Everyday Productivity with GenAI is a practical training program designed to help professionals use generative AI tools to work faster, smarter, and more efficiently. The course focuses on everyday workplace activities where AI can provide immediate assistance, including writing, research, communication, brainstorming, summarization, planning, and information management.
Duration 1 day – 7 hrs
Overview
This course teaches beginners how to use popular Generative AI tools to boost everyday productivity. Participants will learn to streamline tasks like writing, note-taking, summarizing meetings, and organizing ideas using tools like Notion AI, GrammarlyGO, Otter.ai, and Fireflies.ai without needing any technical background.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Understand how Generative AI can support everyday workplace, business, and study activities.
- Create effective prompts to generate, summarize, refine, and organize information.
- Use AI tools to improve professional writing, communication, and content creation.
- Apply AI to meeting transcription, note-taking, summarization, and action-item management.
- Use GenAI for research, brainstorming, information analysis, and knowledge organization.
- Apply AI to task planning, prioritization, scheduling, and personal productivity.
- Combine multiple AI tools into practical workflows for recurring tasks.
- Evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, relevance, and quality.
- Apply responsible AI practices when handling workplace and personal information.
- Create a personalized GenAI productivity workflow that can be used immediately after the training.
Audience
- Beginners with no coding or technical background.
- Professionals, students, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and educators.
- Anyone looking to simplify daily tasks and improve productivity with AI.
Prerequisites
- Basic computer and internet skills.
- No prior AI experience required.
Course Content
Part 1: Getting Started with GenAI for Everyday Productivity
- What is Generative AI and how it can support everyday work
- Common workplace and personal productivity use cases
- Understanding AI assistants, copilots, and specialized AI tools
- Choosing the right AI tool for different tasks
- Writing effective prompts for better results
- Common limitations of GenAI and how to verify AI-generated information
- Responsible AI use, privacy, and protecting confidential information
Part 2: AI-Powered Writing and Communication
GrammarlyGO and AI Writing Assistants
- Drafting and improving professional emails
- Rewriting content for clarity, tone, and professionalism
- Creating reports, announcements, and short business documents
- Brainstorming ideas and overcoming writer’s block
- Practical Exercise: Transform a rough message into a polished professional email
ChatGPT or Similar GenAI Tools
- Generating ideas, outlines, and first drafts
- Summarizing documents and lengthy information
- Asking AI to explain complex information in simpler terms
- Creating lists, checklists, templates, and action plans
- Practical Exercise: Create a complete workplace document using AI
Part 3: AI for Notes, Meetings, and Information Management
Notion AI
- Organizing notes and workplace information
- Turning notes into summaries and action items
- Creating task lists and project plans
- Brainstorming and organizing ideas
- Practical Exercise: Convert meeting notes into an organized action plan
Otter.ai and Fireflies.ai
- Recording and transcribing meetings and discussions
- Generating meeting summaries
- Identifying decisions, action items, and follow-ups
- Searching and reviewing conversation transcripts
- Practical Exercise: Turn a meeting transcript into a structured meeting report
Part 4: AI for Research and Everyday Information Tasks
- Using AI to brainstorm research topics and questions
- Summarizing articles, reports, and reference materials
- Comparing information and organizing findings
- Creating research notes and structured summaries
- Using AI to simplify complex topics
- Fact-checking and verifying AI-generated information
- Practical Exercise: Research a workplace topic and create a one-page summary
Part 5: AI for Planning and Organization
- Creating daily and weekly work plans with AI
- Breaking large tasks into manageable steps
- Creating checklists and standard templates
- Prioritizing tasks and managing deadlines
- Generating schedules and action plans
- Practical Exercise: Build a personalized AI-assisted weekly productivity plan
Part 6: Building Your Everyday GenAI Workflow
- Identifying repetitive tasks that can benefit from AI
- Combining different AI tools for a complete workflow
- Moving from AI-generated content to reviewed and finalized work
- Creating reusable prompts and templates
- Best practices for maintaining accuracy and consistency
- Common mistakes to avoid when using GenAI
Final Hands-On Activity: Build Your Personal GenAI Productivity Workflow
Participants will identify a real task from their work, study, or business activities and create an AI-assisted workflow to improve it. The workflow may include:
