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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By : Moshe Markovich
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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

Slack etiquette and team knowledge

Slack can become a notification-heavy place. Members are constantly communicating with one another in channels, threads, and direct messages, where notifications can stack up over time – even when you only remove yourself from the workspace for a quick lunch break.

Since nobody wants unread messages to pile up, it's important to message others the way you'd like to be messaged when using Slack. This is what we consider proper "Slack etiquette," something that helps us avoid easily distracting and annoying our teammates throughout the workday and even in off hours.

For your benefit as well as your teammates, we will go through some tips on how to properly maintain productive and healthy communication via Slack.

Minimal messages are key

When it comes to communicating in a workspace, nobody wants to deal with overcomplicated, wordy messages. The best way to get your point across is to be quick and to the point...