Workshops

AI and Copilot Workshops for Every Level of Your Organisation

From a first introduction to AI for beginners to hands-on Microsoft 365 Copilot training for boards, teams and entire organisations. Always practical, always tailored, always delivered by people who work with this technology every day.

Via Microsoft Teams or On-Site Beginner to Board Level Microsoft 365 Native English or Dutch
One Category, Every Level

Training that starts where your people are

Some organisations need a first, honest introduction to AI. Others have Copilot licences already and want their people to actually use them. And some are ready for the governance questions that come next. Our workshops cover all three. Every session is built around the people in the room: their work, their tools, their level of experience.

You can book a single workshop or combine several into a programme. Below you find everything we offer.

AI for Beginners

New to AI? Start here.

Not everyone in your organisation follows the AI news. Many people have heard of ChatGPT or Copilot but have never really used them, or tried once and gave up. Our beginner workshops take away the hesitation. No jargon, no assumptions, just a calm and practical introduction that shows what AI can do for their work.

Foundations

AI in Plain Language

What AI actually is, what tools like Copilot and ChatGPT do behind the scenes, and why the hype is both right and wrong. A session that replaces uncertainty with understanding.

First Steps

Your First Hour with AI

A guided, hands-on session where participants use AI for simple, recognisable tasks: summarising a text, drafting an email, brainstorming ideas. Everyone leaves having done it themselves.

Safe Start

Using AI Without the Risks

The beginner's guide to safe use: what you should never paste into an AI tool, why AI sometimes makes things up, and the simple habits that keep you out of trouble.

What Beginners Learn

A calm, practical first encounter

Beginner sessions typically cover:

  • What AI is and what it is not, in plain language
  • The difference between Copilot, ChatGPT and other tools
  • Your first prompts: simple tasks that work immediately
  • Why AI sometimes gets things wrong, and how to spot it
  • What you can and cannot share with an AI tool
  • Everyday examples from office work: email, documents, meetings
  • Common fears and honest answers about jobs and change
  • Where to go next: from beginner to daily user
Microsoft 365 Copilot in Business

Copilot workshops for real business work

Microsoft 365 Copilot sits inside the apps your people already use: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint. Our business workshops turn that potential into daily practice. Participants learn to write stronger prompts, judge AI output with a critical eye and fit Copilot into their normal way of working.

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Word

Drafting, rewriting and summarising documents with confidence and control.

X

Excel

Spot trends, build tables and get answers from your data, even without deep Excel knowledge.

P

PowerPoint

Go from rough outline to a solid first draft, then polish it faster.

O

Outlook

Draft emails, summarise long threads and get on top of your inbox.

T

Teams

Catch up on meetings in minutes, with summaries and clear follow-up actions.

S

SharePoint

How Copilot uses your SharePoint and Microsoft 365 content, and why that matters.

The Workshop Formats

Six formats, one goal: adoption

Every organisation is different, so we offer several formats. Pick one, or combine them into a programme that runs from boardroom to shop floor.

Board & C-Level

Copilot for Leadership

A compact, confidential session where directors and senior leaders use Copilot themselves on their own kind of decisions. No generic demos, no sales pitch. Afterwards, your leaders can talk about AI from experience and steer adoption with credibility.

Teams & Departments

Copilot for Teams

Hands-on enablement built around the team's real documents, meetings and workflows. Teams go home with shared routines, their own prompt examples and enough confidence to keep going the next morning.

Organisation-Wide

Copilot Adoption Sessions

A structured programme in three phases: ignite, embed, sustain. With usage measurement, a champions network and clear reporting, so Copilot stays alive long after the launch email has been forgotten.

Compliance-Focused

Governance-Aware AI Workshops

Training that teaches people to use Copilot within clear data and privacy boundaries. What can Copilot see, where are the risks, and how does your AI policy translate into everyday behaviour? Delivered by certified governance practitioners.

Your Setting

Via Teams or at Your Location

Every workshop can be delivered live via Microsoft Teams or in person at your offices. Same preparation, same quality, whatever suits your organisation best. Teams sessions work EU-wide; on-site delivery in the Benelux and on request.

New to AI

AI for Beginners

A calm first encounter with AI for people who have never really used it. Plain language, recognisable tasks and honest answers, so hesitation turns into curiosity and first skills.

Who It's For

For every team that works in Microsoft 365

  • Boards and leadership teams
  • Department managers
  • HR, finance, sales and operations teams
  • IT and digital workplace teams
  • Knowledge workers using Microsoft 365 daily
  • Employees with little or no AI experience
  • Champions and AI ambassadors
  • Compliance, privacy and risk professionals
Example Topics

A programme built around your situation

Every workshop is adapted to your goals, your experience level and your Microsoft 365 setup. A typical programme mixes topics like these:

  • Getting started with Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Writing effective prompts for business tasks
  • Using Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint
  • Meeting productivity and follow-up with Copilot
  • Document creation and summarisation workflows
  • Role-based scenarios for leadership, HR, sales, finance and IT
  • Data boundaries, privacy and responsible daily use
  • The EU AI Act in everyday terms: what it means for your role
  • Building confidence and reducing hesitation in daily use
  • Adoption routines, champions and measuring progress
Why Executive Shield Partners

More than features. Adoption with governance.

Most AI training stops at the features. Ours doesn't. Executive Shield Partners works where AI adoption, privacy and governance meet. Our trainers are CDPO and AIGP certified professionals who work natively in Microsoft 365, with Purview, sensitivity labels and audit logging as part of the picture. Your people learn from practitioners who build these controls themselves, whether the session is about a first prompt or board-level AI policy.

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Practical use cases for real business work

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Safe and responsible use woven in, not bolted on

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Delivered by certified governance practitioners

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Find the workshop that fits your organisation

Tell us where your organisation stands and we will help you pick the right format, or design a programme that combines several. Via Teams or at your location, in English or Dutch.



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