Work Smarter, Not Harder!

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming a practical tool that can help professionals work more efficiently, reduce administrative burdens and regain control of their time. This course will equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills to use AI responsibly and effectively to plan work, manage tasks, streamline communication and improve productivity, enabling them to work smarter.

All attendees will receive a full course pack to refer to and will have the benefit of learning from a trainer with a wealth of experience in this area.

Pre-Requisites

• Attendees should have access to some form of AI to complete tasks, for example: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, or any LLM (Large Language Model). It is recommended to use a PAID version, as the free version will only give a limited number of prompts
• If attendees can only obtain a FREE version, they will be able to follow along with some, but not all of the tasks in the course
• Attendees should have some experience working with available AI tools

Topics

What can AI do for Productivity

• Demo – Using AI as a digital assistant
• Tools that can be utilised for – Time Management – Research – Decision making

Ethics, Data Security & Responsible use

• Using AI responsibly and effectively – what to consider

AI for Personal Time Management

• The biggest time-drains in the modern workday
• How AI can support – Prioritisation – goal setting – workload planning
• Demo and exercises – Describe your week to the AI model – can AI organise this into a structured plan with deadlines, focus blocks etc.
• How can AI support Decision making
• Setting up AI templates for recurring tasks (e.g., Weekly status reports, agenda, project tracker)
• Integrating AI with Existing tools (Office 365, Google, Notion, Trello, etc)

AI for Email & Communication

• Using AI to - Draft professional emails - Summarise long email threads - Turn bullet points into full messages
• Practical examples using common platforms (Outlook, Gmail, Teams, Slack)
• Exercise – create a professional email response using AI prompts in Copilot

AI for Meetings & Information Management

• Create meeting agendas
• Generate Minutes
• Extract action points from recordings or notes
• How tools like Microsoft copilot, otter.ai, zoom AI companion can help
• Exercise - Participants are given raw meeting notes – Use AI to turn them into formal minutes and task lists

AI for Focus & Reducing Distractions

• Block low-value tasks
• Create daily focus schedules to manage high and low value tasks
• How AI can help avoid distractions
• Using AI with productivity systems – Pomodoro / GTD (Getting Things Done) / Time-boxing
• Exercise – build a personalised AI generated weekly focus plan using Copilot

AI Powered Scheduling

• Managing time smarter
• Meeting manager – shared calendars
• Using tools like Microsoft Copilot and Google Reclaim to auto schedule based on priorities
• Exercise – Participants use AI Copilot or Google Reclaim.ai to find optimal times in their calendar

Who Should Attend

This course will be highly beneficial to all workplace professionals interested in leveraging AI tools to save time, automate repetitive tasks and make everyday work more efficient.

Certification

On completion of this one-day training course, you will receive your Certificate of Attendance. Please note certificates are issued at the close of the training course to participants on completion of the course.

This course may qualify for CPD points. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

Cost

An ‘Early Bird’ discounted rate of €499 is currently available. This training course normal rate is €599. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY BIRD RATE CLOSES 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO COURSE DATE.

The course cost includes all course documentation and Certificate of Attendance.