How to post an event in Yammer?

Yammer allows events to be created which colleagues can RSVP too if they are interested in attending. This is a nice way to publicise and centrally monitor events. Events can be posted to all of your colleagues or simply to a specific group that the event might be related too. In the example below we are creating a training event to learn more about Office 365. We have a trainer, a room a time, duration and agenda that all fits into the event post. We then targeted it at the training group in Yammer so that users following that group that are interested in training will be notified of the event. The event can be tagged with additional topics and files if additional resources are required. To post an event, follow these steps:

• From SharePoint, click on Yammer from the suite bar and enter your password if required
• Above the box labelled What are you working on? click on More
• Click on Post an Event
• In the What are you planning? box enter the title for the event
• In the proceeding boxes enter in the event time, date and duration
• In the Where? box enter the location of the event
• In the Description box enter a description or agenda for the event
• Enter any names into the Notify specific people.. box to mention colleagues
• Click on Update

 
For events, the More category offers the options to Share, Stop Following, View Conversation, Add Topics, Bookmark,Email Me and Delete your event.

• Share - Share this event with groups or via chat
• Stop Following - Stop receiving notifications about this event
• View Conversation - View the entire event conversation trail on a separate page
• Add Topics - Tag this event with additional topics (#Tags)
• Bookmark - Bookmarks an event which can be accessed from More on your profile page which can be unbookmarked by clicking the button again
• Email Me - Sends this event to your company inbox
• Delete - If this is your event you may choose to delete it