2-Hour Virtual Seminar on Getting Started With Gemini For Google Workspace
2-Hour Virtual Seminar
Instructor:
Chris DeVany
Chris DeVany
Thursday
August
28
2025
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration:
2 Hours
Webinar ID: 75614
Live: One Dial-in One Attendee
Corporate Live: Any number of participants
Recorded: Access recorded version, only for one participant unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Corporate Recorded: Access recorded version, Any number of participants unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Overview:
Areas Covered in the Session:
Who Will Benefit:
Gemini, Google’s powerful new AI, is now built directly into Google Workspace - providing an exciting opportunity for users to streamline their work and boost productivity.
In Getting Started With Gemini For Google Workspace, you’ll learn how to activate and use Gemini inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and Drive - even if you’ve never used AI before! Through live demonstrations and step-by-step examples, this beginner-friendly webinar will show you how to automate repetitive tasks, draft and improve content, analyze data faster, and enhance team collaboration. Whether you work in HR, marketing, finance, or operations, you’ll leave ready to start using Gemini confidently - and understand the best practices for using it safely and responsibly in your organization.
Why should you Attend:
- Understand what Gemini is and how it integrates with Google Workspace
- Activate and access Gemini tools in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and Drive
- Use Gemini to draft and improve emails and documents
- Analyze and visualize data with Gemini in Google Sheets
- Generate content and visual presentations with Gemini in Slides
- Summarize meetings and organize files using Gemini in Meet and Drive
- Apply AI safely and responsibly using best practices
- Identify practical ways to use Gemini in their day-to-day work
Areas Covered in the Session:
- What is Gemini? An Overview
- Introduction to Gemini AI
- Gemini vs. other Google Workspace AI features
- Setting Up Gemini for Google Workspace
- How to activate Gemini in your Google Workspace account
- Navigating Gemini AI settings & permissions
- Example: Enabling Gemini in Gmail and Docs
- Using Gemini in Gmail
- Drafting and refining emails
- Summarizing email threads
- Example: Drafting a project update email with Gemini
- Using Gemini in Google Docs
- Generating content from prompts
- Improving writing and formatting
- Example: Creating an HR policy draft with Gemini
- Using Gemini in Google Sheets
- Natural language queries for data
- Automating data analysis and visualization
- Example: Sales team analyzing pipeline trends with Gemini
- Using Gemini in Google Slides
- Generating outlines and slides
- Enhancing presentations with visuals
- Example: Marketing team building a new campaign deck
- Using Gemini in Google Meet and Drive
- Summarizing meetings with Gemini
- Organizing Drive files and generating insights
- Example: Project team creating post-meeting notes with Gemini
- Best Practices for Safe & Responsible Use
- Transparency and accountability in AI-generated content
- Managing permissions and privacy
- Example: Responsible AI checklist for teams
- Q&A and Action Planning
- Interactive Q&A
- Action steps to start using Gemini in daily work
- Additional learning resources
Who Will Benefit:
- CEO
- Senior Vice President
- Vice President
- Executive Director
- Managing Director
- Regional Vice President
- Area Supervisor
- Manager
Speaker Profile
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm which focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle's clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted to government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues.
He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation.
He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues.
He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation.
He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.