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Foundations of AI for Productivity

  • Exploring Generative AI
    • A brief overview of the history and progression of language models
    • Comprehending Large Language Models (LLMs)
    • Recognizing the strengths and constraints of tools like ChatGPT
  • Getting Started with ChatGPT
    • Setting up accounts and navigating the user interface
    • Core concepts: temperature settings, context, and defining a "persona"
  • Practical Task: Creating your first draft using ChatGPT

The Craft of Prompt Engineering

  • Structuring Effective Prompts
    • Essential elements: defining the task, context, role, format, and tone
    • Tactics for creating "ask and improve" style prompts
  • Advanced Prompting Methods
    • Chain-of-Thought: guiding the AI through step-by-step reasoning
    • Few-Shot Prompting: using examples to sharpen output precision
    • Iteration and refinement: essential steps for securing accurate results
  • Practical Task: Refining a prompt repeatedly until it generates the desired management report

Automating Writing and Summarization

  • Email Drafting and Automated Responses
    • Creating professional email drafts
    • Automating standard and personalized replies
  • Document Summarization and Insight Extraction
    • Condensing meeting minutes, articles, and lengthy documents
    • Identifying critical points and action items from complex texts
  • Practical Task: Utilizing ChatGPT to summarize a document and compose an email response

Microsoft 365 Copilot within Excel

  • Discovering Copilot in Excel
    • Familiarizing with the interface and its functional capabilities
    • Crafting effective prompts for data interpretation
  • Data Analysis and Visual Representation
    • Prompting Copilot to evaluate extensive datasets
    • Automatically generating charts, pivot tables, and visual aids
  • Forecasting and Report Generation
    • Generating forecasts based on historical data using Copilot
    • Producing draft reports directly from spreadsheet information
  • Practical Task: Employing Copilot to analyze a sales dataset, generate a forecast, and build a chart

Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint and Outlook

  • Copilot in PowerPoint
    • Generating presentation outlines from Word documents or text drafts
    • Enhancing slides with design suggestions, relevant imagery, and content restructuring
    • Practical Task: Using Copilot to develop a complete project presentation
  • Copilot in Outlook
    • Drafting and simplifying professional emails
    • Inbox management: summarizing long threads and prioritizing key messages
    • Practical Task: Requesting Copilot to summarize an email thread and draft a concise reply

Integration and Sophisticated Workflows

  • AI Agent Workflows in Corporate Settings
    • Connecting Copilot with SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric
    • Automating routine tasks and business processes
  • Data Governance and Security
    • Ethical implications and privacy concerns when deploying AI tools
    • Best practices for managing sensitive information
  • Practical Task: Designing a basic team workflow automation using Copilot in SharePoint
  • Wrap-up and Q&A: Discussing the future of AI in the workplace and resources for ongoing learning

Requirements

  • Familiarity with standard Microsoft 365 applications
  • Experience in basic office management or productivity tasks
  • No previous experience with AI tools is necessary

Target Audience

  • Office professionals and productivity experts
  • Project managers and coordinators
  • Teams looking to integrate AI into their daily routines
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