Internal Comms

Overview

This skill guides creation of professional internal communications that effectively inform, engage, and align employees with organizational goals and updates.

When to Use

• Announcing company-wide policy changes
• Creating team newsletters and updates
• Writing executive communications
• Drafting crisis communications
• Sending policy memos
• Any employee-facing messaging

Quick Start

1. Identify communication type (announcement, newsletter, memo, executive, crisis)
2. Select appropriate tone (professional, warm, formal, calm)
3. Use template structure for the type
4. Lead with important information (inverted pyramid)
5. Include clear next steps or call to action

Subject: [Action]: [Topic] Effective [Date]

Hi team,

[One sentence summary of what's changing]

**Key Details:**
- [Detail 1]
- [Detail 2]
- [Detail 3]

**Timeline:** [When this takes effect]

**Action Needed:** [What people need to do]

Questions? [Contact info]

Thanks,
[Name]

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Version History

• 2.0.0 (2026-01-02): Upgraded to v2 template - added Quick Start, When to Use, Execution Checklist, Error Handling, Metrics sections
• 1.0.0 (2024-10-15): Initial release with announcement, newsletter, memo, executive, and crisis communication templates

Sub-Skills

• 1. Company-Wide Announcements (+1)
• Highlights This Week/Month
• In Progress
• Upcoming
• Team Spotlight
• 3. Policy Memos (+2)
• Tone by Communication Type (+2)
• Quick Announcement Template (+1)
• Wins
• Metrics
• In Progress
• Coming Up
• FYI
• Channel Selection (+1)
• Execution Checklist
• Common Issues
• Metrics