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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By : Moshe Markovich
Book Image

Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By: Moshe Markovich

Overview of this book

Slack is an online communication tool that allows workplace teams to collaborate efficiently, effectively, and securely. It’s the leading channel-based messaging platform used by millions to align their teams, unify their systems, and drive their businesses forward. As a developer, you can use Slack to create tools such as bots that handle and maintain routine and time-consuming tasks. If you’re looking to set up a Slack workplace or build a Slack bot or app, this is the book for you. In this book, you’ll explore scenarios that show you how to set up a Slack workplace, build a Slack bot, or integrate your favorite tools. You’ll also learn how Slack can help you create a more collaborative, efficient, and coordinated work environment from any location. As you advance through the chapters, you'll find out how to manage your tasks and boost your business productivity by automating the trivial tasks. You'll also cover more advanced features such as using a Slack bot to complete tasks, including automating message responses and accessing personal reminders. By the end of this Slack book, you'll have learned how to use Slack effectively to communicate with your team and build bots and have gained a solid understanding of how the platform can help you to progress in your industry.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: Slack Overview
7
Section 2: How to Use Third-Party Applications and Bots
12
Section 3: How to Build Your Own Bots

What is a workspace?

Simply put, a Slack workspace is your digital office, and it ensures that your team is set in a place where its members can thrive together.

From its original conception to what it has evolved into today, Slack is a popular and high-quality team connectivity platform. The channel-based messenger powerfully connects your team members, files, apps, and more for instant and real-time communication and collaboration. The technology on the platform makes it not only comfortable but effortless, enabling you to keep your team connected, no matter the time or location barriers that may be present for remote or divided teams.

Slack's many features for collaboration

Slack was developed with a team's operations and processes in mind. Real-time updates can lead to much faster business growth, sales results, and culture. If you aim to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or category-defining business, then Slack is the tool for you.

Slack's dozens of features...