AiG Month: get involved
We are currently accepting expressions of interest to present at AiG Month
Use our Analysis in Government (AiG) Month booking calendar to reserve your space to present at AiG Month 2025. You have until Friday 28 March to express an interest in delivering a session
Analysis in Government (AiG) Month is the UK’s largest learning and development event for government analysts. AiG Month is held every May. This year’s theme is “Impact“.
Throughout AiG Month we’ll explore the impact and importance of analysis across the whole of government – informing decision making, influencing policy formation, and innovating the delivery of the government services we all use.
Our live virtual events are the highlight of AiG Month and wouldn’t be possible without our brilliant members to deliver engaging, interactive, and educational sessions. AiG Month is the perfect opportunity to:
- Share skills and experience with an audience of 17,000 cross-government analysts
- Show off a project, demonstrate a tool, or talk about an important milestone in your work
- Engage with a cross-government audience to test ideas, seek feedback, or participate in an interactive exercise
Since AiG Month began in 2020, we’ve held hundreds of events, with thousands of colleagues tuning in to learn more about important analysis work and develop their analysis skills.
We’ll promote and host your event, manage tickets and attendance, set up any polls, and provide both resources and personalised support. All you have to do is to show up and do your thing!
We hold drop in sessions for AiG Month presenters, share useful resources (see below), and are always on hand to answer any questions or chat about your sessions.
We don’t routinely record presentations as we have found live events to deliver a more engaging experience for attendees and presenters alike. Attending a live session means it can be fully interactive, with audience members able to participate in polls, chat, Q&As, and so on. We do however like to publish ‘learning outcomes’ from each session – for example links to tools, reports, or other online content, top tips and so on – so that those who couldn’t make it can still learn something from your event, and attendees can refresh their knowledge.
- Analysis in Government (AiG) Month booking calendar – reserve your space to present at AiG Month 2025
- Download and use our AiG Month “Campaign in a Box” (PDF) to promote AiG Month and any sessions your department and/or profession may be delivering
- Find much more information on our AiG Month: guidance for presenters page
The presentations that get the best feedback at AiG Month tend to be interactive in some way. This could range from using Teams Polls, to Q&As, to asking questions that the audience respond to in the chat bar only.
We find that sometimes ‘less is more’ with PowerPoint, and having fewer slides, with less text is more effective for live presentations.
Suggested reading
- “What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation” – Carmine Gallo, Harvard Business Review
- “How to Give an Engaging Presentation: 10 Tips” – Mentimeter article
- “Ten Top Ways to Improve Your PowerPoint Presentation Skills” – Time to Market article
AiG Month would not be possible without our brilliant volunteers.
If you are a government analyst, from any profession or department, and looking for development opportunities, a chance to improve or demonstrate your presentation and technical skills, or would like experience of working in cross-government events, why not join the AiG Month support team?
Our support team helps us to:
- open and close events
- introduce speakers
- run polls
- field questions during Q&As
- play videos for presenters
- and more
In other words, making sure the event is professional and runs smoothly, and that our presenters feel supported.
Full training and guidance will be provided.
Express an interest in joining the AiG Month support team by emailing us at Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk
We’re always keen to find out more about members of the Analysis Function. Why not submit a blog on the theme of “impact” for AiG Month 2025? This could be a professional impact that’s related to your work or that your team has made, or a personal impact you’ve had on a project or that someone (or something) has had on you.
Don’t have time to write a blog? Then why not respond to our updated Five Quickfire Questions and we’ll publish our favourites during May:
AiG Month: Five Quickfire Questions
- What’s the best thing about being part of the Analysis Function?
- What is the highlight of your career so far?
- What’s the top piece of advice you would give to someone interested in joining the Analysis Function
- Can you tell us something our audience may not know about you?
- Which book / film / music / piece of art has changed your life the most?
Send your responses to us at Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk
NB: We also welcome blogs, articles, or L&D links about impact
You can help make AiG Month even bigger and better than ever this year by promoting it in your area. We’ve designed loads of resources you can use (including logos, key messages, Teams backgrounds, and more) in our downloadable AiG Month “Campaign in a Box” (PDF).
There are lots of things you can do to help promote AiG Month. You could send links to the AiG Month Hub to your team, or suggest it is included in your next newsletter. If your department or team from your profession is presenting an event, you can support them by reposting links on LinkedIn or X. You can follow us on Eventbrite and suggest your colleagues do likewise to find out about new events as soon as they’re listed.