Microsoft Teams Training

Microsoft Teams training to enhance your team’s productivity

Microsoft Teams is an application that helps you to work more effectively with others as a team. It is a comprehensive Digital Workspace or Hub that helps you work more productively with others in your team whoever and wherever they are. Unfortunately, most people still use Teams for video meetings and chat. And it does that very well of course. But in our Microsoft Teams training, you will quickly learn that Microsoft Teams can do more. In fact, a lot more!

 

In our Microsoft Teams training, you will learn how to:

  • understand when best to use Chat, Group Chat, Channel Conversations and simplify communication within your team
  • chat with others in tight conversations rather than using scattered email conversations
  • collaborate on files, like MS Word documents or Excel spreadsheets, with others in real time
  • work with many other Microsoft 365 apps and programs inside Teams
  • and much, much more…

 

Broadly, this half-day training session is designed to help you understand the structure of the Microsoft Teams program. We will show you a lot of tools and features hidden from most people in Microsoft Teams. And most importantly, together we will explore ways you can use Teams to collaborate more effectively with people inside your team or organisation.

 

Microsoft Teams is a deceptively simple program that is truly built for our time. With many of us currently working from home, Microsoft Teams has the potential to totally transform the way you work together.

 

Who will benefit from our Microsoft Teams training?

If you and your team are already using Teams but only as a video or even chat platform, then this training is a must!

Microsoft Teams can do so much more to enhance the productivity of your team. Given that, it is ideally suited to the entire team undertaking it together so that lasting behaviour change and adoption is assured. On the other hand, if you are using the Microsoft 365 suite but have not yet explored the potential of Teams, our training can you and your team started and operating at an advanced level very quickly.

 

Microsoft Teams training outline

Left-Hand Rail Icons/Apps

Understanding how to easily navigate the Icons in the left-hand rail. Knowing what they all do and how you can use the filters and features associated with them. (Chat/Activity/Teams/OneDrive etc. Also adding other Apps)

  • Understanding OneDrive & SharePoint
  • Tips to organise and navigate the new MS Teams easier (Understanding the layout and how to find information)
  • Using Teams Chat effectively

Using MS Teams Chat

Even though you may be using Teams Chat, there may be a few features you are not aware of or using well. Things such as:

  • Using the various Chat Filters
  • Searching Chat
  • Delay send
  • Meeting directly from Chat
  • Adding people to Group Chat
  • @mentions in Chat
  • Pinning Chats
  • Document sharing via Chat

Using your MS Teams Status

  • Understanding how your Status in Outlook corresponds with your MS Teams status
  • Understanding the various status options in Teams
  • Setting your status in Teams
  • Setting a status message and duration

Working with your Team in Channels

  • What are Channels and why use them (Types of Channels)
  • Chat or Channels (The why and when)
  • Introducing the power of Channels Conversations
  • Working with Files in Channels
  • Moving out of email and into channel conversations for internal collaboration
  • Finding information in your Channels using search
  • Managing your Channel notifications
  • Using Channel Mentions
  • Using Tabs in your Channels

A new Team or a New Channel?

  • Some guidelines on when a new Team is needed or simply a Channel

Using Microsoft Planner

Planner to manage Team tasks & To Do for Private Tasks

  • What is Planner
  • Adding Planner to a Channel
  • Using the “Buckets”
  • Create a Task – Add Due Date & Assign Task
  • Expanded Task View (Progress. Priority, Start Date etc)
  • Using Notes & Comments
  • Adding Steps/Checklist
  • Adding Attachments or Links
  • Using the Different Views & Filters
  • The Planner Hub

 

Working with other Apps in MS Teams

There are a host of other Apps that you can inside Microsoft Teams. We will show you some of the most common ones. (Approvals, OneNote, Loop)

 

Flexible delivery options

We have a number of flexible delivery options.

  • Face to Face Training in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Albury Wodonga or anywhere in Australia (Half-Day)
  • Online interactive training available (I usually break this into two online sessions)
  • 1-1 Coaching either in person or online

 

Contact us to discuss our Microsoft Teams Training program in more detail. Call 02 6056 8887 or email Geoff Prior

 

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