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Course Outline

Module 1: Fundamentals of AI for Productivity (2 hours)

  • Understanding Generative AI:
    • Brief history and evolution of language models
    • Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs)
    • Capabilities and limitations of tools like ChatGPT
  • Introduction to ChatGPT:
    • Account setup and interface navigation
    • Key concepts: temperature, context, and persona
  • Practical Exercise: Creating the first draft with ChatGPT

Module 2: The Art of Prompt Engineering (3 hours)

  • Anatomy of an Effective Prompt:
    • Key components: task, context, role, format, and tone
    • Strategies for iterative "ask and improve" prompts
  • Advanced Prompting Techniques:
    • Chain-of-Thought: guiding the AI to reason step by step
    • Few-Shot Prompting: providing examples to refine results
    • Iteration and refinement: the key to obtaining precise outputs
  • Practical Exercise: Iterating a prompt until achieving the desired result for a management report

Module 3: Automating Writing and Summarization Tasks (2 hours)

  • Email Drafting and Response Automation:
    • Generate professional email drafts
    • Automate common and personalized replies
  • Document Summarization and Analysis:
    • Summarize meeting minutes, articles, and long documents
    • Extract key points and action items from complex texts
  • Practical Exercise: Using ChatGPT to summarize a document and generate an email reply

Module 4: Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel (3 hours)

  • Introduction to Copilot in Excel:
    • Understanding the interface and its capabilities
    • Formulating effective prompts for data analysis
  • Data Analysis and Visualization:
    • Instructing Copilot to analyze large datasets
    • Automatically generating charts, pivot tables, and visualizations
  • Forecasting and Reporting:
    • Using Copilot to produce forecasts based on historical data
    • Generating draft reports from spreadsheet information
  • Practical Exercise: Using Copilot to analyze a sales dataset, generate a forecast, and create a chart

Module 5: Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint and Outlook (3 hours)

  • Copilot in PowerPoint:
    • Generating presentation skeletons from a Word document or text draft
    • Enhancing slides with design suggestions, relevant images, and content reorganization
    • Practical Exercise: Using Copilot to create a complete presentation about a project
  • Copilot in Outlook:
    • Composing and simplifying professional emails
    • Managing the inbox by summarizing long threads and prioritizing important messages
    • Practical Exercise: Asking Copilot to summarize an email chain and produce a concise reply

Module 6: Integration and Advanced Workflows (2 hours)

  • AI Agent Workflows in Enterprise Environments:
    • Integrating Copilot with SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric
    • Automating recurring tasks and business processes
  • Information Management and Security:
    • Ethical considerations and privacy when using AI tools
    • Best practices for handling sensitive data
  • Practical Exercise: Designing a simple team workflow automation using Copilot in SharePoint
  • Closing and Q&A: Discussion on the future of AI at work, and resources for continuous learning

Requirements

  • A functional understanding of Microsoft 365 applications
  • Experience with basic productivity or office management tasks
  • No prior experience with AI tools is required

Audience

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