How to write an announcement in Slack, with examples
An announcement is skimmed by many people, so the first line has to say what happens and when. Then say what you need people to do, and where updates will come.
By Rubens Jr
How it looks in Slack
Write the draft the way it comes out, in any language. Press the BetterSend button in the composer, pick a tone, and the draft is replaced before you send.
attention all, the server will stop saturday 10pm until 2am for maintenance, dont deploy nothing
Heads up: the production servers will be down for maintenance this Saturday from 10pm to 2am UTC. Please don't deploy during that window. We'll post here when everything is back up.
What changed
It opens with "Heads up" and the news, gives the exact time with a time zone, turns the order into a polite request and says where the next update will be.
Do this inside Slack
The Slack app on Mac and Windows
The BetterSend desktop app puts its icon in the composer of the native Slack app. Double-click a message from a colleague to translate it or have it explained.
Slack in Chrome
The BetterSend extension adds an Improve button to the Slack composer, and Translate and Explain buttons under each message you receive.
Try it on your own draft
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