AI for Workplace Productivity with Microsoft Copilot

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)

Copilots 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 youre late

Microsoft OneDrive

• Summarize files
• Ask questions about a files contents
• Compare files

Using AI In Your Job

• How can AI 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)