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Microsoft Copilot for the public sector (Half Day and Full-Day Options)

Unlock AI-Powered Productivity with Microsoft Copilot

Chaired by
Alan Rutter

Overview

Artificial intelligence can bring huge productivity gains to the public sector – but it can be difficult to work out how to get practical benefits while avoiding potential risks. Microsoft Copilot provides a safe, secure and accessible way to integrate AI with your internal tools, documents and processes.

This training will give you the confidence and skills to get the most out of Copilot. It will give you a jargon-free guide to how AI works, the prompts will produce the best outputs, and real use-cases

You’ll learn about how to use Copilot to bring together information and data from multiple sources – including email, meetings, spreadsheets and external web searches. And you’ll get insight into how the tool can help refine your presentations and reports to ensure they have maximum impact.


Data, Digital and Content Expert

Alan Rutter is a digital consultant, writer and trainer.

He oversaw the iPad edition launches of Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair and Vogue in the UK, and has been working with Condé Nast International as product owner on a bespoke digital asset management system for their 11 global markets.

Until November 2014 he worked with Guardian Masterclasses on curating and delivering new course strands and teaching their B2B data visualisation courses.

 He has worked on data projects for clients including the Financial Conduct Authority, the NHS, Riskified, LEGO, Novartis, Trivago, the Jakarta Post and numerous central and local governmental organisations. He is a regular speaker at the Open Data Science Conference.

 Previously he was Online Editor at Time Out, having also worked as Acting Deputy Editor and Features Editor on the magazine. He has over 10 years’ previous experience of working with designers and digital developers on infographics and digital data visualisations.

Alan Rutter

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand how AI and Microsoft Copilot work.

  • Learn best practices for effective AI prompting.

  • Use Copilot to gather and analyse information efficiently.

  • Enhance reports and presentations with AI-powered insights.

  • Automate tasks to boost productivity.

  • Apply security best practices for safe AI use.


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Agenda

09:00 - 09:30 Registration


09:30 - 09:45 Trainers Welcome/Clarification of Learning Objectives


09:45 – 10:30 Demystifying AI

·       A jargon-free guide to Large Language Models and generative AI.

·       How MS Copilot works and connects with your existing tools.

·       Where and when to integrate Copilot into business processes.

·       The essential ingredients of a successful AI prompt.


10:30 – 11:30 Wrangling data and documents

·       Effortlessly summarising information from meetings and emails.

·       Research combining web searches with internal documents and systems.

·       Generating formulas and new data using natural language queries.

·       Performing actions across multiple spreadsheets and documents.

11:30 – 11:45 Break


11:45 – 12:45 Creating presentations and reports

·       Expanding notes into structured presentations or reports.

·       Automatically generating slide decks using in-house templates.

·       Using Copilot for data visualisation, image generation and design.

·       Beyond spellcheck: feedback on tone, concision and missing information.

12:45 - 13:00 Q&A, feedback and close

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