Upcoming Talks

Join us on the VBC network call insightful discussions and exceptional talks. Don't miss the chance to connect and share ideas with like-minded individuals. We look forward to seeing you there!

Eoin Lynch - 10th June

AI at Work: Copilot Enterprise, Copilot Chat and BuiltIn AI Tools in Microsoft 365

Course Description:

This webinar provides a clear and practical introduction to how Copilot Enterprise
and the free AI tools already included in Microsoft 365 can support everyday work.
We will explore how to structure effective prompts, how Copilot Chat can help you
diagnose and fix errors in Excel, create formulas, and summarise long documents.
You will also see how AI can turn written material into clear, wellstructured
PowerPoint presentations in a matter of seconds.
The session highlights the AI features available to all Microsoft 365 users in Word,
Excel and PowerPoint, and explains what additional capabilities Copilot Enterprise
provides.

By the end, participants will understand where each tool fits, how they
complement one another, and how to apply them confidently in daytoday tasks.

Course Outline:

1) Welcome and session aims

2) Copilot versions (what people typically have)

3) AI in everyday life (quick context)

4) Builtin AI tools in Microsoft 365 (free features)
 Excel: Analyse Data
 Word: Editor and Translate
 PowerPoint: Designer
 Outlook: Focused Inbox

5) Copilot Chat (Free Version – Enterprise Security)
 Accessing it and staying secure

6) Prompting: getting better outputs

7) Copilot in Edge (why Edge was recommended)

8) Demonstrations of Copilot Chat capabilities (practical examples)

9) Create features and limitations raised in-session

10) Personalisation (saving your preferences)

11) Governance and “use with care” reminders

Róisín Buckley - 17th June

STORY Workshop

Crafting business stories for the digital space, with the Piquant STORY structure.

Do you want to communicate information about your company?
Are you trying to promote your brand?
Have you a new product you need to launch?
Are you trying to figure out what to post on LinkedIn each week?

It can be challenging to get people to listen and remember information, but humans are designed to pay attention and recall stories. In this workshop Róisín Buckley, CMO, Piquant, will take you through the Piquant STORY structure, sharing techniques and examples of how to turn cold information into compelling stories.

About Róisín Buckley

Communications expert Róisín Buckley is company director at full-service creative agency Piquant. A former RTÉ Producer, Róisín has twenty years of communications, production and creative project management experience. With her focus on the audience experience Róisín is adept at finding the story, producing the story and promoting the story.

Róisín’s project experience includes strategic communications, video production, campaign management, social media marketing, and digital brand elevation. Róisín has lectured in film production at the Technological University of the Shannon and is co-curator of GASP! The Business of Digital Storytelling, a bi-annual creative industry conference. Róisín is a member of the An Dúlra Coop board.

Caroline Duffy - 24th June

Talk - Why Your Biggest Business Problems Are Actually Personal Ones

It's grounded in adult development research and draws on patterns I see repeatedly with clients - the founder who keeps undercharging, who struggles to hold a boundary with a difficult client, who overcommits and then burns out, or who can't quite bring themselves to back their own judgement. These are usually framed as business challenges, or confidence issues, but underneath them there's often something more interesting going on developmentally.

The talk would offer a compassionate but honest reframe; one that moves people from frustration with themselves to genuine curiosity about what's driving those patterns, and what's possible on the other side of that.

3rd July

Anissa Zekkouti - The Energy Edge

8th July

Rebecca MacLehose - Branding

22nd July

Sian Bernadine - Using Data and Metrics to Your Advantage

Connect with us today and start building valuable business relationships and partnerships.

Email: paul.pcmconsulting@gmail.com

Tel: 086-8532152