I find that with friends a slower conversation style works fine, but in any professional context (even if you are otherwise friends) you should try and make you

I find that with friends a slower conversation style works fine, but in any professional context (even if you are otherwise friends) you should try and make your questions snappy. "Hey, you there?" works for a text to your partner "Hey, are you available at 12:00 tomorrow?" works much better for your coworkers.