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Guides, templates, customer stories, and research to help you run internal comms.
Templates
Nurses Week Newsletter Templates
15 ready-to-use nurses week newsletter templates to help you create meaningful, well-timed communications your nurses will actually feel.
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Internal Communications Request Form Template
Use this communications request form template to gather information about what topics specific departments would like to include in your upcoming employee newsletter! Ensure that every department's essential messages, announcements,…
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Automated employee email use cases
This automated employee email template brings common internal comms automations to life — from new hire onboarding to open enrollment to employee resource group welcomes.
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2026 Internal Comms Editorial Calendar Template
Stay ahead of every announcement in 2026. Workshop’s internal communications editorial calendar template helps you plan, schedule, and send employee updates that actually connect.
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Say This, Not That: The Internal Comms Translation Guide by Workshop x Chris McGrath
Make your internal comms clear, natural, and effective. The Say This, Not That guide from Workshop and Chris McGrath shows you how to turn everyday updates into messages that actually…
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Manager Communications Kit
When you’re rolling out something new, whether it’s a policy shift, a new teammate, or open enrollment, you need the message to land fast and land well. That’s where this…
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The Internal Communications Strategy Workbook
This strategy workbook is designed to help internal communicators get organized, stay aligned, and lead with clarity. Whether you’re starting from scratch or refining what’s already in place, this resource…
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ChatGPT Prompts for Internal Comms Template
This ChatGPT prompt template is built to help internal communicators save time, write faster, and spark new ideas. Whether you’re drafting an all-company announcement, planning a campaign, or gathering employee…
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Internal Communications Timeline Template
An internal communications timeline template helps you map out and visualize key internal communication activities over a set period. Whether you’re managing ongoing initiatives or ad hoc campaigns, this practical…
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Internal Communications Policy Template
This ready-to-use and easily customizable internal communications policy template provides a framework for formalizing internal comms guidelines, channels, tone, and shared expectations. Start with this text and change it to…
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Stakeholder Internal Comms Plan Template
A stakeholder internal comms plan allows you to map out and execute strategic communications tailored to different stakeholder groups. This simple breakdown lets you easily plan your communication objectives, messages,…
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Internal email subject line examples + checklist
In our 2026 Internal Communication Benchmarks Report, we analyzed thousands of internal emails and found that subject lines between 21–40 characters consistently performed best. Use the checklist below to gut-check…
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How Ho-Chunk, Inc. found structure and scale with Workshop
With Workshop, Ho-Chunk's comms team moved from centralized production to team-owned communication, giving departments across offices, casino floors, and job sites the templates and structure to send professional updates on their own — without losing quality control.
Read the storyHow MacLean-Fogg uses Workshop automation to scale leadership and recognition
With Workshop, MacLean-Fogg turned manual, one-off email sends for its Leadership Institute and employee programs into automated, event-driven workflows — cutting hours of manual work per cycle while keeping communications consistent as the company scales.
Read the storyHow Centra Health connects teams across hospitals, clinics, and communities with Workshop
With Workshop, Centra Health's comms team gained real visibility into how internal emails perform, turning internal communications from a one-way broadcast into a measurable, data-backed function for its distributed healthcare workforce.
Read the storyHow Signature Performance uses Workshop to improve internal communications and automate a more personal Associate experience
With Workshop, Signature Performance automated onboarding and recognition emails for a fast-growing remote workforce (657 new hires in one push), doubling email clicks from 15% to 30% while keeping the personal touch that drives its above-benchmark retention.
Read the storyHow Triage Staffing brought focus and security to internal comms with Workshop
With Workshop, Triage Staffing separated internal employees from external audiences in its comms tooling, centralizing email, SMS, and town-hall recaps into one branded, leadership-visible system.
Read the storySprout Social delivers clearer messaging across teams with Workshop
With Workshop, Sprout Social consolidated two separate newsletters into one streamlined, segmented send, moved from biweekly to weekly delivery, and eliminated manual list management by syncing directly with Workday.
Read the storyHow Sunrise Banks made internal comms an award-winning strength with Workshop
With Workshop, Sunrise Banks replaced a static monthly Outlook newsletter with a dynamic, branded weekly "Top Things to Know" send — hitting 65–75% read rates even with a mostly deskless workforce, and winning a 2025 PRSA Minnesota Classics Award for it.
Read the storyHow Lipsy London boosted employee self-esteem through engagement and comms
With Workshop, Lipsy London's culture team drove signups for its employee well-being event "Glow Days" from a typical 15–20 to over 120 participants, with an 80% signup rate after just two emails and a 40% reported increase in self-empowerment afterward.
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Upcoming
How to build an internal comms strategy that reaches everyone
This session will cover: Auditing what's working (and what's not), setting goals that align with business priorities, reaching every employee where they are at, where AI can support your strategy,…
Jamie Bell, Devin Owens
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What we’re building and (why): Workshop’s H2 roadmap
This webinar will cover: A customer-exclusive look at Workshop’s 2026 product roadmap What’s in progress now, what’s planned next, and why each investment matters How upcoming features change how you…
Mikey Chaplin, Anna Dornbush
Ragan Employee Experience Conference
We are so excited to attend the Ragan Employee Exprience Conference in Boston on August 3-5! If you are attending, we'd love for you to stop by our booth to…
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On-demand
How a 40,000-person health system keeps internal comms clear at scale
This session will cover: A cascading content model that carries messaging across 18 hospitals without losing consistency, why consistency beats volume – and how HMH built systems around that philosophy…
Rosanne Mottola, Mayela Hernandez
On-demand
2026 internal comms benchmarks: a live discussion
This session will cover: Why email is still the anchor channel for internal comms, how SMS reaches the employees' email can’t – especially frontline and deskless teams, the impact of…
Devin Owens, Olivia Bornemeier
How to use Workshop to engage your frontline teams
In this session, we’ll cover: How MacLean-Fogg reaches employees across locations, roles, and work environments Why reminders, reinforcement, and the right mix of channels help messages stick How communication supports…
Nick Stauffer, Cassandra Brooks
How to use Cici to improve your comms
This session will cover: How Cici helps you write, refine, and send faster without starting from scratch every time, ways to personalize for different audiences without rebuilding every send, how…
Mikey Chaplin, Jamie Bell
On-demand
The only 4 tools you need in internal comms
This session will cover: Why email is still the anchor channel for internal comms, how SMS reaches the employees' email can’t – especially frontline and deskless teams, the impact of…
Jamie Bell, Devin Owens
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How to create employee influencers: a live discussion
This session will cover: Why manager comms matters more than ever in 2026, how internal comms teams are turning managers into a scalable communications channel, frameworks for “know, do, share”…
Sharon O’Dea, Micaela McGinley +1
On-demand
Improving internal comms through managers
This session will cover: Why manager comms matters more than ever in 2026, how internal comms teams are turning managers into a scalable communications channel, frameworks for “know, do, share”…
Kaitlin Grohmann, Kelsey Kingdon
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How internal comms teams are actually using AI in 2026: a live discussion
We'll dig into questions like: We’ll dig into questions like: Where is AI saving you the most time right now? How are teams repurposing content across channels without losing their…
Devin Owens, Gab Ferree +1
On-demand
How to create an engaging newsletter
This session will cover: Simple structures & content ideas that drive engagement (+ where AI can help!), sending your internal newsletter to the right people, at the right time (and…
Jamie Bell, Devin Owens
Articles
100+ employee newsletter ideas for September 2026
Use this set of September employee newsletter ideas to help create an inspiring, energizing internal newsletter!
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Why internal communicators are using AI
Why are internal communicators using AI? A practical, real-talk look at the reasons, plus everyday tips to make your internal comms smarter.
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How a 40,000-person health system keeps internal comms clear at scale
A real playbook for internal comms for health systems: how Hackensack Meridian Health keeps 40,000 employees across 18 hospitals aligned.
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100+ employee newsletter ideas for August 2026
We've whittled down the list of daily, weekly, and monthly holidays and observances to deliver August employee newsletter ideas.
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How to engage frontline employees
If you engage frontline employees, you can get a lot of valuable feedback & significantly improve your company's retention rates. Here's how!
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2026 internal comms benchmarks: what 186 million emails taught us
186 million emails, 580 companies across 13 industries, and 1 original research Internal Communications Benchmarks & Best Practices Report!
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80+ employee newsletter ideas for July 2026
Need July employee newsletter ideas? We’ve rounded up timely, fun, and useful content ideas to keep your team engaged all month long.
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The internal communicator’s guide to A/B testing
You’re staring at a 28% open rate on last week’s all-company email…the one you spent two hours writing. The one with the SUPER important benefits update that everyone actually needed…
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Company SMS: Is it legal to mass text employees?
Mass texting employees can be the solution to many of the challenges of reaching teams with in-the-field or frontline workers. But can you mass text employees? The short answer is……
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The internal comms guide to employee onboarding automation
How to achieve employee onboarding automation with Journeys: what to send, how to structure it, and why it works better than sending manually.
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How to create an internal communications content calendar
A step-by-step guide to building an internal communications content calendar — with a free downloadable template.
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Employee newsletter ideas for June
Your June employee newsletters should feel like a breath of fresh air! Use this guide to help create an inspiring, energizing internal newsletter for June 2025.
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State of Frontline Communications 2026
Real benchmarks and channel playbooks from 186M+ internal emails and 1M+ SMS sends, plus what hundreds of communicators told us.
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Internal Communication Challenges
See how Workshop helps teams overcome internal communication challenges to reach every employee, and build a strong company culture.
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Internal Communication Benchmarks
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The 4 Best Tools for Internal Communications
This guide is designed to help internal communicators audit their comms stack, spot the gaps, and build a system where their tools actually work together. Whether you're evaluating new platforms…
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Internal Communications Healthcare Playbook
This strategy workbook is designed to help internal communicators in healthcare organizations get organized, stay aligned, and lead with clarity. Whether you’re starting from scratch or refining what’s already in…
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Internal Communication Trends Report 2026
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Internal Communications Audit Template and Guide
This audit template & guide is designed to help internal communicators have a crystal‑clear audit plan, fresh data, and an action roadmap ready to share!
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Your guide to running an effective & engaging all-hands meeting
A great all-hands meeting is more than just a recurring event, it’s a chance to align your team, build momentum, and connect people to the bigger picture. This guide includes…
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How to build an internal podcast guide
Internal podcasts offer a fresh, engaging way to: Elevate employee voices Share updates and insights in a more human way Strengthen culture and connection across teams Unlike traditional communication methods,…
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Internal Communication Benchmarks & Best Practices for 2025
See how your internal comms compare! Workshop’s 2025 internal communication benchmarks uncover open and click averages, send times, and data-backed tips from 100M+ emails.
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Internal Communication Trends Report 2025
Download the 2025 Internal Communication Trends Report for an inside look at how internal communicators are working in today's world.
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How to Manage Internal Communications as a Team of One
If you’re an internal comms team of one, you know the challenge – and the opportunity – that comes with the role. This comprehensive internal communications strategy guide is designed…
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Interactive Communications Cascade
Input your message + who needs to hear it, and the Interactive Comms Cascade creates a communications brief and full cascade plan for you.
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Internal Comms Message Remixer
Get channel-ready versions of your message for social, intranet, newsletter, IM and email in seconds with the internal comms message remixer.
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AI-powered internal comms plan
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Internal communicator personality quiz
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