AI Essentials | Microsoft Copilot in the Real World: Going Deeper (November 5)

AI Essentials | Microsoft Copilot in the Real World: Going Deeper (November 5)

Live Online  25.00  Thurs, Nov 5, 11:30AM - 1:00PM

Session Description

This session assumes participants are already using Copilot and are ready to ask more of it. We will not revisit where the buttons are or which settings to check—that ground was covered in the introductory session. Instead we begin with an honest briefing on what has changed since we last met, because Copilot moves quickly and habits formed six months ago may no longer be the best approach.

From there the session moves straight into complex tasks. Participants will watch Copilot carry a substantial piece of work from start to finish: a data set turned into a complete analysis with charts and written commentary; and several source documents synthesized into one coherent draft. These are demonstrations of sustained, multi-step work rather than single-prompt tricks, and participants will see where the work breaks down and how to recover it.

The session also focuses on repeatability. A task done well once is useful; a task made reusable changes how a team operates. Participants will see how agents, Copilot Cowork, Notebooks, and templated instructions turn a good Copilot result into a standing capability that colleagues can use without starting from scratch.

✔ 100% Online, Live Instructor-Led
✔ Designed for Non-Technical Professionals
✔ Focused on Practical, Everyday AI Use

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Benefits

  • Develop Immediate, Practical AI Skills – Gain practical tools you can implement in your day-to-day.
  • Designed for Professionals, Not Tech Experts – Designed for non-technical professionals ready to move beyond basic AI use and apply AI to real workplace tasks, not coding or theory
  • Low Commitment, High Value – Each AI Essentials 90-minute session is just $25, allowing participants to choose the topics most relevant to them without a major time or financial commitment
  • Learn from an AI Expert – Sessions led by University of Maine Vice Chancellor for Finance and Strategic AI Integration Ryan Low

Session Details

Format: Live On Zoom*
Duration: 90 minutes – featuring 75 minutes of instruction and 15 minutes for Q&A, plus access to a 1-hour, live AI Q&A Café
Cost: $25
*While live participation is strongly encouraged, all AI Essentials sessions will be recorded and made available for participants unable to attend in real time.

Price: $25.00