Microsoft recently announced the ability for people within organizations to share pronouns within their Microsoft 365 profile. This is an exciting change, enabling organizations to create greater opportunities for inclusion. We highlighted the new capabilities in Episode 93 of the Microsoft 365 Voice: It’s great to see Microsoft supporting everyone…

March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on, appreciate, and celebrate the contributions women have made to change and improve our lives. As a female technologist, I’m passionate about encouraging and mentoring our #WomenInTech every day. Our female technology leaders face unique challenges. We’re often outnumbered by our…

We got an early Valentine’s Day gift this year-Yammer is getting a new name! The change began last year when the Yammer Communities app in Microsoft Teams became Viva Engage. Now Microsoft is making it official. Over the coming year, all of Yammer will become Viva Engage and the Yammer brand will be retired. Help spread the word that #YammerIsEngaged It’s time! 💙❤️ Originally published at http://blog.splibrarian.com on February 14, 2023.

We’re thrilled to welcome Stephen Rose to Episode 90 of the Microsoft 365 Voice. Stephen is a Senior Marketing Manager for Teams and is the host of Inside Microsoft Teams ( aka.ms/InsideMSTeams). Topics covered in this episode: An introduction to Teams Premium. Microsoft is bundling 400+ advanced features and artificial…

We’re thrilled to welcome Heidi Jordan to Episode 89 of the Microsoft 365 Voice. Heidi is one of our newest Microsoft MVPs, an advocate for Women in Technology, and a Power Platform superstar! Topics covered in this episode: A SharePoint girl in a Power Platform world. Heidi’s evolution from working…

A couple of weeks ago, Antonio Maio, Mike Maadarani, and I recorded two live episodes of the M365 Voice while in Las Vegas for the Microsoft 365 Collaboration Conference. We brought in a series of friends and fellow speakers to guest-star, focusing each of the episodes on a single question. …

This week Microsoft hosted the 2022 Microsoft MVP Summit. In honor of the event, our Microsoft 365 Voice team discussed our journey to become MVPs. Unique MVP stories Antonio Maio, Mike Maadarani, and I had different experiences on our paths to being recognized as MVPs. We share our journeys on…

Several months ago, Antonio Maio, Mike Maadarani and I took a look at Planner in Episode 59 of the Microsoft 365 Voice. Now we’re back in Episode 71 with a more detailed look at how we use Planner for small agile workstreams and projects. Why we (still) love Planner Planner…

Governing and securing your Microsoft 365 content can be difficult, particularly when it comes to maintaining and tracking ownership and permissions for your M365 groups, sites, teams, and communities. In Episode 68 of the Microsoft 365 Voice, Mike, Antonio, and I discuss methodologies we’ve seen for certifying M365 groups. What…