Are you struggling to understand messages from international teams due to language differences?
Working with international teams is common, but language barriers can make it difficult for your team to fully communicate and understand each other. While translation tools can help, manually translating messages can lead to inconsistencies and create additional work.
By using AI translation tools and Slack, you can automatically translate messages received in Slack and share them easily with your team, ensuring you and your team never miss important information.
In this article, we’ll show you how to easily set up this automation flow without any code.
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In this guide, you'll learn the step-by-step process of how to use Yoom to automatically translate Slack messages and share the translated version on Slack.
✨ Recommended for
Teams using Slack for communication
Anyone who wants to improve work efficiency by automating tasks using Slack
Those looking to simplify translation work
Teams that want to enhance communication and streamline information sharing using Slack
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Yoom offers ready-made templates for easy setup. Click the "Try it" button to get started now!
Translate messages posted on Slack and post the translated version back to Slack.
Click "OK" and give the Flowbot a name to recognize.
The template will be copied to your "My Project".
Step 3: Set Up Slack Trigger
Click on the Slack app trigger action.
The next screen is pre-configured. You can change the title if you want.
Set your trigger interval (how often you want Yoom to check Slack for new updates). It can be set to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. We recommend setting the trigger to the shortest activation interval available for your plan.
⚠️ Note: The trigger interval varies depending on your Yoom plan. Be sure to check your current plan’s limit.
Next, select the Channel ID. The messages from this selected channel will then be automatically translated and shared in Slack. You can pick any channel you want. Click on the Channel ID box and choose from the displayed options.
Next, send a test message to the selected Slack channel. Then return to Yoom and click the “Test” button at the bottom of the screen.
If you see “TestSuccessful”, that means everything is working correctly. Simply click “Save” to finalize the setup.
Step 4: Translate
Select "Translate" under the icon with alphabet.
Now, let’s set up the action. Choose the number of characters you want to be translated. The selected number of characters will be automatically translated. Once selected, click “Next”.
Click inside the box labeled "Text to be Translated". A dropdown will appear. Select “MessageContent" from the retrieved value of the previous action.
For the target language of the translation, you can enter any language you want (e.g., Japanese, Spanish, etc.).
Once you've configured this, press the "Test" button. If "TestSuccessful" appears, the setup is correct!
After confirming, press "Save" and proceed to the next step.
📚 Reference: For more details on retrieved values and how to set them up, see theguide here.
Step 5: Send a Message to Slack
Click on the Slack action.
Same as previous steps, the necessary fields have already been filled in for the next page. All you need to do is confirm that the account information linked with Slack is correct, then click "Next".
Enter all the required fields.
Destination Channel ID: specify where you want to share the translation result.
Timestamp: enter the timestamp from the retrieved value from the original Slack message.
Message: create the message by quoting the Translation Result from the retrieved value of the previous step.
Once you’ve entered the details, click "Test.” If the test is successful, click "Save" to complete the setup.
Step 6: Activate the Flowbot
Toggle the "Trigger On" button to activate your flow! Check if the Flowbot you set up is working properly.
That’s it! 🎉 The Flowbot is now complete!
💡 Other Automation Examples Using Slack and Yoom’s AI Features
By using Slack and Yoom’s translation feature, you can unlock a wide range of automation possibilities that simplify your workflows. Here are some examples you can explore for your next automation!
Post the translated text in English to the thread on the Slack channel and store it in a Google Spreadsheet.
Overview Are you manually sending notifications to Slack every time you update information managed in Google Sheets? Such routine reporting tasks not only require effort but can also lead to errors such as delayed or missed notifications. By using this workflow, you can use row additions in Google Sheets as a trigger to automatically send a message to a specified Slack channel, streamlining information sharing.
Who this template is recommended for - Those who report each update made in Google Sheets to their team on Slack - Those who want to prevent human errors such as notification time lags and missed reports caused by manual work - Those who want to automate information-sharing processes within a team or department and improve operational efficiency
Notes - Please connect Yoom with both Google Sheets and Slack. - For the trigger, you can choose a run interval of 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes. - Please note that the minimum run interval varies by plan.
■Overview In this flow, when the progress of a task is updated in Notion, a notification is automatically sent to Slack. This automation allows you to fully understand the current state of the project and prevents communication leaks or delays. With Yoom, you can easily connect apps without the need for programming.
■Recommended for ・Those who regularly use Notion and Slack ・Team leaders who want to streamline project management ・Companies that want to facilitate communication in remote work ・IT personnel who want to introduce business automation
■Notes ・Notion and Slack need to be connected to Yoom. ・Branching is a feature (operation) available in plans above the mini plan. In the case of the free plan, the operation of the flow bot set will result in an error, so please be careful. ・Paid plans such as the mini plan offer a 2-week free trial. During the free trial, you can use restricted apps and features (operations).
This flow adds the post content to Notion when a message is sent on Slack.
■ Notes - Please link Slack, Notion, and Yoom respectively. - AI operations are a feature available only with the Team Plan and Success Plan. For Free Plan and Mini Plan, operations of the flow bot that you are setting will result in an error, so please be careful. - Paid plans such as the Team Plan and Success Plan offer a two-week free trial. During the free trial, you can use restricted apps and AI features (operations).
👏 Benefits of Integrating Slack with Yoom’s AI Feature
Benefit 1: Streamlined Communication for Multilingual Teams
Automatically translating Slack messages with AI eliminates the need for manual translations. This automation makes the communication flow smoother and helps teams collaborate more effectively, especially if you’re working in an international team.
Benefit 2: Consistent and Accurate Translation
Manual translations can lack consistency depending on who’s responsible. With AI, translations become more consistent, avoiding subjective interpretations. In addition, it can reduce the risk of translation errors, making information accurate and reliable across teams.
📖 Summary
The more often you translate, the more time and effort it takes. By combining Slack with Yoom’s AI feature, you can easily automate the translation process for better communication when working in an international environment.
Best of all, no technical expertise is needed, and anyone can easily set it up! Ready to simplify your workflows? Sign up for Yoom and try it today!
While exploring ways to improve operational efficiency in a small to medium-sized enterprise in a region with limited human resources, we discovered Yoom. I was amazed at how much efficiency could be achieved by implementing Yoom, something I had casually wished for. Even without any knowledge or experience in systems or programming, our operations have significantly transformed, and I am writing to share this experience with many others who might feel the same way.
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