Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming administrative workflows, and mastering the latest tools is essential in a rapidly evolving and competitive business climate.
In this course, the team at Knack Training will illustrate how administrative professionals can leverage various types of automation and AI to simplify everyday processes, including the AI helper known as Microsoft Copilot. This is perhaps the most critical set of skills to take into the next years of your career.
Effective communications, whether through emails, phone calls, chats, or other live interactions, can be difficult to master when considering the speed and volume of the modern workplace. To successfully handle the information coming across your desk each day, leverage automations and AI to simplify and systematize your work.
In this session, you will learn how to:
Bonus Resource: Modern Communication Tools and Skills in Microsoft 365
Pre-session Hot Tip: Microsoft Copilot supercharges your searches in Microsoft 365. Ask a question like, “What are the financial estimates for Q4?” and Copilot can find results in emails, attachments, OneDrive, SharePoint, or any other Microsoft 365 product!
The flow of files through an office and out to external parties can be complex and tiresome to track. Whether through internal approval processes or the management of external vendors and clients, administrative professionals today would be well-served to add automation tools to their personal skill set. In this session, we’ll discuss some very useful tools for everyday scenarios.
In this session, you will learn how to:
Bonus Resource: File Management Best Practices in Microsoft 365
Pre-session Hot Tip: If you’re editing a large document and want feedback on a small segment, try sending a Loop Paragraph to your coworker in an email or chat message. They can live-edit the chunk of text with multiple people, then you can insert it back into the file.
In this session, you will learn about:
Bonus Resource: Virtual Meeting Guide for Microsoft 365
Pre-session Hot Tip: If you’re scheduling a meeting specifically connected to a Team, add a Channel to the meeting. The recording, notes, agenda, and other elements will be saved into the Team Files instead of random OneDrive locations.
Every day at work, we create, edit, and manage files; follow up on critical tasks; and collect useful information spread across our entire organization (or even the world). All these areas can be improved with both automation tools like macros, scripts, flows, and the AI assistance that Microsoft Copilot provides. In this final session, we'll explore how to supercharge our productivity across file creation, task management, and information collection.
In this session, you will learn how to:
Bonus Resource: Modern Project Management Tools in Microsoft 365
Pre-session Hot Tip: Don’t get random feedback and requests through emails and chats – create a simple Form, and the information is automatically collected in a spreadsheet. If you create a Group Form connected to your Team, then the spreadsheet will be available to the whole Team.
About Neil Malek: Neil Malek is a software productivity expert who delivers high-energy sessions that inspire participants to leverage the full power of their applications. Whether it’s creating the best presentation or chart you can, learning to collaborate more dynamically with your team, or diving into a new piece of software, Neil will provide explanations and examples that are directly relevant to your everyday experiences.
Neil has been a teacher for over 20 years and has run Knack Training for the last 12 years. He has a natural ability to translate generic skills and techniques to solve real-world problems for his clients, customizing every topic, session, and piece of material to match the situations you find yourself in. His strong background in performance makes him entertaining and engaging to watch, and his quick wits allow him to handle challenging questions on the fly.
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