Catch the recordings from 2023 Viva Engage Festival
Published Nov 21 2023 08:00 AM 2,462 Views
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In December the Viva Engage Festival was hosted by Swoop Analytics. This was an interactive virtual event that brought together Viva Engage thought leaders, communication innovators, and community enthusiasts from around the globe.  In case you missed it or want to hear the speakers from the other time zones, here are the ALL of the recordings!

 

Hear stories and learn from customers

 

Viva Engage Festival included customer speakers and industry experts who shared knowledge and expertise on a wide range of topics around Viva Engage, from Comcast, NSW Government, Johnson and Johnson, Vestas and more. We are so grateful for the speakers who shared in detail their experience and expertise. 

 

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Interested in learning more about using Viva Engage for D&I? Watch this recording about Transport for NSW's Neurodiverse Neighborhood which was established as a virtual community for neurodiverse colleagues and allies to share tips, strategies and lived experiences with each other.

 

Curious how to get influencers involved? At Comcast, Viva Engage is used to provide resources and foster communication that cultivates a positive and engaged workforce. Find out how Darnell McAlpin who is Sr. Employee Communications Manager at Comcast uses Viva Engage as a strategic tool to educate, excite and engage nearly 100,000 employees by investing in a culture of employee ambassadorship.

 

Need help getting leaders on Viva Engage? Many of our customers shared HOW and WHAT good looks like. Take a listen to this session from IAG and what it takes for their leaders to engage. 

 

Wondering how your organization is going to deal with moderation, sticky situations, or hot topics? This is a MUST watch, where Vestas shares with incredible examples and experiences about how they create safe communities and conversations and what happens when it's not always roses and rainbows. 

 

Adding Viva Engage to your communication channel matrix for programs, campaigns or communication channels? These two sessions are great to support your efforts, listen to UNHCR: How Viva Engage helps enable learning at UNHCR. 

 

How do you include team members and employees who aren't at corporate headquarter? How can you get leaders to lead the conversations with employees? Tune into this panel of communicators, where they share their expertise and best practices. You'll want to take notes for this session if you want to include the front line and leaders, and you'll learns tips for how to run engaging campaigns. 

 

Re-thinking about your governance structure (or lack thereof?) for Viva Engage? Take a listen to this recording from Christian Aid - a small but mighty organization, where Peter Berry leads the conversations about how bit a structure went a long way to build human connections for their Viva Engage success.

 

Curious about a launch of Viva Engage? Catch this tell-all with Jacqueline Shalks-White from Manchester Airports Group about how Viva Engage is THE place for community.  Lots of creativity and incredible examples of what good looks like from this organization. 

 

 

Get an exclusive look into Microsoft's Viva Engage experiences 

Learn from Microsoft's own journey with Viva Engage and communities, as we share our own experiences and best practices and of course lessons learned. You'll gain some insight into the framework, campaigns, leadership engagement, and how we measure success at Microsoft. 

 

Microsoft's own use of Viva Engage 

Join us for an exclusive look into Microsoft's journey with Viva Engage. Gain valuable insights from our experiences, including behind-the-scenes details, adoption strategies, change management techniques, and communication practices that have driven employee engagement within Microsoft. Discover how to effectively educate and empower your employees with Viva Engage, while we also share our best practices and lessons learned to help elevate your organisation's employee experience.

 

 

Communities at Microsoft    

The Connected Communities program is the largest internal community of practice program at Microsoft, helping nearly 60,000 employees across 75 communities to connect, share, and grow their skills to help our customers. Learn more about Connected Communities and how it uses Viva Engage to empower employees to achieve more.

Leaders and Communications in Viva Engage

Join Jon Bates, an Executive and Employee Communications leader at Microsoft as he shares his learnings and experiments on developing leadership visibility, employee advocacy and ultimately, brand love for Microsoft and it's mission.

 

 

We hope you enjoyed connecting with like-minded individuals who share a passion for driving meaningful engagement. Whether you're a business leader, a professional, or an enthusiast, we hope you got inspired from the stories shared at the festival and gained knowledge needed to take your Viva Engage investments to the next level. See you at the Viva Engage festival next year! 

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