Improve Productivity Using Google Workspace (In-House Training)Personal Effectiveness and Productivity

Introduction

Companies are increasingly deploying Google Workspace to modernize their businesses and meet the emerging challenges in their markets. It enables teams to collaborate across different departments, empowers employees to rethink the way they work and breaks down silos.

According to a Gartner survey, the hybrid blend of at-home and in-office work will become the norm for many businesses even after COVID-19 vaccine is widely adopted.

“Airbus has spent the past year thinking about what it actually means to return to work and we’re looking to support greater flexibility with Google Workspace in a leading role. In 2020, we held 5.6M Google Meet sessions and we now have more than 70,000 shared Drives where people collaborate. Google Workspace has changed the way people work at Airbus and that will continue as the solution empowers the hybrid work reality.”
– Andrew Plunkett, Airbus Vice President Digital Workplace

This training will equip you with the in-demand skills you need to be productive in the workplace. Through a series of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on activities, you will become proficient in the use of 8 core Google Workspace applications: Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Meet and Google Chat.

Key Takeaways

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to;

• Have a good overview of Google Workspace to support business needs
• Be familiar with core Google Workspace applications - Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Meet and Google Chat
• Be able to apply and use the core Google Workspace Applications

Who Should Attend

• People who are new to Google Workspace
• People who are already using some parts of Google Workspace and would like to fully leverage on its capabilities

Methodologies

Practical hands-on course (bring own laptop)

Course Outlines

Introduction to Google Workspace

Using Calendar

• Create and edit events
• Respond to invitation
• Share calendar with others

Using Google Meet

• Scheduling meetings and launching 
• Managing meetings, sound and video 
• Presenting your screen 
• Sharing files    

Google Chat

• Start or join a one-one-one text chat
• Start a group chat
• Start a video Call
• Create virtual rooms for team projects    

Using Drive

• Managing Drive
• Creating and managing folders
• Locating Files
• Changing Display and Settings
• Sharing Files and Folders

Working in Docs

• Collaborating and sharing in Docs – Comments, Editing, Revision History
• Download formats
• Setting up pages
• Inserting non-text elements eg. Images, External links, bookmarks
• Changing text attributes
• Using content management tools
• Inserting and editing tables

Working in Sheets

• Collaborating and sharing in Sheets - Comments, Editing, Revision History
• Importing and converting from other file types
• Managing and transforming data e.g Conditional formatting, filters, Pivot tables
• Using functions eg function list, Vlookup
• Inserting non-text elements e.g Charts, Images, Forms, Drawings.
• Formatting sheets and cells
• Managing values, rows, cells or columns    

Working in Slides

• Collaborating and sharing in Sheets - Comments, Editing, Revision History
• Building a presentation e.g Applying layouts and themes, creating animation, presenter notes, linking slides
• Working with text
• Working with non-text elements – Images, Charts, diagrams, videos, tables
• Audience Tool – Q&A
• Sharing a presentation – Presenter view, publish to web    

Using Google Forms

• Developing Survey Form Questions
• Managing Form Responses
• Working with Form settings
• Changing For Appearance
• Adding Images and Videos to a Form
• Analyze responses with automatic summaries
• Using Forms to Create a Quiz
• Share form with Collaborators

Programme Trainer

Lynn Foo has more than 10 years of training and coaching experience in Digital Skills, Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking. She is a trainer for SkillsFuture for Digital Workplace (SFDW), a national initiative that gears Singaporeans with foundational digital skills and a mindset for the digital transformation, preparing them for the future economy. Other than Google Workplace training, Lynn also conducts Microsoft Training programmes including MS Office and Teams which is the hub for team collaboration in Microsoft 365. Lynn holds a degree in Business Administration, an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) and is a certified Design Thinking Instructor and a certified International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Instructor.