Exploring Gemini in Google Workspace (Google Sheets, Slides, Docs, Gmail, Drive)
Are you using Google Workspace just for the basics? In this practical workshop we’ll take you far beyond the basic functionality of the Gemini button. You will be able to transform documents into powerful insight combining multiple elements of Gemini directly within Google Workspace.
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3 hour course
Certificate of Attendance
Private
Many professionals use Google Workspace like Microsoft Office, treating Drive as simple storage or Sheets as a basic spreadsheet tool. This course shows you how to unlock its full potential with Gemini.
Instead of only using AI to rewrite text, you’ll learn how to use the Gemini side panel to pull critical data from across Drive directly into the document you are working on.
You’ll explore how to identify misalignments in complex Gmail threads, create data visualisations in Sheets using natural language, and generate custom designs in Slides without leaving your everyday applications.
Through practical, guided exercises, you’ll work across datasets in Google Drive, ask questions across multiple email threads, and use the =GEMINI() function to write formulas directly in Google Sheets.
Delivered by AI practitioners, this expert-led session follows our “listen, see, do” approach, giving you hands-on experience and practical skills you can apply immediately.
Our Exploring Gemini in Google Workspace (Google Sheets, Slides, Docs, Gmail, Drive) workshop is available as a private training session that can be delivered virtually or at a location of your choice in South Africa.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Use the Gemini side panel in Google Docs to retrieve critical information from other files
Generate data visualizations with natural language and build formulas directly in cells using the '=GEMINI()' functionality in Google Sheets
Query complex email threads and embedded attachments in Gmail to uncover misalignments and support transparent decision making
Use the Gemini side panel anywhere in the Google Workspace application to answer specific questions, all without leaving your document
Insert custom images and designs directly into your presentations in Google Slides
Traverse datasets across your Google Drive to easily connect disparate information and different forms of data
Course agenda
Introduction to Gemini in Workspace
- Moving beyond basic features in Google Workspace
- Understanding the Gemini side panel and how it connects your files securely
Working Smart in Google Docs & Drive
- Retrieving critical data from other documents without switching tabs
- Traversing datasets across your Drive to connect disparate information
- Cross-reference files to answer specific questions directly in Docs
Unlocking Google Sheets with AI
- Gaining insights and creating data visualizations using natural language
- Understanding the limitations and common 'gotchas' of AI visualizations
- Using the '=GEMINI()' function to build formulas and running prompts on raw datasets
Clarity in Gmail & Creativity in Slides
- Going beyond basic summarization to uncover conflicts in complex email threads
- Reading data from embedded attachments to support transparent decision making
- Inserting images and designs directly into Google Slides and GMail using AI
- Querying multiple email threads simultaneously to get clarity and reduce miscommunication
Who it's for
This course is for marketing professionals, social media managers, creative teams, content creators, designers, sales and business development teams, small business owners - and anyone curious about using AI to streamline their work.
No prior AI experience is required. It is perfect for business users who want a faster, lower-friction way to create tangible outputs from their data without needing to master advanced prompting techniques.
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