SLACK

A Perfect App for Project Management and

Communication
Why use Slack?
Communicatio
n

Integration with
File Management
several apps

Multi-
Affordable
platform

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Features of Slack
Communication Features
◦ Multiple Rooms for chat, both public
and private
◦ The ability to host video calls with
teammates
◦ Private messaging
◦ Archives of messages that are
searchable and intuitive
Project Management Features
◦ The ability to integrate Google Drive,
Dropbox, and OneDrive into the
chats
◦ Can receive updates and information
about group modifications to projects
and shared files
◦ The ability to insert files directly into
the chat from file-hosting services
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Who is Slack for?
◦Those who work in technology driven fields
◦Those who work remotely
◦Those who manage a small team seeking to accomplish a
project
◦Those who use Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive for
file management on active group projects
◦Those who wish to have a feature-full safe and secure
enclosed chat app with friends and family
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Characteristics of Social Media?
◦Slack is admittedly more for people who would use it for
work
◦However, it’s heavy chat-based features and integration
with apps like Twitter allow it to be used in a social media
style
◦Essentially, in its free form, Slack works like an enclosed
chat app, allowing you to control who is in and out, who is
part of your private messages while still being part of the
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Why Care?
◦ When collaborating and working with a
group, things can get lost in the shuffle,
switching between text, email, file
management apps, etc., can lead to lost
time, make it hard to keep track where a
project is, and effect the overall
productivity
◦ Slack integrates all these processes into
one space and makes it easily searchable,
allowing you to check updates, see where
certain ideas were left off, communicate
with your team, and track work in a single
location

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Why use Slack?
Productivity

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
With Slack
Without Slack

Productivity

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 Uses for Slack
Features Slack Facebook Google Email
Messenger Drive &
Dropbox
Chat Yes Yes No No
File Yes No Yes Depends
Managemen
t Integration
Secure Yes No Yes No
Workspace
Private Yes No No Yes
Chats within
Group
Easily Yes Yes No Yes
Searchable
History
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Would I use it?
◦ Yes! I do use it!
◦ I have used Slack many times to
complete many translation
projects and group music
composition projects
◦ You can see what I have done he
re, which I have done using Slac
k as my collaboration and team
management tool

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Cost?
◦ The Free Version of Slack comes
with many features, though not
all
◦ For $6.67 per month per team
member, Slack opens up video
chat and more storage and
access to previous messages
◦ Slack also will provide enterprise
grid software to large companies
on a case by case basis and
offers discounts to non-profits
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 THANK YOU!
For more information and to contact me, visit
my website at: SamuelHerron.com