Yammer Etiquette
I’ve been utilizing yammer for the last couple of years in the workplace. It is a great tool for real time communication within medium size to large companies. In the process of training recruits on how to use Yammer, I found no resources to that quickly and easily share “Yammer etiquette”. Just some common sense information on how to not be the annoying person in the company. :)
- Sharing what you are working on once a day is a good thing. Also, posting questions to the community is a good thing. But you want to be careful that you are not posting so often that you are annoying co-workers with Yammer updates.
- Utilize groups! For non work related topics, utilize the Yammer groups to discuss interests, hobbies, social events, and hot topics.
- If a conversation only involves 2 people, take it to private messages. Yammering a 2 person conversation is like standing next to someones desk and discussing very loudly a topic that doesn’t concern them. Not cool!
- It’s Ok to observe for a bit before you participate. No one will think you are creepy. Get a footing for which groups you want to participate in and how to optimize your participation (hashtags etc).
- Pay attention to your conversations. If you start a conversation make sure you stay engaged.
