I. Intro

2020 has been the most difficult and challenging year for many companies. COVID-19 has quickly sparked the most significant change in how we work. Although some people have found it enjoyable to work from home, many others have experienced additional pressure to stay aligned, connected and highly efficient.

Lark was built for this.

Because it’s an all-in-one platform, all the essentials you need – messages, documents, calendars, emails, you name it – are organized in one place and accessible from anywhere. This makes it easier to access information, collaborate effectively with your colleagues and, ultimately, get work done faster.

II. Steps

Here are the 3 best tools to help your remote team get started using Lark.

1. Put everything on your calendar, including lunchtime and me time to establish clear working hours

On Lark Calendar, you can set your working hours to let your teammates know when you're working and when you're not. This is especially useful if you and your teammates are in different time zones.

You may need to cook and have meals with your family when working from home. If you know that you can't talk during those times, why not put them on your calendar? Putting all events – even things like lunch or going out for a walk – on your calendar helps eliminate unnecessary back-and-forths by aligning expectations on when you're available for meetings or work-related activities, clearly separating work from your personal time.

2. Use "Do Not Disturb" to stay focused

When working remotely, teams usually rely on instant messaging to stay connected, and naturally, you'll receive a lot of notifications.

“If you don’t pay attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”

— David Allen, author of Getting Things Done

If you really need to focus on something – say you're writing an important document – and you don’t wanna get distracted, you can use the Do Not Disturb feature. A Do Not Disturb icon will appear next to your name, which implies that you're busy at the moment, and won't reply to any messages right away.

Where can you find it?

Go to your profile photo, and then the bell icon to turn on Do Not Disturb. When turned on, you won't receive any notifications other than Buzz! messages, video and voice calls. This is also useful when you're on a video call and don’t want to be interrupted by notifications.

3. Use the SamePage method to conduct meetings

Last but not least, we recently launched an exciting new integration between Lark Video Conferencing and Lark Docs, which is called the SamePage method, so you can share your screen and Docs during the meeting.

Even more amazing is that everyone can edit or comment on the Doc right from the video conferencing window – even when they're on the go.

Watch the video to learn more:

•Video | Host Efficient Meetings Using Lark

We also cover it in more details here:

•Work From Home | Increase conferencing efficiency