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Duration 15 hours
Course Outline
Core AI Principles for Productivity
- Foundations of Generative AI
- The historical context and evolution of language models.
- Conceptual understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Evaluating the capabilities and constraints of tools such as ChatGPT.
- Getting Started with ChatGPT
- Setting up your account and navigating the interface.
- Key operational concepts: temperature settings, context management, and defining AI "personas".
- Hands-On Task: Creating an initial draft using ChatGPT.
Mastery of Prompt Engineering
- Structure of High-Performance Prompts
- Essential elements: defining the task, providing context, specifying role, format, and tone.
- Techniques for iterative "ask and refine" interactions.
- Sophisticated Prompting Strategies
- Chain-of-Thought reasoning: guiding the AI to process logic step-by-step.
- Few-Shot Prompting: using specific examples to calibrate and refine results.
- Iterative refinement: a critical method for achieving precise and accurate outputs.
- Hands-On Task: Iteratively refining a prompt to generate a high-quality management report.
Streamlining Writing and Summarization
- Email Composition and Response Automation
- Drafting professional and effective email communications.
- Automating standard replies and personalized responses.
- Condensing and Analyzing Documentation
- Summarizing meeting minutes, lengthy articles, and extensive documents.
- Identifying critical points and actionable items within complex texts.
- Hands-On Task: Utilizing ChatGPT to condense a document and draft a corresponding email response.
Microsoft 365 Copilot within Excel
- Introducing Copilot for Excel
- Exploring the interface and understanding its analytical capabilities.
- Constructing effective prompts for data-driven insights.
- Data Interpretation and Visual Representation
- Commanding Copilot to process and analyze large-scale datasets.
- Automating the generation of charts, pivot tables, and other visual aids.
- Predictive Analysis and Reporting
- Leveraging Copilot to generate forecasts based on historical trends.
- Drafting comprehensive reports directly from spreadsheet data.
- Hands-On Task: Analyzing a sales dataset, generating a forecast, and creating visual charts with Copilot.
Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint and Outlook
- Copilot Applications in PowerPoint
- Building presentation structures from Word documents or text outlines.
- Enhancing slides through design recommendations, image suggestions, and content restructuring.
- Hands-On Task: Developing a complete project presentation using Copilot.
- Copilot Applications in Outlook
- Creating and simplifying professional email communications.
- Inbox management: summarizing long threads and prioritizing critical messages.
- Hands-On Task: Summarizing an email thread and generating a concise response using Copilot.
Integration and Complex Workflows
- Enterprise AI Agent Workflows
- Connecting Copilot with SharePoint and Microsoft Fabric.
- Automating repetitive tasks and core business processes.
- Data Governance and Security
- Navigating ethical considerations and privacy standards when utilizing AI.
- Implementing best practices for managing sensitive information.
- Hands-On Task: Designing a team workflow automation using Copilot within SharePoint.
- Conclusion and Q&A: Exploring the future of AI in the workplace and identifying resources for ongoing professional development.
Requirements
- Proficiency in core Microsoft 365 applications.
- Practical experience with standard productivity and office management tasks.
- No prior background in AI tools is necessary.
Target Audience
- Office professionals and productivity-focused specialists.
- Project managers and operational coordinators.
- Cross-functional teams integrating AI capabilities into their daily operations.
Testimonials (1)
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