| Welcome to Issue 265. ⭐Today’s Weaknesses can be tomorrow’s Strengths…(if you want them to be!)⭐ 🤔I had an interesting conversation with someone I met at The PA Show Autumn 2025 last week. We were talking about expertise and the benefit of acknowledging that you can’t be an expert at absolutely everything. Whilst I understand the positivity in the quote “If you don’t know how to do something, say yes then work it out later”, the practicality and potential negative impact on credibility and reputation doesn’t sit right with me. 🎯I know how beneficial it is to conduct a regular Personal SWOT and to acknowledge gaps in my skillsets collating them into the Weakness quadrant. These Weaknesses can then be considered as Opportunities. If I so wish, I can hone and develop these things. Heightening expertise in these areas means over time I could move these things over to the Strengths quadrant, building a more populated and impressive skillset. It’s true to say then that today’s Weaknesses have the potential to be tomorrow’s Strengths (if you want them to be). One Weakness that features on my Personal SWOT and a parameter to my training delivery is “AI and tech training”. And, actually, I don’t want to be the next big AI or tech trainer so if a client asked me to design and deliver AI training for them, I would be honest with them that this isn’t my forte. And then as an alternative for my client? I would recommend a Your Excellency Limited Business Friend of course! One such Business Friend who is an AI and tech trainer expert is Shelley Fishel – FLPI CDOL COLF. Shelley has opened Cohort 2 of her highly-rated “Microsoft 365 Fundamentals with Copilot” course. Designed specifically for busy admin professionals like you, Shelley’s course is perfect if you are ready to unlock the power of AI and Microsoft 365 to work smarter. Read on to find out more! Subject: Transform Your Workflow with Microsoft 365 Fundamentals & Copilot – Cohort 2 Now Open! Early Bird Pricing: Enrol Here 💡 What’s Included in Your Enrollment When you join Microsoft 365 Fundamentals with AI and Copilot, you invest in a complete, practical learning experience designed to change how you work every day. Here’s everything you’ll receive: ✅ 4 x 2-hour live online sessions: Interactive, practical workshops where you’ll learn step-by-step and apply new skills in real time. ✅ Lifetime access to all recordings: On-demand access to every recording so you can revisit and refresh whenever you need. ✅ The Microsoft 365 + AI Toolkit: Downloadable templates, quick-reference guides, and checklists designed to save you time and help you apply what you’ve learned instantly. ✅ Certificate of Completion: A professional certificate you can share on LinkedIn or with your manager to showcase your new skills. ✅ Exclusive participant community: Connect with like-minded professionals, share wins, ask questions, and stay motivated throughout the course and beyond. Course Outline Session 1 – Meet Copilot & the AI Landscape 📆Tuesday January 6th 3pm to 5pm GMT Get a clear, jargon-free introduction to AI in the workplace. Compare Copilot with ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, and discover how to write prompts that unlock Copilot’s full potential. You’ll leave this session ready to harness AI with confidence. Session 2 – Word & PowerPoint Fundamentals with Copilot Tuesday January 13th 3pm to 5pm GMT See Copilot in action where it matters most! Learn how to draft, edit, and format documents in Word, and create stunning presentations in PowerPoint—all with just a few prompts. Perfect for admin professionals who want to save time and impress their teams. Session 3 – Outlook & Excel with Copilot 📆Tuesday January 20th 3pm to 5pm GMT Transform your inbox and spreadsheets. Discover how Copilot can help you tidy up emails, summarize threads, and prepare for meetings in Outlook. Then, unlock time-saving tips for analyzing data and building reports in Excel. Session 4 – Teams & Capstone Challenge 📆Tuesday January 27th 3pm to 5pm GMT Master collaboration with Copilot in Teams—manage chats, prep for meetings, and streamline teamwork. In the final challenge, bring everything together by planning and presenting a project using Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and Teams with Copilot. Can’t attend live? Every session is recorded and available for you to watch at your convenience. What Past Participants Say Colin Foster: “Shelley’s Copilot course has already saved me hours and reduced frustration in my daily tasks. Her relaxed, engaging teaching style makes learning easy, and she’s always happy to answer questions. If you want to get to grips with Copilot and boost your productivity, I highly recommend joining Shelley’s next cohort!” Joann Bergstrom: “This course has benefitted me enormously in becoming the go-to person for all things AI with colleagues. I have learnt an awful lot in these four sessions with Shelley across Microsoft 365 and can better visualise how to use it on a daily basis. Shelley uses clear examples on how to incorporate it in your daily work, and not only that but the access to the recordings and the additional documents is invaluable. Thank you so much again Shelley!” Elizabeth Bate “This course has benefitted me enormously in becoming the go to person for all things AI with colleagues, I have a learnt an awful lot in these four sessions with Shelley across Microsoft 365 and can better visualise how to use it on a daily basis. Shelley uses clear examples on how to incorporate it in your daily work, and not only that but the access to the recordings and the additional documents.” If you need any more info, feel free to contact success@yourexcellency.co.uk. |
