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Foundations of AI for Productivity

  • Understanding Generative AI
    • A brief overview of the history and evolution of language models.
    • Gaining insight into Large Language Models (LLMs).
    • Examining the capabilities and limitations of tools such as ChatGPT.
  • Getting Started with ChatGPT
    • Setting up your account and navigating the interface.
    • Key concepts: temperature, context, and defining a 'persona'.
  • Practical Exercise: Creating your first draft using ChatGPT.

The Art of Prompt Engineering

  • Structure of an Effective Prompt
    • Essential components: task, context, role, format, and tone.
    • Strategies for using 'ask and improve' prompting styles.
  • Advanced Prompting Strategies
    • Chain-of-Thought: Guiding the AI to reason step by step.
    • Few-Shot Prompting: Providing examples to refine outcomes.
    • Iteration and refinement: The key to achieving precise outputs.
  • Practical Exercise: Iterating prompts to achieve desired results for a management report.

Automating Writing and Summarization

  • Email Drafting and Response Automation
    • Creating professional email drafts.
    • Automating standard and personalized replies.
  • Document Summarization and Analysis
    • Condensing meeting minutes, articles, and lengthy documents.
    • Extracting key points and action items from complex texts.
  • Practical Exercise: Using ChatGPT to summarize a document and draft an email reply.

Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel

  • Introduction to Copilot in Excel
    • Exploring the interface and understanding its features.
    • Crafting effective prompts for data analysis.
  • Data Analysis and Visualization
    • Instructing Copilot to process large datasets.
    • Automatically generating charts, pivot tables, and visualizations.
  • Forecasting and Reporting
    • Utilizing Copilot to generate forecasts from historical data.
    • Drafting reports based on spreadsheet information.
  • Practical Exercise: Analyzing a sales dataset, generating a forecast, and creating a chart with Copilot.

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 images, and content reorganization.
    • Practical Exercise: Using Copilot to build a complete project presentation.
  • Copilot in Outlook
    • Composing and simplifying professional emails.
    • Inbox management: Summarizing long threads and prioritizing key messages.
    • Practical Exercise: Asking Copilot to summarize an email chain and draft a concise reply.

Integration and Advanced Workflows

  • AI Agent Workflows in Enterprise Settings
    • Integrating Copilot with SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric.
    • Automating repetitive tasks and business processes.
  • Information Management and Security
    • Ethical considerations and privacy when utilizing AI tools.
    • Best practices for managing sensitive data.
  • Practical Exercise: Designing a simple team workflow automation using Copilot in SharePoint.
  • Conclusion and Q&A: Discussing the future of AI in the workplace and resources for ongoing learning.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 applications.
  • Experience with fundamental productivity or office management tasks.
  • No prior experience with AI tools is necessary.

Target Audience

  • Office professionals and productivity specialists.
  • Project managers and coordinators.
  • Teams aiming to integrate AI into their daily operations.
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