, a coworker sent you this page. The fix is below.
Call Hopper
It could have been a message.
A Call Hopper turns any question one message could settle into a quick call.
Your phone is about to ring. Answer it, or decline it. Poke the hopper to make it talk.
Tuesday
10:02
No calls
Incoming call
Call Hopper
quick call?
00:00
- Sharing: Inbox
Call Hopper
- YouYou
- SSam
Call Hopper
- The call has not started.
If you answer: 14 min × 3 people.
If you decline: one message.
Signs you've met one.
- Their first message is "Can you hop on a quick call?"
- The call has no agenda and ends with "I'll send a summary."
- You leave with an answer that would have fit in one line.
Turn the call into a message
Send this instead of the invite. If it still needs a call, the call will be shorter.
Quick question about [topic]. What I need: [the decision, answer or file] Why: [one line of context] By when: [date or time] If this really needs a call, say so and I'll send an invite.
Send it to a coworker.
Send this page instead of saying it. A first name is optional, and it lives only in the link, so it never reaches our server or the link preview.
Before we hop on, could this be a message?
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