Internal communications
Staff Communications Manager Tim McCarron
Well-planned communication is essential. Whether you're trying to engage staff or students, it's important to ensure the information you send out is meaningful, relevant, appropriately worded, and shared via the most effective method.
We can help you to:
- identify your audience
- refine your key messages
- use the best delivery channel
- communicate change.
Contact the communications team for more information and advice.
Staff News and At Sydney
We maintain Staff News, the main e-newsletter to talk to our staff, and At Sydney, one of the main ways we communicate with our students.
- Submit a story for Staff News or At Sydney.
Commonly used references and guidelines
We use or refer to the following tools on a regular basis.
- Brand Style Guidelines – a thorough explanation of the University's brand and how to apply it
- Digital communications formatting guidelines – for email signatures, URLs and e-direct marketing templates
- Editorial Style Guide – the University's preferred writing and punctuation style
- Newsletter submission guidelines – for At Sydney and Staff News publications
- Stationery – branded digital and print stationery templates for use in PowerPoint, business documents, certificates and more
- Templates (print) – templates for printed brochures, flyers, newsletters and invitations
- Tone of voice – how to write in the most appropriate style for your audience
- WordVine e-communications tool – the software we use to build our weekly newsletter to staff