Communication Tools

Welcome everyone! Let's cover our core communication and collaboration tools that will help you connect and work effectively at Caribou.

1. Google Workspace: Your Professional Hub

Google Workspace is our suite for professional communication, scheduling, and document collaboration.

• Gmail: Your primary Caribou email for formal communications and company announcements.

• Google Calendar: Manages schedules, meetings, and team events.

• Google Meet: Our video conferencing tool for virtual meetings, integrated with Calendar.

• Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides: Cloud storage and real-time collaboration for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

2. Slack: Real-time Team Communication

Slack is our platform for real-time, informal, and day-to-day team communication. Think of it as our quick messaging system.

• Instant Messaging: For quick questions and direct chats.

• Channels: Organized conversations for teams, projects, or topics. You'll be added to relevant ones.

• Huddles & Clips: For quick audio/video chats (Huddles) or asynchronous messages (Clips).

• Notifications: We'll help you configure these to stay informed without being overwhelmed.

3. Confluence: Our Centralized Knowledge Base

Confluence is our central hub for knowledge, documentation, and project spaces.

• Knowledge Management: Stores company policies, documentation, how-to guides, and team resources.

• Team & Project Spaces: Dedicated areas for teams to document their work, processes, and decisions.

• Collaboration: Create, edit, and comment on pages to build our collective knowledge.

Key Takeaway: Choose the Right Tool

• Google Workspace: Formal, external, scheduling, document collaboration.

• Slack: Real-time, informal, internal team communication.

• Confluence: Structured knowledge, documentation, and project spaces.

Any initial questions?