Asynchronous communication: These are the methods where you’d do the equivalent of leaving a post-it note on someone’s desk. It doesn’t matter if they’re currently working or not, the message will get delivered, and they can reply when they’re ready. Email is the most obvious option here, but Slack chat and similar Trello and Skype are other examples. Synchronous communication: Here, you talk in real-time. It could be that you’re teleconferencing at an agreed time, or you’re all logged in to a GoToMeeting or Zoom video chat. The plus side of this is getting an immediate response; the downside of synchronous is  that it can be hard to arrange if you have employees working in different time zones. Face-to-face meetings: If you can get the team together, it can do wonders for team bonding. You could invite your remote team to the company picnic, organize an away day or hold a meeting in the office. The staple of remote working is asynchronous communication. It works well most of the time, but if your team aren’t all working at the same time, then you might be waiting a while for a reply. For vital communication, synchronous tools are your best bet.