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February 13, 2023 44 mins

You have questions. Viva has answers. On today's episode, we chat with Michael Holste and Steve Nguyen, Microsoft employees who focus on Microsoft Viva Engage and all the goodness it brings - with many exciting announcements disclosed today. You'll learn about things geared toward leadership communications, ways to host and run internal AMAs, and the general notion of getting answers to your questions when using Microsoft Viva, what is referred to as Answers in Viva. Plus, a little future news on Yammer branding… it's a packed episode that will warm the community part of your heart.

Read this episode's corresponding blog post.

Plus, click here for transcript of this episode.

06:10 Conversation with Michael and Steve

37:06 Upcoming Events


Michael Holste | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest]

Steve Nguyen | LinkedIn | Twitter [guest]

Mark Kashman |@mkashman [co-host]

Chris McNulty |@cmcnulty2000 [co-host]

Viva Engage | Website | Viva adoption center | @Microsoft365

SharePoint | Facebook | @SharePoint | SharePoint community blog | Feedback

New Leadership, Analytics, and Knowledge Experiences for Viva Engage are now rolling out” by Michael Holste

Yammer rebrand 2023 (blog)

Insights for Yammer customers (blog)

Microsoft Docs - The home for Microsoft documentation for end users, developers, and IT professionals. 

Microsoft Tech Community Home

Stay on top of Office 365 changes

Upcoming events:

Microsoft Viva Engage AMA | Feb.23.2023 online at 9am PST

WorkPlaceDudes Summit | Feb.24.2023 Holland

Modern Workplace Conference 2023 | March.27-29.2023 Paris, France

Culturati | Apr.2-3.2023 Austin, Texas

Microsoft 365 Conference | May.2-4.2023 Las Vegas, Nevada

CollabDays Poland | May.13.2023 Warsaw, Poland

Technorama Belgium - the Jungle Edition | May.15-17 Kinepolis Antwerp

Power Automate & Power Apps Developer Bootcamp Automation Summit 2023 | May.19-20.2023 London, Paddington


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