Chapter 5
Targeting Your Communication with Slack Channels
IN THIS CHAPTER
Introducing the concept of a Slack channel
Describing the different types of Slack channels
Creating, joining, and naming channels
Performing additional channel actions
Posting messages in channels
Your relationship with email is likely complicated. You may lament the fact that you’re always playing whack-a-mole with your inbox. At the same time, how else would you exchange messages with your colleagues, partners, customers, and vendors? Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s a legitimate alternative to email.
If so, you’re in luck, because Slack turns the traditional inbox model on its head. It offers superior options for communicating that leave email in the dust.
Slack does not portend the death of email. If used properly, however, Slack will reduce the size of your inbox and reduce the rate at which it grows. You may even break your email addiction!
This chapter introduces one of Slack’s pillars for promoting ...
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