Mariya Postelnyak

Mariya is a Content Writer at ContactMonkey with a background in communications, policy, and freelance journalism. With a Bachelor’s degree in English, French, and Spanish, she brings a multilingual, editorial perspective to her work. Mariya researches and writes about internal communications topics, drawing on her experience in public-sector communications and journalism to create clear, thoughtful content that helps organizations communicate more effectively with their employees.

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How to Create an Internal Email Template for CEO Updates

Sep 28, 2022

Considering a CEO’s hectic schedule, creating engaging messages from scratch is a tall order. It begs the question: how should a CEO communicate with employees? That’s where a weekly CEO email template comes in handy. Quality CEO email templates can help executive teams communicate more consistently and save up to 4 hours a week! Successful

How to Create and Embed Surveys In Outlook Email: 7 Easy Steps

Jul 21, 2022

Regular employee surveys are essential for staying in touch with employee needs while keeping staff engaged. In this post, we’ll look at how you can embed a survey in Outlook email and save up to 4 hours a week on your employee communications. Employee surveys are a versatile tool for internal communications professionals. They’re handy

10+ Ways to Engage Frontline Employees and Workers

Jul 15, 2022

Frontline workers fill some of the most urgent and demanding jobs in modern society. Yet many employers still overlook frontline employee engagement in their organization. Here’s how to fix this. Compared to their office-bound colleagues, frontline workers rarely receive the same attention and dedication to ensuring their engagement and happiness. Overlooking frontline employee engagement has

How to Increase Click-Through Rates on Internal Email Newsletters

May 5, 2022

Tired of your employees not engaging with your internal email newsletters? Learn 10 ways to increase click-through rate on internal emails and help readers get more value out of your employee communications. Your internal newsletter real estate is valuable. To keep things clear, clean, and concise, you need to use internal links sparingly. Readers can

Calculating The Cost Of Employee Disengagement

Apr 22, 2022

A company is only as good as its employees—and the numbers are here to tell the tale. All it takes is calculating the cost of employee disengagement. The more engaged your employees, the better your business functions—plain and simple. Inversely, disengaged employees can have damaging effects on business performance. Most internal communicators are already aware

How To Set SMART Internal Communication Goals Plus Examples

Apr 20, 2022

Internal communications goals help Internal Communicators focus their efforts and optimize the way they allocate resources. We break down five easy steps to set meaningful internal communications objectives and maximize their results. Internal communications can facilitate dialogue across your teams and drive employee engagement. But to unlock this potential, you have to create meaningful and

Two-Way Communication: Importance and Best Practices

Mar 18, 2022

Two-way communication is crucial for building trust among employees, aligning company goals, and sustaining productivity. But how can companies successfully incorporate this type of communication in a remote world? We get to the bottom of this. Your business runs on communication, that much is certain. Messages are shared between staff, employers, clients, and dozens of