A Practical Guide to Using AI for Work

This course is part of Google’s Make AI Work for You program and serves as a roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into your daily work. Whether you are a professional eager to grow, or a small business owner juggling multiple roles, this course teaches you how to move from feeling stuck to working smarter. You will learn from Google experts and real business owners how to examine your current tasks and identify ways AI can save you time every day.

You will begin by learning how to prompt AI to get to the outcomes that you’re looking for. You will practice Chain-of-Thought prompting, breaking complex tasks into smaller, manageable steps.

We’ll discuss how to use AI as your creative thought partner, and you’ll discover how to use Gemini Live to talk through ideas in real-time. You’ll also be introduced to NotebookLM, a collaborative tool that helps to gain a deeper understanding of complex documents, using your own materials to inform the process. Additionally, you will see how AI is integrated directly into Google Workspace, allowing you to summarize lengthy email threads in Gmail or generate data insights in Sheets without switching apps. By the end of this course, you will have a personalized action plan and a prompt library that you can reuse to simplify your daily business tasks.