Keeping staff informed is essential in any organisation, whether you’re managing a school, multi-academy trust (MAT), or corporate team. But how often do important updates get buried in overflowing inboxes?
In this guide, we look at a simple solution to keep all your staff updated with the latest briefings without cluttering inboxes – our SharePoint Staff Briefing Web Part.
If you’re ready to share key information with ease, keep reading.
This tool allows you to set expiry dates on your content, making sure your staff always have the latest updates.
No more lost emails, just quick, easy access to the information that matters.
Why use the Staff Briefing Web Part?
The SharePoint Staff Briefing Web Part ensures your key documents don’t just get uploaded and then forgotten about, instead they remain front and centre until they expire, so your team always sees the most up-to-date information.
It’s perfect for:
- Daily and weekly briefings
- Internal communications and company updates
- Policy changes and compliance reminders
- HR announcements and staff rotas
- Health and safety notices
How to create a Staff Briefing document
Getting started with the SharePoint Staff Briefing Web Part is easy.
- Go to the Staff Briefing Web Part on your SharePoint site.
- Tap New to create a new Staff Briefing Document.
- From here, choose:
- New Word document
- New PowerPoint presentation
- Link to an external website
- Create from existing file
- Upload file
- Next, decide the date you would like this Staff Briefing to expire.
- Tap Create and Open to get started on your document.
- You can then go ahead and either create your staff briefing document from scratch or upload an existing file.
- When saved, you will see your new document on the Staff Briefing Web Part on your SharePoint site.
Tip: You can also View Archived Staff Briefings, which allows you to catch up on previously expired Staff Briefing documents in an archived list.
Tip: You can customise the Staff Briefing Web Part to have a different topic and title, for example, Lunch Rota.
The Staff Briefing SharePoint Web Part is great for sharing daily briefings, health and safety updates, rotas or any other important documents and ensuring your staff see the right information at the right time.
This Web Part is exclusive to Cloud Design Box customer. If you would like to find out more about our Cloud Box platform and how we can help improve communication and collaboration in your organisation, book a free demo today.
