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Here's how small changes in communication can make a big impact
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Don't do this
Bad communication examples
Alice Chen10:00 AM
#project-apollo
New feature shipped! 🚀
Bob Wilson10:05 AM
Great work!
Charlie Kim10:10 AM
Found a bug
Dave Patel10:15 AM
Which feature?
Eve Rodriguez10:20 AM
The login page is slow
Frank Zhang10:25 AM
@Alice when was this deployed?
Alice Chen10:30 AM
@Frank 2 hours ago
Bob Wilson10:35 AM
@Charlie what bug?
Charlie Kim10:40 AM
The button doesn't work
Dave Patel10:45 AM
Which button?
This creates unnecessary delays and interruptions
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Instead try this
Good communication examples
Alice Chen2:00 PM
📢 #team-updates
Deploying v2.0 of the authentication service 🚀
- New OAuth flow
- Improved error handling
- Performance optimizations
🧵 Technical details and testing instructions in thread
Bob Wilson2:05 PM
[Thread] Found a small issue with social login
Alice Chen2:10 PM
Thanks Bob! Fix deployed in v2.0.1
Charlie Kim2:15 PM
Migration completed successfully
Alice Chen2:20 PM
✅ Update: All issues resolved, monitoring metrics
Bob Wilson3:00 PM
#help-frontend
Investigating high latency on the dashboard 🔍
- First paint: 3.2s (up from 1.5s)
- API response time normal
- Affects all regions
Charlie Kim3:05 PM
[Thread] Checking Chrome DevTools...
Dave Patel3:10 PM
Found it! Large bundle size from new deps
Bob Wilson3:15 PM
Thanks! Created ticket PERF-123 to optimize
✅ Thread Summary: Issue identified - bundle size increase. Fix in progress.
Clear, direct, and respectful communication
Key Takeaways
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Use threads for detailed discussions
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Keep the main channel for announcements
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Summarize long threads in the channel
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Link related threads together
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