Articles tagged "Team chat"

How to use Slack emoji to simplify work (and cut out noise)

Slack emoji reactions, sometimes called reacjis, are fun additions to daily work communication. We use them liberally at Zapier, from celebrations and polls to getting actual work done.

Why messaging apps are still useful in the office

Team chat apps make remote work easier. I'd even say they're what make remote work possible. But that doesn't mean team chat apps are only useful for remote work: these tools won't stop being useful just because your team is moving back to their desks.

3 ways to empower your team with automation

The automated workflows that orchestrate tasks behind the scenes are what empower L. Michelle Smith and her team to do our best work. Here's a look inside her tech stack and the Zaps that power it.

Create helpful documentation from Slack messages

Whenever I have a question at work, the first place I go is Slack. After a while, you could build an FAQ page out of just my messages, and it would have been so much easier if we had just done that from the beginning.

How I deal with Slack after a vacation

I'm a Support Manager at Zapier, and I recently talked with some of my fellow managers about what they do to feel comfortable taking time off while still upholding performance at work. Here's what I learned. 

Easily make an events digest with Calendly and Slack

With Calendly, you can easily add events to your chosen calendar. But you might want to have a more consolidated way of seeing all your upcoming events without opening your schedule multiple times a day. Luckily, there's a Zap that will do this for you.

How to use Slack during meetings without anyone noticing (and other reasons to schedule messages)

I don't mind useless Zoom meetings—they're a great time to get some work done. The problem: you can't really respond to Slack messages during meetings without your coworkers noticing that you're working instead of paying attention to the meeting.

Wait, is Skype shutting down? 

Microsoft recently announced that Skype for Business Online is shutting down on July 31, 2021. But the consumer version of Skype, which you can download for free, isn't going anywhere. So: what's happening? 

How to communicate with businesses that use a different chat app

Having worked in the team collaboration industry since even before the inception of Slack, it's fascinating to see customers, analysts, and journalists draw comparisons between Slack and Microsoft Teams and speculate over replacements and acquisitions.

How Icebreaker uses Zapier and Wufoo to get close to customers

When thousands of your wool-wearing customers send you feedback from all over the world in different languages, deciphering and sending that information to the right teams can be challenging.