Free IT Skills Online Taster Sessions with happy

On the 7th and 8th October, Happy will be hosting a range of free, one-hour online taster sessions for our training programmes.

This event is designed to give you a look at how our Live Online Interactive Learning sessions are run. We will be offering a range of sessions covering IT skills, Leadership and Personal Development programmes.

About the sessions

Happy's online sessions are held live and are just as interactive as our classroom sessions. You will have guidance from your trainer, and activities and discussion with other learners. Your active participation is expected - everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if you were in a room together.

Each session is intended to give you a bitesize look at a topic, and to give you a feel for how we deliver our online learning. If you enjoy your taster session, you can then go on to book the full workshop, either on a public course if booking just for yourself or a private inhouse session if you have a team of people interested.

All workshops are ticketed so please make sure you RSVP in advance – spaces are limited.

You will receive your joining instructions after booking your place, but please contact our Account Management team if you haven't received these within 1 hour of booking, or if you have any questions.

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IT Taster Sessions

Find out more about our fun and interactive IT courses in these one-hour taster sessions. These taster sessions cover Office apps such as Excel, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint, and as well as using AI such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.


1. PowerPoint Designer Tool: Animations and Transitions

8th October, 9:00 - 10:00

Are you yet to get to grips with PowerPoint? Do you want to stop your audience from drifting off after the umpteenth slide containing a sea of bullet points? If the answer is yes, then say hello to the PowerPoint Designer Tool which is available in Microsoft 365.

The Designer Tool creates professional looking slide decks based on automatically generated recommendations in no time at all. You simply create your content and then let PowerPoint Designer (also known as Design Ideas) do all of the heavy lifting.

What you will learn:

  • How to enable Power Point Designer
  • Creating a Presentation
  • Adding Content
  • Using PowerPoint Designer (to Jazz up the presentation)
  • Adding Animations
  • Adding Transitions (using the Morph Transition)
  • Running the Presentation as a Slide Show


2. The Differences between OneDrive, Teams and SharePoint

8th October, 9:00 - 10:00

When working with OneDrive, Teams and SharePoint it is important that everyone is on the same page so that people can communicate and collaborate effectively. More often than not without specific training people get very confused about the differences between these products and when to use one over the other.

You may hear some people say that Microsoft Teams and OneDrive sit on top of SharePoint. If you struggle to understand the differences between these applications, then this session is for you.

The Benefits

Once you understand the differences, you will know which application to use in order to find the right tools to get the job done.

Session Contents:

  • What is OneDrive?
  • What is Microsoft Teams?
  • What is SharePoint?
  • When should I use OneDrive, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint?


3. AI for Everyone: A Hands On Introduction to Generative AI and Prompt Engineering

8th October, 10:00 - 11:00

Are you a bit AI curious but not sure how to get started? This taster session will give you a sneak peek into the two courses at Happy designed to take you from Absolute Beginner to confident Prompt Engineer.

You'll learn some key AI terminology and even get to experiment with a little more advanced prompt engineering to inspire your curiosity in how Generative AI could benefit your personal and professional life.

Generative AI tools are here to stay. They’re revolutionizing the way people approach problem-solving, content-creation, data analysis and so many other areas to enhance general productivity.

Get yourself equipped to harness the power of this burgeoning technology in your own sphere of work and creation.

What you will learn:

  • Understand some of the basic lingo of the AI world.
  • Suggested “always on” rules for using AI safely and effectively.
  • Prompt formulas to get better results.
  • Ideas for how you might start use Generative AI tools right now.


4. Understanding the Concept of Teams, Channels and Chat

8th October, 11:00 - 12:00

Microsoft Teams has come a long way since its introduction in 2017. A lot of organisations have adopted hybrid working and are using Teams as a remote communication tool, such as for chat, audio and video calls, sharing content and real-time collaboration. On this session, you will learn the different ways to collaborate and communicate with your colleagues, for improved communication and productivity.

What you will learn on this session:

  • Planning – things to think about
  • What is a Team? How do you create one?
  • What can Team Owners do?
  • What is a Channel and what are the different types that you can create?
  • How do you create a Channel?
  • What is a Tab?
  • What is Chat Chat?
  • What is Teams Chat?
  • What is a Mention?
  • What are Tags?
  • When would you use Chat Chat vs Teams Chat? Scenarios


5. Maximise Your Productivity with Copilot in Microsoft 

8th October, 11:30 - 12:30 and 13:00 - 15:00

Are you interested in discovering how Happy could help you implement and use Microsoft Copilot in your organisation? There are various features that you can use Copilot for and this taster session gives you a quick feel of a few of them. Come and transform your experience so you will be able to maximise the power of Copilot for Microsoft 365 to make your work easier, faster and better.

You will need to be familiar with basic Excel fomulas, creating a basic Word Document and a basic PowerPoint presentation.

Copilot is an AI-powered tool that offers real-time help across various Microsoft platforms. It maximises and boost productivity, streamlines your work, optimise your results, and also boost your efficiency. Copilot can assist you in different scenarios, such as writing an email, creating a PowerPoint slide, editing a Word document, analysing an Excel sheet, or even collaborating in Teams.

What you will learn:

  • Understanding what Copilot is and its capabilities.
  • Using Copilot to perform and generate formula suggestions.
  • Showing insights of your data as an Excel chart and Pivot Table.
  • Generating content and getting help with writing a document in Word.
  • Using Copilot to generate PowerPoint slides and design suggestions.


6. Analysing Your Data in Excel

8th October, 13:30 - 14:30

Excel enables you to analyse vast amounts of data and create high level summaries and visuals in relation to questions that you may have. There are various features that you can use, and this session covers some of them.

Excel allows you to organise large sets of data in an organised fashion. You can format the data and present it in a number of visual and user-friendly ways.

What you will learn:

  • Creating tabs (using the mouse, using the keyboard)
  • What is the difference between relative and absolute referencing?
  • What is the difference between a Formula and a Function?
  • What are Function Arguments?
  • Creating a Basic IF Statement
  • What Functions do you find most Useful?
  • Creating a Recommended Pivot Table
  • Creating a Pivot Chart from a Pivot Table (using the keyboard)


7. Word: Referencing and Reviewing Long Documents and Reports

8th October, 15:00 - 16:00

This introductory session will show you how to use reference tools and collaborate with colleagues in Word.

Enhance your document reviewing skills by discovering how to master Word for long documents and reports in this session. You will learn how to professionally reference and refine your documents with reviewing tools.

Course requirements: You will need to be confident setting up and formatting a Word document and be able to save and locate it.

You will learn how to:

  • Create and update a Table of Contents effortlessly.
  • Insert and manage hyperlinks for easy navigation.
  • Use footnotes and endnotes for professional referencing.
  • Review and refine documents.


8. Get Outlook to Work Smarter For You

8th October, 15:30 - 16:30

In just one hour, discover how to get Outlook to help you to be more productive and not just busy.

This taster session will transform your email experience! By the end of this session, you will be able to automate your workflow and make Outlook work smarter for you.

Course requirements: You will need to be confident using Outlook to send and receive emails.

What you will learn:

  • Mastering Quick Parts for repetitive content
  • Setting up Delayed Delivery for perfect timing
  • Managing Multiple Signatures for different contexts
  • Utilising Voting Buttons for efficient decision-making.

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