Employee Learning Moment

Use the Copilot AI Assistant in Windows 11

This 5m 03s LinkedIn Learning video shares a preview of Copilot for Windows, an AI-powered assistant that you can use to interact with webpages and settings and applications in your own PC.

And there’s more! Are you interested in the best practices for using Microsoft Copilot at Algonquin College? Our Microsoft Copilot Essentials course, part of the Microsoft 365 Essentials Collection, is a comprehensive resource for all things Copilot at Algonquin. And better yet, it’s available to peruse and revisit at your leisure 24/7.

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Windows 11 Quick Tips-Snaps Layouts, Minimize Windows

If you are new at using Windows 11, or may not be aware of some quick tips, here are 2 short videos to help you get started with window placement. These tips are especially helpful when you don’t have multiple screens.

  1. If you sometimes need to have 2 windows on your showing screen, side-by-side, but often have many windows open, this 1:05 min video clip will show you how to do that quickly.
  2. Alternatively, if you have many windows open but would like to close all but one, this 45s video clip will show you a quick trick.

If these short videos have helped you, check out the Windows 11 Quick Tips course for many more quick tips on a wide range of topics.

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Need help with a specific Microsoft 365 task/tool/feature/process for everyday work tasks? Book an appointment with the Centre for Organizational Learning’s Systems Training Specialist.

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Embracing Change

Change is all around us, and our professional life is no exception. If you are feeling anxious about upcoming change, check out this 1 min nano video clip, to learn a strategy to help you accept what you cannot change by refocusing your energy on what you can change.

This is just one tip from the short 9 min 11 s course Nano Tips to Thrive in Uncertainty and Embrace Change, feel free to check them all out.

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Relax your Brain

Our brains already have the built-in machinery to be wildly creative—some of us just need a bit of clarity on the process. This 5m 54s LinkedIn Learning video provides you with advice to help you get your creativity flowing by relaxing your brain. When our brains are relaxed, they function more creatively.

This is just one small sliver of advice from the Creativity Tips for All (7h 31m), check out the full course for even more tidbits to get (even more) creative.

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Understanding ‘Work Time’ vs. ‘You Time’

How much time do you really spend working each week? This brief 2m 17s LinkedIn Learning video from the Time Management Fundamentals course shares insight into what differentiates work and you time and strategies to better balance each.

If you’ve been looking for strategies to help you manage your time more efficiently, the full course, Time Management Fundamentals (1h 47m) may be well worth your time.

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How to Use LinkedIn Learning AI-powered Coaching

LinkedIn Learning bridges the gap between the career you want and the skills you need. LinkedIn Learning has made it even easier to find relevant videos with its new AI-powered coaching search assistant. The 3m 17s LinkedIn Learning video Use AI-powered coaching is just one of many informative videos that can help you get the most of LinkedIn Learning in the How to Use LinkedIn Learning (1h) course.

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Reduce Stress & Anxiety by Managing your Nervous System

In this 1:10 min introductory video, you will become familiar with the importance of why regulating your nervous system matters. Stress, anxiety, burnout, overwhelm, and disengagement are all connected to the function of your nervous system. Learning how to work at the level of your nervous system can help you bring your best self to the daily challenges you face. In this course, somatic expert and coach, Jay Fields teaches simple practices for regulating the autonomic nervous system, which unconsciously controls your mind and body’s response to stress. Participate in activity exercises to apply some basic concepts to your personal experiences and to help you to regulate your nervous system. While this course won’t magically make the world a less stressful place, by participating in the exercises and applying the lessons Jay imparts, you will have a nervous system that is wired to help you meet challenges with more calmness and clarity.

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The Power of Validation

Great listeners do three critical things: listen, seek to understand, and then validate the emotions of the speaker. In this introductory 5:01 audio course, Pete Mockaitis sits down with best-selling author, Michael Sorensen and takes a deep dive into communication skills to help you build and sustain better relationships. You can improve your everyday conversations using a proposed four-step validation method.

Find out what to do if you unintentionally invalidate others or miss the mark in how you respond, developing your capacities, along the way, to facilitate difficult emotional conversations. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to reestablish your boundaries and listen more closely than ever before.

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Make your Story More Persuasive

In organizations that have many different priorities and hierarchy levels, being able to clearly create a story that wins support and resources for your projects, ideas, and initiatives is an essential skill. In this course, career strategy coach, Tiffany Uman guides you on how to craft a compelling and well-presented story that influences leadership and decision-makers, even in the most challenging of situations. Tiffany also highlights anticipating pain points, questions and potential pushback from leaders and decision makers.

After checking out this 2:56 min introductory video, you will be encouraged to engaged with the complete course, from planning backwards from the objective of your presentation as well as strategic research to understanding the needs, concerns, and priorities of stakeholders to craft a persuasive, data-backed story.

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Enhance your Presentation with Emotional Peaks

Do you want to make your lesson, presentation or pitch memorable? Research shows that we only remember 10% of what was said after 1 week. Listen to this short audio clip, Evoke Emotional Peaks, to learn how you can create more meaningful presentations for your audience.

Interested in hearing more? You can hear the complete series of audio clips as part of the LinkedIn Learning course, Becoming More Memorable and Persuasive.

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