Boost workplace productivity with AI! Learn how Microsoft Copilot can help you save time, expand your skills, and enhance your creativity and professionalism. This course covers practical applications and integration of Copilot with Office apps.

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Date: December 18, 2024 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Your Remote Workspace
Instructor(s): Noble Desktop
Cost: $30, through grant funding techfrederick is able to offer this course at a reduced rate

Ready to revolutionize the way you work with Copilot (Microsoft’s AI technology)? In this course you’ll learn the fundamental concepts of AI and its significant impact on workplace productivity across various industries. Discover how Copilot can enhance efficiency, improve capabilities, and streamline workflows by making things easier and enabling you to do more.

Through real-world examples and practical applications of AI, you will learn how Copilot can transform how you work across communication (email, meetings, and chat), writing, data analysis, decision-making, and more… ultimately boosting your productivity, creativity, and effectiveness.

What you will learn:

  • Understand the Basics of AI: Learn the core concepts of Artificial Intelligence, including Large Language Models and data privacy concerns, to make the most of AI tools in your workflow.
  • Master Copilot in Office 365 Apps: Discover how to use Microsoft Copilot across Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive for tasks like data visualization, document summarization, and meeting notes.
  • Improve Efficiency with AI-Driven Features: Use Copilot to automate tasks, generate content, and optimize workflows, saving time and increasing productivity in daily operations.
  • Generate and Enhance Visuals: Explore how to create high-quality images from text prompts within Copilot, enhancing presentations and documents with ease.
  • Personalize AI for Your Role: Tailor AI applications to your specific job needs, from writing better emails to organizing files, for a more customized productivity boost​

For more detailed course outline, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Questions? Contact Brooke Faulkner, bfaulkner@techfrederick.org

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Course Outline 

The Technology & Importance of AI (Artificial Intelligence) 

  • What is a Large Language Model (LLM) & how does it work? 
  • The Importance of AI 
  • AI Products from Microsoft vs OpenAI (makers of ChatGPT) 

Data Privacy 

  • Large Language Model Training & Data Privacy 
  • Does Copilot use your Company Data for Training the AI? 

Copilot Plans: Free vs Paid 

  • Copilot vs Copilot Pro vs Microsoft 365 Copilot 
  • Copilot Plans for Individuals 
  • Copilot Plans for Organizations 
  • Microsoft Copilot vs GitHub Copilot 

Getting Started with Copilot: Writing Prompts 

  • Ask Copilot a Question 
  • Work vs Web Tabs 
  • Follow Up Messages 
  • Create a New Chat or Continue the Current Chat? 
  • What to Do If You Are Not Satisfied with Copilot’s Response 
  • Edit in Pages 

Ideas For How You Can Use AI 

  • What can Copilot do for you? 
  • Learn the Most Important Aspects About a Topic 
  • Write Something For You 
  • Get Summaries of Documents, Articles, etc 
  • Improve Your Writing 
  • Clean Up a Video Transcript 
  • and many more… 

Generating Images 

  • Generating Images from a Text Prompt 
  • The Style of Graphics: Illustration vs Photography 
  • Tips for Generating Realistic Looking Photos 
  • Tips for Creating Images with Copilot 

Things to Watch Out For 

  • Potential Downsides to Generative AI 
  • AI is Not Perfect (You must verify) 

Copilot’s Integration into Microsoft Office (365) Apps 

  • Excel 
  • Word 
  • PowerPoint 
  • Outlook (App or outlook.com) 
  • Teams (Meetings & Chat) 
  • OneDrive 

Microsoft Excel 

  • Write formulas for you (inside Excel) 
  • Insert columns for you 
  • Apply color and formatting 
  • Understand/visualize your data by having Copilot create charts, Pivot Tables, and even Pivot Charts 

Microsoft Outlook & Email 

  • Get caught up on your email faster 
  • Write better emails (Copilot can write emails for you or suggest improvements to what you write) 
  • Create email rules 

Microsoft Word 

  • Summarize documents 
  • Have it review your writing 
  • Have it write for you: 
  • Brand new writing based on a prompt you type 
  • Based on a reference file you provide it 

Microsoft PowerPoint 

  • Summarize PowerPoint presentations 
  • Ask questions about content in a presentation 
  • Generate entire presentations with a Copilot prompt 
  • Convert files in PowerPoint presentations 
  • Add new slides 

Microsoft Teams (Meetings & Chat) 

  • Catch up on a chats with coworkers 
  • Ask questions and get answers about a meeting without having to rewatch a meeting or read the entire transcript Review/create meeting notes 
  • Catch up on a meeting if you’re late 

Microsoft OneDrive 

  • Summarize files 
  • Ask questions about a file’s contents 
  • Compare files 

Using AI In “Your” Job 

  • How can AI help “you specifically” in your job? 

Microsoft Copilot vs ChatGPT 

  • When to use Copilot Instead of ChatGPT 
  • When to use ChatGPT instead of Copilot 

Copilot & AI Are Rapidly Developing 

  • Resources for Staying Up to Date 

Copilot Mobile Apps 

  • Getting the correct Mobile App for your plan (there are multiple)