Top-10 Resources for Workplace Messaging Etiquette (ESL)

Talaera 32 Slack Communication Best Practices

Description:

Talaera 32 Slack Communication Best Practices sets out thirty-two rules for writing and interacting on Slack at work, published by Talaera, a business communication training company for international professionals. The practices cover composing a message, replying to colleagues and using the tool's own features, with paired examples on concision, active voice, idioms and tone.

100% Free (unlimited): The article is open to anyone, with no account and no payment, and all thirty-two practices and their examples can be read in full on the page. Talaera also offers a companion guide in PDF, requested through a short form on the same page.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Format: Downloadable Template/Guide / Article Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

Thirty-two numbered practices in three sections: composing the message, interacting with others, and general Slack habits. Each carries a short explanation and many add a side-by-side example, wordy against concise, passive against active, with idioms against without. Shorter notes cover threads, @tags, @channel and @here, emojis, capitals and Do Not Disturb.

How to use this resource:

You can read the practices in order or go straight to the section you need: composing a message, replying to colleagues, or settings. Compare the paired examples, then rewrite one of your own recent messages the concise, active way. Read the notes on idioms, sarcasm and emojis before writing to colleagues in other countries, and carry the formatting and tagging advice into your own channels.

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Last verified — Oct. 18, 2026