Tricks to Save Time Writing Emails

Most people are going to think we're referring to AI but that is not what today's tips and tricks are about. Although using AI to draft complex emails is a GREAT strategy as well. On average, professionals spend 30 minutes drafting more complex emails like proposals or in-depth responses and most professionals draft a few of these per week.  Just think if we were able to cut this time down how much time you could save?!?! 

I've got 2 tricks for you to try!!

Trick #1: My Templates (formerly Quick Parts)

Why do I want to Use My Templates and How Can it Save Me Time?

My Templates (formerly Quick Parts) allows you to Save commonly used chunks of text and/or graphics/pics so you can re-use them and not have to find them to copy or re-type them.

Most of us have phrases or paragraphs of text we use over and over in emails. This could be a short bio about us, a summary of what our organization does or a product it sells, a response to a frequently recei...

Confused by Copilot? You're not alone!

I'm sure you've noticed that copilot is everywhere in Microsoft right now. If you're like me - you know it's AI but not exactly sure how it's different than the other tools and how can it help you? We're not going to do a deep dive here yet, but one of the first things you need to know is that there is a FREE and a LICENSED(paid) version.

Free vs. Licensed

First off, if you haven't looked too much into it yet, you may not even know this but there is a free and licensed version of Copilot.  

FREE VERSION - The free version of Copilot is a chat.  It's similar to other AI chat apps you've likely used like Chat GPT or GROK. Copilot is considered the most robust free access to AI, but it does have a Microsoft lens. It can also be accessed at https://copilot.microsoft.com/ 

PAID VERSION - The paid version of Copilot is fully integrated into your M365 apps. There are multiple types of subscriptions available which I won't get into. 

Which Version D...