Management
Weekly 1:1 Prep Message for Slack
Quick Answer
A 1:1 prep message prompts your direct report to add topics, questions, or updates to the meeting agenda before your weekly 1:1 session. Send it the evening before or morning of the meeting. Automating it with Schedule Message ensures prep always happens without either of you having to remember.
Copy-paste templates (3 variants)
Hi [NAME] 👋 Our weekly 1:1 is tomorrow at [TIME]. Please add any topics, updates, or questions to our shared agenda doc before we meet. Looking forward to catching up!
Schedule
Weekly (night before or morning of 1:1)
Time
Day before at 5 PM, or morning of at 8 AM
Recurrence
Weekly
Pro tip: Sending the prep reminder the evening before (not the morning of) gives your report time to think and results in richer 1:1 conversations — especially for introverted team members who process better with advance notice.
Frequently asked questions
Stop sending this manually
Automate this template with Schedule Message
Set it once. It sends itself — every standup, every Monday, every sprint end — automatically, under your name.