As part of our Modern Office series, we're discussing how Microsoft 365 shifts our modes of communication in the modern workplace. Neil and Denise discuss concepts like when to use chat vs. when to use email in this broad conversation.

Microsoft 365 is the collaboration hub for corporations and organizations all over the globe. Beyond standard file management, there is the need to organize and control information - notes, tables, and other useful content. In this episode, Denise Tsamouris and Neil Malek of Knack Training discuss several tools for information management within Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Lists, OneNote, and Loop.

OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams team up to help us collaborate on files with our teams. In this episode, Neil Malek and Denise Tsamouris from Knack Training explore the best practices for storing and sharing files across Microsoft 365.

Join productivity experts Neil Malek and Denise Tsamouris from Knack Training as they unpack powerful features of Microsoft Teams that you're probably not using - at least not effectively! 

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 with your everyday working world. Neil Malek, President of Knack Training, discusses the rebranding of Microsoft 365 to Microsoft 365 Copilot, plus the easy, practical ways that Copilot can boost productivity for your team.

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 using a Microsoft 365 Group to connect conversation, files, tasks, and more.

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 Functions. These functions - UNIQUE, SORT, SORTBY, FILTER, SEQUENCE, and RANDARRAY - work differently than any other function you've used before, and they represent a HUGE leap forward.

To see Alan in action as a trainer, check his playlist of tutorial videos about Dynamic Array Functions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ybRZbvR5k&list=PLxv7tqbNjU9WP3oMeRKwNXwDYQilKjF-s

Enroll in Computergaga's excellent online courses at: https://www.computergaga.com/online-courses/

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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 called Dirty Data: https://www.melissaesquibel.com/dirty-data/ - that is focused on 'cleaning up' data before analyzing it. If you'd like to talk with her about customized training or consulting, visit https://www.melissaesquibel.com/

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