Tuning your Slack Experience
Bots & other hints
Simple Slack Bot
The slack bot has a simple reminder function
a) for you
b) for a channel
once or recurring
You can let him remind you about e.g. messages
Simple Slack Bot
You can list all reminders
Simple Slack Bot
/remind list (in chat with Slackbot)
Google Bots
Setting up the bots
1. Access the Apps Menu
2. Select the App you want to configure
Google Calendar Bot
Lets you ...
1. look up your calendar on Slack
Google Calendar Bot
Lets you ...
1. look up your calendar on Slack
2. notify you of meeting changes
(even if no email was sent)
3. Post you a list of your meetings each morning
4. Update your status depending on if you are in meetings
Google TEAM Calendar Bot
Lets you ...
1. post events from Team Calendars to a channel
(e.g. absences or team meetings)
Google Drive Bot
1. Shows who shared what files with you
2. Who commented what within files (& lets you answer
Google Drive Bot
1. Shows who shared what files with you
2. Who commented what within files (& lets you answer
3. Resolves if you shared in Slack & somebody does not have access
Jira Cloud (Bot)
You can work with it on a ...
- team / channel / project level or individual level
Jira Cloud (Bot)
You can work with it on a ...
- team / channel / project level or individual level
- individual level
(private channel with bot)
Other stuff
Archive channels
/archive + enter
-> read-only and not in channel list anymore
@here & @channel
@here
= everybody in the channel currently logged in
@channel
= everybody in the channel (even on vacation / DnD mode)
=> create team handles
Write yourself
Take notes on the train and have them in your slack in the morning
Questions?
