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v EffectiveInternalCommunicationsChannelsPresentedby:RobertBogueManagersAllLevelsCrea%nganeffec%veinternalcommunica%onstrategyforyourorganiza%onisonlyasop)onalasstrugglingtosurviveis.Youneedtoknowhowtocommunicateeffec,velywithpeople,noma4erwhattheirposi,onisinthecorporateenvironment.Effec0vecommunica+onsstrategiesrecognizethateachmediumhasstrengthsandweaknesses.Theyalsorecognizethatorganiza7onshavetheirownuniqueandsome1mesquirkystyleofcommunica1onsthatfitstheenvironment,industry,andorganiza3onalculture.Thissessionwillwalkyouthroughthemajordecisionstobemadeincrea7nganinternalcommunica-onstrategy,iden-fyandclarifykeyareas,andteachyouessen$alskillsforensuringthatyourcommunica$onswillbeeffec$ve.You'lllearntodefineclearexpecta+onsofhowcommunica+onsaresupposedtoworkandchoosetherightchannelforthemessage.You’lllearntopushmessagesonlytothepeoplewhoneedtoseethem,sotheyhearlessnoiseandbe3ersignal.Andyou’llwriteintriguing0tles,headlines,abstractsandcontenttocreateinterestinthemessagethat’sbeingdelivered,usinginvertedpyramidtechniquestocommunicatethemostimportantinforma0onfirstandconsideringcogni0veloadandemo)onalcontextwhencrea)ngcontent.v AssemblinganEngagingCommunicationsSitePresentedby:ChrisBortlikAdministrators&PowerUsersIntermediateWanttobuildanengagingCommunica1onsSitethatleveragesthevariousoutoftheboxcapabili-esacrossOffice365?CometothissessiontolearnhowSharePointOnlinecanbeeasilyextendedtointegratewithotherservicesacrossOffice365includingStream,PowerApps,Flow,Yammer,Forms,Search,andPowerBI.Thesessionwillbeinterac4veandfeaturemul4pledemonstra4onsfocusedoncommonusecasesandscenarios.Youwillleavewithprac6calguidancetohelpyoumoveforwardandaclearunderstandingofMicroso-'sstrategyandinvestmentsinthisarea.

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v ChooseYourOwnSharePointAdventure:theMysteryoftheHybrid

EnvironmentPresentedby:JohnFerringerAdministrators&PowerUsers,ITPros,ManagersIntermediateHybridscenariosvaryquiteabitinOffice365...Exchangehybridisalmostamust-have,especiallyformigra2ons,whilethecomplexityofimplemen2nghybridforSkypeforBusiness'so0enplacesitattheoppositeendofthespectrum.SomewhereinthemiddleofthoseextremesliesSharePoint:inmanycasestherearecompellingreasonsforimplemen/nghybridbutatthesame/metherecanbeagoodcasemadeagainstit.Thechallenge,muchlikethatofge6ngtothelastpagesofaChooseYourOwnAdventurebook,isinunderstandingthechoicesathandandtheimplica-onsofyourdecisions,andthat'swherethissessioncomesin.Whilethissessionwilladdresssomeofthemechanicsofse3ngupahybridenvironment,itsfocalpointwillbetoexaminetheusecaseswherehybridworkswellandthebenefitsitcanprovide.AmongthoseusescasesarecertainlySearchandOneDriveforBusiness,butinthisdiscussionwe'llalsocoverhowyourenvironment'sTaxonomyandAudi3ngcapabili3escanbeimprovedthroughhybridSharePointaswellastheabilitytoleverageSharePointOnlineasaready-madeextranetsolu.on.v SharePoint2019:What'sNew?What'sChanging?Presentedby:JohnFerringerAdministrators&PowerUsers,Developers,ITPros,ManagersIntermediateWhileit'snosecretthatSharePointisnowacloud-firsttechnology,there'ss0llanewversionofthepla0ormcomingforonpremisesdeploymentwiththereleaseofSharePoint2019.Withthatnewversionwillcomeaslewofnewfeaturesandfunc%onalityforusers,developers,andadministratorsalike,andwe'lltalkaboutit.Butnotonlythat,it'simportantfororganiza6onsonolderversionsofSharePointtounderstandwhattheirop1onsareformigra1ngtoSharePoint2019andwe'llcoverthataswellaswhatthey'llneedtodotopreparetheirlegacyfarmsforthatmigra0on.

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v IntroductiontoTeamsDevelopmentPresentedby:RobertGermanDevelopersBeginnerMicroso'Teamsisahotnewaddi2ontotheOffice365family,andmanagestoincorporateallkindsofcollabora1onintoafluid,mobile-friendlyuserexperience.TeamsisincreasinglyusedmuchlikeaSharePointTeamsite(infact,everyteamhasaSharePointteamsitebutit'smostlyhiddenbydefault!)Inthisdemo-filledsession,you'lllearnthearchitecturebehindTeams,andhowtotakeadvantageofTeams'underlyingSharePointmojoinyourprojects.You'llalsolearnhowtobuildfull-fledgedTeamsapplica.onsu.lizingcustomtabs,connectors,messagingextensions,andbots.Don'tmissthisopportunitytoaddTeamsdevelopmenttoyourrepertoire!v HumansinTech-HowtoBuildDiversityProgramswithCollaborationToolsPresentedby:HeatherNewman ManagersBeginnerJoinMicroso*MVPandCMO,HeatherNewmanasshewalksthroughreal-worldexamplesofcommunityandcollabora4onbasedsolu4onsforbuildingdiversityintheworkplace,humansintech.ShewillwalkthroughaYammerexample,Microso'TeamsexampleandMicroso'plannerexample.Thissessionwillalsogive&psandtricksforbuildingmale&femalealliesaswellasresourcesforhumanizingtheworkplace.v IntroductiontoMicrosoftTeamsandOffice365GroupsPresentedby:CoryRoth Administrators&PowerUsers,Developers,ITPros,ManagersBeginnerMicroso'TeamsprovidesawholenewwaytocollaborateinOffice365withitspersistentchatandintegra.onwithotherservices.Microso4Teamsarebuilton

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topofOffice365Groups.Asanewusertotheservice,youmaystrugglewithwhatisthebestwaytogetworkdonewiththesenewservices.Inthissession,we'llwalkthroughhowtheserviceswork.We'llthengiveyou8psandbestprac,cesforworkingwithMicroso5Teamsandbeingmoreeffec%vewithhowyouusethem.We'llcovercommonscenariossuchashowtoorganizeyourGroupsandhowyoucanbringinusefulcontentfromOffice365andotherservices.IfyouhavebeenstrugglingwithwheretostartwithMicroso7Teams,thisisthesessionforyou.v Behindthebuzzwords:usingchatbots&AIforeverydaywinsPresentedby:Ma#WadeAdministrators&PowerUsers,Developers,ITPros,ManagersIntermediateTermslikear+ficialintelligence,chatbots,andcogni+veservicesarehottopicsintoday'stechworld.ThisdiscussionwillgetunderthecoversofAIandprovideexamplesofprac-calapplica-onsofusingbotsinOffice365tomakeyourcolleagues'andcustomers'dayseasierandmoreproduc3ve.Fromautoma3ngtaskstobeingacentralsourceofknowledge,it'snotthatdifficulttocashinonthisnewtechtoimproveprocess,knowledgemanagement,engagement,produc'vity,andcustomerengagement.