Welcome to September's Bits & Bytes

First up this month, registration is now open for our latest event! We're excited to bring you a Byte-size Briefing webinar on getting started with Copilot, showing how you can start to get better results in less time. This webinar is designed to help you determine whether Copilot is a worthwhile investment for your business. Check out the intro below and click the button to see what we'll cover - and what freebies you'll get!

We also have a new Byte-size Bulletin video tip on summarising your Outlook emails and threads using Copilot. Find out how to get started with Copilot for Outlook in only one minute of your time.

Last but not least, we're giving thanks to Tim Watts of our client Tim Watts Wealth Management for coming in to speak to the team and educating us on all things personal finance. We're very grateful to Tim for giving up his time to see us. It was lovely to have a catch-up and share some pizzas together.

We hope you enjoy this month's Bits & Bytes!

Register now for our upcoming webinar!

Copilot, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in general, is a smart tool with lots of potential. Many say it is “a game-changer”. Others are underwhelmed rather than blown away. This webinar is for those interested in exploring Copilot's benefits in a structured way before committing to it.

We are all attracted to the idea of doing better quality work and saving time and effort. Microsoft estimates Copilot can save you 10 hours a month. To be given an extra working day every month would be very nice.

Seventy-five per cent of knowledge workers use AI at work. Only thirty-five per cent of leaders say they have a plan for it. Indiscriminate use of AI can be risky, as a New York law firm found out when they went to court citing cases their opponents later discovered were invented by AI. Regardless of the risks, you are more likely to increase productivity if you guide and shape the use of AI in your organisation.

Our webinar will help you determine if Copilot is an excellent opportunity for your firm and what next steps to consider. Register now for free.

Summarise Outlook email threads with Microsoft Copilot

In September's tip, we’re focusing on Microsoft Copilot for Outlook, taking a look at a useful feature that can help save you time.

Many of us spend the majority of our day inside our inbox, sending and reading emails, trying to keep track of multiple threads at once.

Microsoft Copilot makes it easy to summarise emails and threads into their key points, so you can give yourself a refresher.

Watch the video.

All things personal finance with Tim Watts

Thank you to Tim Watts of Tim Watts Wealth Management for coming in to see us this month, for one of your updates on the world of finance.

The Final Step team found it very valuable for navigating and planning savings, mortgages, investments and pensions. Most of us know we should pay more attention to looking after and planning our finances. We really appreciate your insights on how to do that. Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions.

Thank you for reading and sharing

Thanks so much to Tim Watts of Tim Watts Wealth Management for coming in to update us on financial matters and answer our questions. He's a much-valued long-term partner.

Fittingly an impressive double rainbow appeared outside our office window as he visited to help us all work on our "pots of gold".

It's the time of year to mix summer and autumn. I visited the open air theatre and ordered the Christmas turkey in the same week!

If you have any questions about the topics covered in this month's Bits & Bytes, please don't hesitate to reach out.