Remote-first teams rely on async communication. Practise the collocations that make written async communication clear and professional.
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Fill in: 'Please ___ an update in the project channel before end of day so the team stays informed.'
We 'post an update' — 'post' is the standard collocation for publishing information to a shared digital channel (Slack, Teams, Confluence). 'Write an update' focuses on authoring; 'send an update' implies direct messaging; 'share an update' is common but slightly informal.
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Fill in: 'Instead of a long back-and-forth email chain, let's ___ the discussion in the ticket comments.'
We 'thread a discussion' — 'thread' is the modern async-communication collocation for organising replies into a structured conversation thread. 'Keep the discussion' is too vague; 'move the discussion' implies changing location; 'organise the discussion' is generic.
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Fill in: 'After the architecture debate, someone should ___ the decision in Confluence so it's easy to reference later.'
We 'document a decision' — 'document' is the standard collocation for formally recording decisions in async-first teams. 'Record a decision' is also used; 'write a decision' is informal; 'capture a decision' is common in note-taking contexts but 'document' is more professional.
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Fill in: 'If you haven't received a response in 48 hours, ___ the request asynchronously via the ops channel.'
We 'escalate asynchronously' — 'escalate' means to bring an unresolved issue to a higher level of attention, and 'asynchronously' specifies the communication mode. 'Raise asynchronously' is also acceptable; 'follow up' suggests a gentler nudge; 'remind' is too informal for a blocked request.
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Fill in: 'Our team policy is to ___ a response SLA of 24 hours for all non-urgent channel messages.'
We 'set a response SLA' — 'set' is the standard collocation for establishing a service-level agreement or time expectation. 'Define' is also common; 'establish' is formal; 'create a response SLA' focuses on inception rather than the act of mandating it operationally.