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 Duration 15 hours

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AI Fundamentals for Productivity

  • The Essence of Generative AI
    • A concise overview of the evolution of language models
    • Gaining insight into Large Language Models (LLMs)
    • Evaluating the strengths and constraints of tools such as ChatGPT
  • Getting Started with ChatGPT
    • Setting up accounts and navigating the interface
    • Core concepts: temperature settings, context windows, and defining "personas"
  • Practice Session: Creating an initial draft using ChatGPT

Mastery of Prompt Engineering

  • Deconstructing Effective Prompts
    • Essential elements: task definition, context, role assignment, output format, and tone
    • Techniques for iterative "ask and refine" prompting
  • Advanced Prompting Strategies
    • Chain-of-Thought reasoning: guiding the AI to think step-by-step
    • Few-Shot Prompting: utilizing examples to sharpen results
    • The iterative process: refining prompts to achieve precision
  • Practice Session: Iteratively refining prompts to generate a specific management report

Automating Writing and Summarization

  • Email Drafting and Automated Responses
    • Creating professional email drafts from scratch
    • Automating standard and personalized replies
  • Summarizing and Analyzing Documents
    • Condensing meeting notes, articles, and extensive documents
    • Identifying key takeaways and action items from complex texts
  • Practice Session: Using ChatGPT to summarize a document and draft a corresponding email reply

Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel

  • Overview of Copilot in Excel
    • Exploring the interface and understanding its features
    • Crafting effective prompts for data interpretation
  • Data Analysis and Visualization
    • Tasking Copilot with analyzing large datasets
    • Automatically generating charts, pivot tables, and visual insights
  • Forecasting and Reporting
    • Generating forecasts based on historical data trends
    • Producing draft reports from spreadsheet data
  • Practice Session: Analyzing a sales dataset, generating forecasts, and creating visual charts with Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint and Outlook

  • Copilot in PowerPoint
    • Building presentation frameworks from Word documents or text drafts
    • Enhancing slides with design suggestions, relevant imagery, and content restructuring
    • Practice Session: Developing a comprehensive project presentation using Copilot
  • Copilot in Outlook
    • Drafting and simplifying professional emails
    • Inbox management: summarizing long threads and prioritizing critical messages
    • Practice Session: Summarizing an email chain and generating a concise response via Copilot

Integration and Advanced Workflows

  • Enterprise AI Agent Workflows
    • Integrating Copilot with SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric
    • Automating recurring tasks and business processes
  • Information Management and Security
    • Ethical considerations and privacy protocols when utilizing AI
    • Best practices for managing sensitive data
  • Practice Session: Designing a basic team workflow automation using Copilot in SharePoint
  • Conclusion and Q&A: Exploring the future of AI in the workplace and identifying resources for ongoing learning

Requirements

  • Familiarity with core Microsoft 365 applications
  • Background in standard productivity or office management activities
  • No previous experience with AI tools is necessary

Target Audience

  • Corporate professionals and productivity experts
  • Project managers and coordinators
  • Teams seeking to embed AI into their daily operations

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