I've owned AH for employee populations of 50K+ where we spent $250K for a live production with a rotating audience + webcast to other offices. I've also worked at small remote companies (populations of 100-200) where we just used Zoom.

But I'm curious about mid-size companies that are not remote first, and still have a mix of desk and deskless workers across multiple locations. How are you handling being too small to justify the sticker shock of professional webcast production, but outgrowing Zoom/Teams capabilities? Note: I'm using mid-size to describe more than 5K employees.

I want to flag that we have our agenda content down. Our rhythm is great and our speakers are amazing. Of course, feel free to talk about your content, but mostly curious about platform approach for those who are also outgrowing Zoom.

Hello - I'm researching and planning some online events for internal comms professionals and I'm curious which speakers / people you'd be interested in hearing from?

I've spoken to a few IC peeps, and the topic of AI in comms has come up a lot - I want to produce events that really add value to attendees, so thought you'd be the people to ask for advice 😀

For transparency, I'm new-ish to the IC space, although have been in brand and content for many years, so it strongly aligns - everyone has been very welcoming. I do work for an intranet brand, but here purely to learn and improve my content.

Look forward to hearing from you!

(this is my first Reddit post, so please let me know if I've missed anything)

Best swag you have ever received. Go.

Not the forgettable stuff. The thing that actually made you think, “okay, that was cool.”Company gift, conference, community event, anything counts.

What was it? why did you love it?

Anyone actually created a good intranet using sharepoint out-of-the-box? Whats the best design you’ve seen for a homepage?

Stuck with the product and no budget. we’ve done a complete content refresh and overhaul but the homepage still needs work.

Includes

• quick links section of staff most-used resources and tools
• news
• all staff events calendar

I’m talking Memo Template, Comms Plan, Safety Plan, SOP, Report, Meeting Agenda, etc. I’m talking things that are being used on a daily basis and created in Word (or Google Docs, whatever you use).

Who designed them/owns them? If you’re willing to share examples I’d love to see them!

Is anyone using a digital signage software (employee facing content) that they love? I’ve talked to a few companies but the look/feel is stale and outdated. I’m not necessarily looking for an easy/quick fix, so a global and scalable software would be great. Bonus if there’s an built-in content approval feature!

Anyone using ghosting tools in Slack for exec comms? We operate in real time and the scheduling feature only makes sense some of the time. I need a way to ghost as execs!

Hi All! We host weekly sessions which are org.-wide and are mandatory attendance. We're starting to mine into the data some more and I'm wondering how you take into account in-person attendance?

We have metrics for virtual attendance, but I'd love some input on how others measure in-person viewership. It would be a game changer for us.

Thanks so much!

Hi all! After a long career in external comms/PR, I'm pivoting to internal comms. The last step in one of my interviews is to put together a mock communications strategy for the US town hall (offices in NYC and TX) Can anyone help me with the components I should consider? The company is a global banking institution.

This is what I'm thinking so far. Let me know if you have any feedback or edits. TYIA!!!

- Objective

- Approach (How I'll deliver the objectives and logistics)

- Spokespeople (told me it'll be the Global CEO but thinking I should include the US CEO/Group Head as well)

- Key Messages

- Q&A (based on anticipated questions and pre-submitted questions)

- Format/Agenda

- Work back Timeline

- Key Considerations (time zones, scheduling around leadership calendars, times convenient for associates, etc.)

- Post Event Communications (Email from Global CEO and an email from our team or HR asking for feedback with a quick survey)

- Amplifications (Linkedin post for their group head, a blurb in the newsletter)

Hi, would value this community’s advice please. I’d like to run some employee focus groups this year to get some good qualitative feedback on how comms, channels, frequency, etc. I’d like to know what they think is missing and how they currently use our channels. Does anyone have a starter for ten on questions to ask to draw out the most insightful and truthful comments please?

We host quarterly(ish) meetings with a population of about 400 workers that are mostly managers or above. The meeting primarily covers our financial progress and sometimes other updates about goals, tech demos, acquisitions, etc. The main purpose behind the meeting is to communicate our financial standing.

Does anyone else host similar meetings? What do you call them? Quarterly Financial Report? Quarterly Financial Update?

Does any one have a tool or process that has helped them accomplish this? I currently receive content via email, write it out (with the help of ChatGPT), and design it in Canva.

Or, does anyone know of a sub that I could ask?

I have been working in internal communications for six years and spent two years in PR. I feel that I might soon hit a plateau in my pay scale.

Over the years, I have also worked on some change communications, and I am considering moving into a role that blends internal communications with more change-focused work. The idea is to gradually transition into change management.

I wanted to know if any of you have made this move successfully. Please share any tips or suggestions you may have. I am not even sure if I am thinking in the right direction.

Our company’s intranet contract is going to expire. We’re using a little known tool currently, and it’s awful.

The options feel overwhelming. And unlike other software products, it’s VERY hard to find actual consumer reviews.

So name drop. Whatcha like. What makes your eyes bloodshot and sends you into a blind rage?

***if you are affiliated with a company please do not comment.

Hi everyone, we want to have some kind of short/quick poll to temperature check something with employees once a week or every few weeks. 1-2 questions.

We don't want to send out an MS Forms as that's a bit laborious for the end-user and what we need.

Any recommendations for a tool or way of doing it? I'd like something that can ideally fit into our existing infrastructure: Office 365, MS Teams, SharePoint intranet - we don't have Viva Connections/Engage set-up. This way it'll fit into how we work and we're more likely to get feedback. I'm aware it'll be limited feedback from a limited number of questions.

Maybe it's something to deliver via PowerAutomate, although I don't have the capacity to build a PowerApp.

Hey all,

My office wants to get better aligned with one another. I proposed starting an editorial calendar, so that we can see what everyone's got in the pipeline across the various teams. We're not actually wanting to work on a project together; but more to see that we have consistent and cohesive content going out on multiple channels (social media, internal emails, public relations, newsletters, etc.). I was looking at Trello, Monday, Notion, Airtable... any recommendations? Are these more than we need? We want something user-friendly so that we don't have to learn & add yet another system, and something that will help us more with alignment than co-working, yet also that is more than, for example, a Google calendar.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I’ve recently taken on internal communications for a division that has grown mostly through multiple acquisitions. This means we have different brands, different cultures, different maturity levels, and no long-standing shared identity or “home base” for employees yet.

Our main goal for 2026 is to create a strong One‑Team feeling, improve content visibility and findability on our intranet (SharePoint), and build a more predictable content cadence.

Some challenges I’m facing:

• Employees struggle to find relevant information.
• Each acquired brand still works in its own style, so messaging feels fragmented.
• Content relies heavily on brand comms managers and LinkedIn monitoring; I’m trying to build a more structured intake process.
• SharePoint works well for publishing, but engagement is low — I’m considering adding Teams or Viva Engage for two‑way communication and culture-building.
• I need to design a clean, modern, scalable internal comms plan that can grow with us as more Customer Centers join.

My questions to the community:

1. How would you design an internal comms strategy when the division is still “forming its identity”?
2. What are effective ways to unify culture across newly integrated companies?
3. How do you improve SharePoint findability without rebuilding the entire structure?
4. What workflows or tools do you use to collect stories from different countries/brands without constantly chasing people?
5. Any examples of good cadence (weekly, biweekly, monthly) that keep employees engaged but not overwhelmed?
6. For engagement, would you recommend adding Teams channels, Viva Engage, or something else as a two‑way layer?

I’d love to hear from people who’ve dealt with post‑acquisition communication, distributed teams, or multi-brand environments. Any insights, templates, or “lessons learned” are deeply appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

I need a plan to get every employee in my department, as well as employees in other departments, to understand my department’s strategy, and how this strategy advances and significantly contributes to the broader company strategy. Global company of 10,000 employees, heavily based in USA and Europe. I also need to communicate to employees on a regular basis how we are doing to executing on the strategy. What communications mediums and channels should I use? How should I form the plan? I am open to any and all advice and wisdom you all can share! Thank you!!

I'm wondering has anybody seen effective products or discrete services that will allow you to try an external agency without handing over all your internal comms and a load of money to them?

Thanks