Practice remote standup vocabulary: async standup bots, posting updates, Loom demos, Yesterday/Today/Blockers format, and coordinating across multiple time zones.
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'We use _____ for async standups.' What Slack bot automates daily standup check-ins?
GeekBot is a popular Slack bot that sends automated standup prompts to team members and collects their responses asynchronously, posting them to a shared channel.
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'The standup update is posted by _____ AM.' What is the typical deadline for async standup responses?
10 AM local time is a common async standup deadline — late enough for most people to have started their day but early enough for teammates in earlier time zones to see updates.
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'I'll post a _____ for the demo.' What medium is used to share a visual walkthrough asynchronously?
A Loom video allows an engineer to record a demo of their work — showing UI, running code, or explaining a complex concept — for teammates to watch on their own time.
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The remote standup format 'Yesterday / Today / _____' asks for what third element?
The standard remote standup format is Yesterday (what I completed), Today (what I'm working on), and Blockers (what is impeding my progress) — the third element surfaces issues that need team help.
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'The team is across 4 time _____.' Why do distributed teams use async standups?
'4 time zones' makes synchronous standups impractical — someone is always at an inconvenient hour. Async standups allow everyone to contribute updates on their own schedule.