Overview
Internal communications compete for attention just like external marketing—and professional visuals help your messages get noticed. This course teaches HR, internal communications, and people-ops teams to create effective internal content using Canva, from announcements and updates to onboarding materials and policy documents.
You’ll learn to design engaging internal announcements, create onboarding and training materials, maintain consistent internal branding, build reusable templates for recurring communications, implement collaboration and approval workflows, and ensure accessibility and inclusivity. Whether you’re communicating policy changes or celebrating team wins, you’ll create content that employees actually read.
Format: 1 Day | VILT or Onsite
Who Should Attend
- HR teams creating employee communications
- Internal communications professionals
- People-ops teams handling onboarding and training
- Anyone communicating with internal audiences
What You’ll Learn
- Design engaging internal announcements and updates
- Create onboarding, training, and policy materials
- Maintain consistent internal branding
- Build templates for repeatable communications
- Implement collaboration and approval workflows
- Ensure accessibility and inclusivity
- Manage content libraries for internal use
Course Outline
Module 1: Internal Announcements and Updates
- Designing attention-grabbing announcements
- Newsletter and update formats
- Visual hierarchy for key messages
- Channels and format considerations
Module 2: Onboarding and Training Materials
- Welcome and onboarding content
- Training guides and reference materials
- Process documentation
- Interactive and engaging formats
Module 3: Policy and Compliance Communications
- Making policies readable
- Compliance communication design
- Benefits and enrollment materials
- Clear, scannable document design
Module 4: Internal Branding
- Consistent internal visual identity
- Adapting external brand for internal use
- Department and team branding
- Maintaining consistency across communications
Module 5: Templates and Workflows
- Building templates for recurring needs
- Collaboration and review workflows
- Approval processes
- Version control and updates
Module 6: Accessibility and Content Management
- Accessibility for internal content
- Inclusive communication practices
- Organizing content libraries
- Archive and retrieval strategies
Prerequisites & Technical Requirements
- Basic Canva familiarity recommended
- Canva account (for Teams recommended)
Customization Options
This course can focus on your specific internal communication needs—employee newsletters, onboarding programs, policy updates, or event promotions. We can work with your internal brand guidelines and develop templates for your most common communications.