Google Workspace: Communication, Collaboration, and Productivity

Prerequisites:

• Basic computer literacy
• Familiarity with common office productivity tools
• Willingness to participate in practical group exercises

Audience

• Staff members seeking to enhance digital competencies
• Academic and administrative professionals
• Teams looking to improve communication and collaboration with Google Workspace

Overview:

Google Workspace is a suite of cloud-based tools designed to enhance communication, collaboration, and productivity in both professional and academic environments. This blended training combines virtual and in-person sessions to provide participants with practical skills for effectively using Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Chat/Gemini, with hands-on activities and guided practice.

This instructor-led, live training (online and onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to strengthen their use of Google Workspace to streamline teamwork and operations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Organize and manage email, events, and meetings effectively with Gmail, Calendar, and Meet.
• Collaborate in real time using Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Apply communication tools like Chat/Gemini to streamline team interactions.
• Develop practical outputs such as schedules, collaborative reports, dashboards, and presentations.

Format of the Course

• Blended learning: 2 hours virtual + 12 hours in-person sessions.
• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on exercises, group projects, and simulations.
• Video tutorials and guided virtual practice activities.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized version tailored to your organization’s processes, please contact us to arrange.

Course Outline:

Session 1 – Virtual (2 hours): Communication and Organization with Google Workspace

• Gmail: Email organization and productive use
• Google Calendar: Creating events, reminders, and meetings; managing shared calendars
• Google Meet: Organizing video calls from Gmail and Calendar; collaboration functions (chat, recording, screen sharing)
• Practical activity: Workday simulation using Gmail, Calendar, and Meet to coordinate team activities

Sessions 2, 3, and 4 – In-person (12 hours total): Productivity and Collaboration in the Cloud

• Google Drive: Creating, organizing, and searching files; sharing documents and managing permissions
• Google Docs: Creating collaborative documents; using comments, suggestions, and revisions
• Google Sheets: Basic formulas, pivot tables, charts; real-time collaboration
• Google Slides: Designing online presentations; teamwork on presentations
• Communications – Chat/Gemini: Overview and usage of tools
• Practical activity: Group project where teams create a Drive folder with a document, spreadsheet, and presentation integrating AI

Additional Components

• Video tutorials for each tool
• Virtual practical activities: - Prepare a weekly schedule in Calendar - Develop a collaborative report in Docs - Design a simple dashboard in Sheets - Record a short presentation in Meet with Slides
• Final online evaluation: questionnaire

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