
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Engaging Employees in the Conversations That Matter - Waggl
Adam Tanner, Co-founder | Waggl
Kevin Braney, Director, Professional Development & Training | Mental Health Partners
Today more than ever leaders are seeking to connect with their people. We know that fostering employee well-being is critical to navigating our new world of remote work.
In this session, see how Mental Health Partner leaders are having a meaningful dialogue with their people at scale.
Learn how Mental health Partners are using Waggl’s Employee Voice platform to:
Reach out and engage with their people at scale
Co-define priorities for rapid action
Demonstrate a culture of inclusion and belonging
12:25 pm - 12:55 pm
Deep Dive: Leveraging A.I. to Take Your Internal Communications to the Next Level - Cerkl
Tarek Kamil, CEO & Founder | Cerkl
Will A.I. take your job? No, just the opposite. A.I. will finally help you level the playing field.
In this session, you’ll not only learn the implications of A.I. to internal communications, but you’ll have the unique opportunity to dive into actual companies that have implemented A.I. successfully. You’ll see first-hand why they did it and the results they are seeing.
Leave this session knowledgeable about A.I. and equipped with the information needed to convince your leaders that employee engagement is an investment worth making, including:
The new employee experience driven by A.I.
The staff experience – before and after both in terms of workload and time
The data A.I. can unearth for your organization and the impact it can have on your internal communications strategy moving forward
12:55 pm - 1:05 pm
What's Next: Steps You Can Implement Immediately - Internal Comms Pro
Sara Jackson, Executive Director | Internal Comms Pro
Share your key takeaways as we go over the top themes of the conference helping you organize your strategy moving forward.
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Deep Dive Workshop: Designing Your Personal Wellness Accountability Story - Chasing the Sun
Mark Mohammadpour, APR, CPT, CHC, Owner and Chief Wellness Officer | Chasing the Sun
What is Your Story for the year? As we spend days, nights, and weekends writing stories to reach our diverse workforce, we neglect creating the most critical story: our own. To continue to advance the profession and professional, we must not only advocate for ourselves and have a voice in major decisions, but we also must do something often neglected: take care of our mind and body.
Following this session you will:
Gain insights based on survey results from peers on their experiences with health and the workplace
Apply traditional communications and marketing planning techniques for creating fitness and wellness goals that work for anyone and set yourself and your teams up for success
Create a personal fool-proof wellness accountability plan on a page
Speakers
Emily Lewis Global Communications Associate | Citrix
Adam Fischmer Marketing Specialist | Margaret Mary Health
- Alumni Rate: Past ALI conference attendees may use Promo Code "ALUM" to receive the $200 off discounted alumni rate. Contact us if you have any questions.
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Team of 2 save $200 each, Team of 3 save $300 each, Team of 4 save $400 each
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Testimonials
"You guys did such a good job. Really can't say enough positive things about the speakers and the content that was shared. The DEI panel was really phenomenal and really well facilitated." - Virtual Conference Attendee
"Great speaker selections covering various industries and company sizes made it so there was something for everyone! I also really liked the networking opportunities - my LinkedIn connections are growing with people I actually know and like!" - Virtual Conference Attendee
"Love the variety of speakers! Great expertise and very engaging - great to know we’re all in this together. Left the conference feeling valued as an internal communicator and not so alone. Thank you!!!" - Virtual Conference Attendee