# User manual for [Your name]

[Pronouns] · [Role, team] · [Best way to reach you]

Last updated: [Date]

> A short guide to working with me. Read it once, skim it when you need it, and tell me what's missing.

## Quick links

- [Email or chat handle]
- [Calendar or booking link]
- [Anonymous feedback form]

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## Introduction

*Why did you make this doc, and what do you hope it does for the people you work with?*

[Two or three sentences. For example: "I made this so we can skip the guesswork. The more we know about how each of us works best, the better we can support each other."]

## About me

*What are a few true things about how you come across? Include the ones people tend to misread.*

- [A trait, and what it usually means]
- [Something people misread, and what's actually going on]
- [Something you enjoy or care about outside the work itself]

## How to work with me

*What are the handful of practices that matter most? List them in priority order, and lead each one with the request.*

- [Request]. [Short reason, if it helps.]
- [Request]. [Short reason, if it helps.]
- [Request]. [Short reason, if it helps.]

## How I'd like to work with you

*What do you value from colleagues, and what will you offer in return?*

- [What you value from others]
- [What you commit to doing for them]

## Communication preferences

*How do you like to send and receive information? Be concrete.*

### Chat and email

- [Which channel you prefer, and when]
- [Whether it's OK to message you during meetings or outside working hours]

### Docs

- [When you'd rather get a doc than a message]

### Meetings

- [How much notice you need, and whether you want an agenda]
- [Times of day that work best for you]
- [Anything that helps you participate, like recordings or notes]

### Presentations

- [Anything presenters can do to help, like zooming in or sharing slides ahead of time]

## Strengths

*What should people bring to you?*

- [Strength]
- [Strength]
- [Strength]

## Let me know how I'm doing

*How can people give you feedback? An anonymous option makes it easier.*

[Link to a feedback form, and a sentence about who sees the responses.]

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## Optional sections

*Add any of these that fit. Delete the rest.*

### Background and career

[Where you come from and what you've done.]

### How I work

[Your principles, core skills, and mindset.]

### Neurodivergence

*Optional, and only what you want to share. You can describe what you need without naming a diagnosis.*

[What it means for you at work, plus a few vetted resources for the people who manage or support you.]

### Motivations

[What drives you, so people know what a win looks like for you.]

### Recharging

[How you handle time off, time zones, and after-hours messages.]

### Warnings

[The things that might go poorly if nobody knows, such as sensory limits or physical boundaries.]

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*Template from "How to write a user manual for the folks you work with" at lifeisagroupproject.com.*