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How to use Microsoft Copilot and AI assistants at work

Six lessons on using Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT and other assistants for everyday office work: email, summaries, meeting notes and documents, with the checks and workplace rules that keep it safe.

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everyday work with AI assistants.

Starter · About 0.75 hours of learning · 6 lessons · 12 quick checks · 1 download

  • Who it's for

    Office workers using AI assistants such as Microsoft Copilot, Gemini or ChatGPT for email, meetings and documents, in Australia, the UK, the US and elsewhere.

  • How it works

    6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time. You start with just your first name and email, and you can take one whole course that way. After that, a free account lets you continue past lesson 1.

  • Sources we rely on

    12 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.

By the end you can

  • Identify which assistant and account you’re using, and what work data it can reach
  • Draft, reply to and rewrite emails with an assistant, then edit before sending
  • Get specific summaries with sources, and check the points people will act on
  • Use AI meeting notes with attendees informed, and turn recaps into checked actions
  • Keep sensitive information within approved tools, and measure time saved honestly

Downloads

  • AI assistant playbook .docxFive questions for IT, email and summary prompts, a meeting-actions check, a what-not-to-paste list and a two-week time log.

Rules by country

Australia
Digital Transformation Agency: assume anything entered into a public generative AI tool could be made public. OAIC: as best practice, don’t enter personal information, especially sensitive information, into publicly available generative AI tools.
United Kingdom
UK AI Playbook: AI systems are not guaranteed to be accurate. Check your organization’s policy before recording or transcribing meetings; rules on recording conversations vary.
United States
Recording and transcription rules vary by state. Check your employer’s policy and tell attendees before turning on AI notes, recording or transcription.

Learning time

About 0.75 hours of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.

Sources

Check the originals.

How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.

General information and training only. Courses may count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules.

Publisher

Who publishes this course.

Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.

How it's made: researched from published official, regulator, professional-body and vendor guidance, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. Read how these courses are made.

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General information, not careers, legal, employment or professional advice. Spotted an error or an out-of-date rule? Send us a correction.

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