As an internal communicator, you’re juggling a growing list of channels, tools, and expectations. And every year, the list of “must-have” platforms seems to get longer. But here’s what we’re seeing in the data: the most effective teams aren’t adding more tools. They’re getting intentional about the right ones, and using them together to reach employees where they are, and leaning on AI to make those tools work even harder.

Our 2026 Internal Comms Trends Report found that 95% of teams still lead with email and channels are being used more deliberately than ever. But no single channel can reach everyone. The key is having a strategy for how your tools work in tandem and knowing where AI fits into the mix.

Join Jamie Bell and Devin Owens on May 20 at 10 AM CT for a practical walkthrough of the only four tools you actually need in your internal comms tech stack, how to use each one strategically, and how AI can level up the tools you already have, backed by fresh data from hundreds of communicators.