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In 2025, people all over your business should be experimenting with multiple AI tools. There are a wide range of artificial intelligence tools that solve specific and generic problems, to varied results. At the end of the day, the most immediately practical generative AI for most businesses is Microsoft 365 Copilot. This is because of the ease and simplicity that Copilot integrates

Microsoft Loop is one of the newest programs in Microsoft 365, and it's being updated all the time. Its approach to helping people create content, organize ideas, and schedule tasks is unique and creative, and Denise Tsamouris from our team is connecting to talk about how this program changes everything!

When organizations first get Microsoft Teams, most people focus on the Chat tool, and sharing files through conversation. However, for long-term collaboration, the success of a department or project often depends on the use of Teams Channels. In this episode, Neil Malek of Knack Training illustrates the difference between sharing files through Chat and Channels, and the power of us

Are you rolling out shoddy, boring presentations? Sometimes the secret isn't to push forward and work harder - it's backing up and hitting the Reset button. In this episode, Neil Malek, President of Knack Training, talks about three ways to reset before your next presentation. Also, some interesting new tools have been announced in Copilot Wave 2 - learn more by downloading!

Alan Murray is a trainer, consultant, and community leader in Excel and Power BI. His resource site, https://www.computergaga.com/, and YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/computergaga, are some of the most valuable and respected on the Internet. In this conversation, we explore the benefits and possible use cases for a new suite of Excel functions - the Dynamic Array Function

Melissa Esquibel is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, consultant, and author. She has a unique ability to make learning programs enjoyable AND valuable. She offers classroom, conference, and online presentations, as well as content development, team and individual coaching, and project consulting for most office productivity platforms.She recently wrote an Excel-focused data guide cal

While the software trainer's mantra is typically "Work Smarter, Not Harder," in this episode, Neil Malek of Knack Training explores the idea that we should work smarter and harder. By automating what we can - through rules, quick steps, etc. - and working harder on those things that can't be automated, we can create more impactful and human work.In this episode, Neil recommends the

David Ringstrom is an Excel trainer, consultant, and author, and a CPA. Over 25 years, he's developed a suite of tools and best practices that save him from crashes, collaboration issues, and other disastrous situations with his spreadsheets. In this conversation, we talk about setting up files properly, customizing settings in Excel, and using tools like Power Query to prevent iss

An effective presentation is one that engages the audience, aligns them, and motivates them to create a positive change. In this podcast, Neil Malek discusses the simple design principles that make your message clear and focused, as well as the PowerPoint technique that helps create a story thread in your audience's head.Morph Transition tutorial can be found on YouTube.

Melissa Peoples is a productivity and organization expert who coaches and trains executive assistants. By building a framework of communication, organization, and automation, she helps executive teams become stunningly productive and effective. In this episode, we discuss creating productivity road maps, time boxing your calendar, and Outlook tools and techniques for finding your p