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2. Choosing a Natter Event Template

Learn how to use Natter's pre-designed Event Templates to set up an event quickly, what each of the eight templates is designed for, and how to customise one to fit your needs.

Written by James Stevens

When you create an event, you can either build a custom event from scratch or start from one of Natter's pre-designed Templates. Templates streamline setup by giving you ready-made topics and survey questions for a specific purpose, which you can keep or adapt. This article explains how to use them and what each one is for.

Accessing Event Templates

  1. On the Events page, click Create Event.

  2. You'll see the option to use a Template or create a customised event.

  3. Browse the template library: each template shows a short description of its purpose. Scroll through to find the one that best fits your event.

Using a Template

  1. Select a template to start building your event from it.

  2. Customise it: adjust the pre-filled settings (event name, description, schedule, hosts) and add or edit the Natter topics, Entry Survey, and Exit Survey as needed.

  3. Review everything before saving to make sure it matches your requirements.

Every element of a template is editable, so you're never locked into the defaults; think of it as a head start rather than a fixed format.

Why Use a Template?

  1. Efficiency - ready-made configurations cut down setup time.

  2. Consistency - recurring events can follow a uniform structure.

  3. Flexibility - every element can be adjusted to fit your specific event.

The Templates Explained

Natter offers eight templates:

1. Employee Pulse Check

Gauge sentiment, engagement, and clarity on priorities using pulse questions and focused Natters. Surfaces engagement and role clarity, explores ways to improve collaboration and amplify employee voice, and evaluates how recognition and feedback can lift satisfaction.

2. Company Values Check-In

Gauge alignment with company values and how they shape decisions and behaviour. Explores how well people understand and live the values, how to overcome barriers to them, and how to embed them in decision-making and recognition.

3. Leadership Listening Forum

Explore how leaders drive collaboration, adaptability, and alignment with strategy. Identifies where leadership can better support strategy and innovation, and evaluates how well leadership actions align with values and open communication.

4. People Manager Listening Forum

Gauge managers' effectiveness in leading teams and supporting growth. Looks at alignment with company goals, practical ways to lift team performance and build career pathways, and how psychological safety and development improve outcomes.

5. Learning & Development

Gauge access to, motivation for, and outcomes of L&D. Identifies barriers like time and resourcing, explores solutions, and evaluates the impact of L&D on skills and career growth.

6. Enabling Innovation

Explore how to foster innovation through collaboration, experimentation, and culture. Examines leadership and cultural support for creativity and calculated risk, and how recognition and collaboration drive innovation.

7. Leveraging AI at Work

Gauge perceptions of AI and identify the tools, training, and challenges around it. Surfaces awareness of AI tools and productivity potential, explores adoption and training challenges, and evaluates how leadership support drives outcomes.

8. Sales Enablement

Gauge confidence in sales skills and explore ways to improve process and results. Looks at readiness to hit targets and handle objections, solutions for shortening sales cycles, and how resources and collaboration strengthen the process.

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