Case Studies

Slack Tips and Best Practices

Based on presentation given on March 20, 2020

purple lupine flower patch in front of ocean with rocky boulders
Lupine and sea stacks The lupines were in full bloom along the Pacific Highway. The sun was about to set behind that pesky marine layer, but just for an instant, the light on the flowers, the sea stacks and the fog rolling combined for a magical image. © Brenda Jones /TNC Photo Contest 2019

Learn how you can optimize your Slack usage and how we can improve our collaboration between and within teams. This presentation was given on March 20, 2020 and led by Ethan Kearns with other members of the Global Digital team. Some of the topics we will cover include:

  • Slack connectors
  • private vs. public channels
  • When and how to notify all members of a channel
  • Slackbot
  • Slack reminders
  • Guests and security
  • Notifications
  • Pinning or Starring Items
  • External Resources

Slack Best Practices Presentation March 2020