communication tools
Ways to connect
Communication tools are devices, technologies, or methods used to exchange information between people.
The term spans from ancient instruments like signal drums and carrier pigeons to modern technologies: telephones, email, video conferencing, messaging apps.
In workplace contexts, communication tools often refers specifically to software platforms—Slack, Teams, Zoom—that facilitate collaboration among colleagues.
- smoke signalsFlame-based distant messaging
- instant messagingLive online text communication
- group chatShared messaging conversation
- chat roomOnline discussion venue
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
email · chatbots · carrier pigeons · fax machines · town criers · message in a bottle · telegrams · microphones · pagers · morse code · tin can telephone · smartphones · tablets · signal flares · letters · snail mail · two-way radios · walkie talkies
- business servicesconsulting, software, legal services, coaching, training
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- Coaching Toolsplaybooks, drills, practice plans, whistles, cones
communication toolssignal jammers
Devices disrupting wireless communications
firewalls · information silos · solitary confinement · radio silence · blackout