[Guriko]

Dear EDantes,

regrettably I have not been through a similar position which would enable me to give you advice specially fitted for your case. I’ve never worked such that the only way I’d be able to talk to my superiors was via chat.

There is an article that popped into my head, written by Quintus Curtius On How To Gain Your Boss’s Appreciation. It is more structured around the usual office dynamic but maybe (and I hope) that you’ll find something useful there.

Apart from that I don’t see any other opportunity than to send your superiors a neutral mail concerning about your work and see how they respond. Sometimes it happens that they leave a silken line within their answer mail via a question, statement etc. that you can use further.

And you’ve reminded me about a podcast which Mike Cernovich did in which he explained on how he came in contact with people he wanted to and how he made himself stand out. It’s audacious; it is bold but it worked for him.

Hope this helps.