Collaboration Simplified AI Podcast
by Shervin Shaffie
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About this podcast
Simple tutorials on AI, agents, automation, and Copilot that help you eliminate busywork and get real results.
I work for Microsoft, but the views shared here are my own and those of my guests. This is an independent channel, not an official Microsoft production.
You can also watch these episodes on my YouTube Channel, Collaboration Simplified - https://www.youtube.com/@collaborationsimplified.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 45 episodes
- Why AI Might Actually Make Human Skills More Valuable, Not Less — with Georgia Barnasa, Cognitive AI Architect at Microsoft · 46 minAI adoption is reshaping the workplace — but are people actually ready, and are the systems around them keeping up? In this episode, Shervin is joined by Georgia Barnasa…
- I Built an AI Command Center for My Entire Workday · 5 minBuild your own AI-powered Personal Dashboard with Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Cowork. In this video, I’ll show you how I created a custom AI Command Center that helps me…
- 500 Million Have Copilot Chat — Most Only Use 10% | Learn How To Use The Other 90% · 8 minJoin Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft as he talks about the major updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and why you should use it. ⏩ You can watch the…
- Go Beyond Copilot Agents with Copilot Cowork (Custom Skills Tutorial) · 18 minJoin Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to automate your entire post-meeting workflow. Shervin uses Copilot Cowork to build a custom…
- Copilot Now Lets You Choose Between Claude, ChatGPT, Or Both! (Full Tutorial) · 8 minJoin Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to automate your entire post-meeting workflow. Shervin uses Copilot Cowork to build a custom…
- Build NEXT-LEVEL Copilot Agents with VS Code & GitHub Copilot · 28 minIn this deep dive tutorial, you'll learn how to turn a basic Microsoft Copilot agent into a powerful agentic solution using VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Work IQ…
- Build Copilot Agents That Think Like Your Boss // Practice on AI, Impress Your Real Boss · 13 minJoin Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to build a Copilot agent that thinks like your boss and improves your work before they ever…
- NEW Copilot Cowork Automates 90% of Your Daily Tasks · 12 minClaude Cowork inspired it. Microsoft Copilot Cowork delivers agentic workflow to Microsoft 365—automate tasks across Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel with AI. ⏩ You can watch this…
- Which Works Best in a Copilot Agent — ChatGPT, Claude or Grok? · 13 minIn this video, Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, compares the latest models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI by running the same AI agent in Microsoft…
- Accessibility & AI with Sue Vencill - Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft · 28 minConversation with Sue Vencill, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft focused on accessibility tools AI enables. Here are the links Sue mentions in the Podcast: More logical…
- AI & Jobs, Best Models & Productivity Tips with Michael Goad - Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft · 37 minConversation with Michael Goad, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft focused on Health and Life Sciences. Here are Michael's YouTube channels: Michael Goad - YouTube (Personal…
- The EASIEST Way to Build a Copilot Agent (NEW Agent Builder Tutorial) · 14 minJoin Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer, in this simple tutorial on how to build powerful Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents, using the new & improved Agent Builder. In this…
- This Copilot Setting Is Basically an Excel Cheat Code (Anthropic Claude + Agent Mode) · 13 minMicrosoft Copilot in Excel, AI data analysis, Agent Mode, Anthropic Claude, and OpenAI ChatGPT 5.2 — in this Podcast, I use the newest Copilot features in Excel to analyze FIFA…
- An inside look at where AI and Microsoft Copilot actually stand today with Nate Loback, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft · 23 minConversation with Nate Loback, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft. ⏩ Make sure to visit my YouTube Channel, Collaboration Simplified for more AI videos…
- My Inbox Was Out of Control. So I Built an AI Agent to Fix It. · 14 minLearn how to build an Autonomous Copilot Agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio to de-clutter your Outlook Inbox by automatically sorting, organizing and notifying you of urgent…
- Not All Microsoft Copilots are the Same: Which One Do You Have? · 16 minCopilot for Microsoft 365, Copilot for Business, Copilot for Personal, Family - which one do you have and where are all the places you can access it from? That’s exactly what…
- Asking My 16 Year Old Teen How He Uses AI (Surprise Answer!) · 11 minBet you can't guess how kids are using AI these days!! Feel free to email me with your thoughts on topics you'd like to hear from me on - anything related to AI is fair game (it…
- How I Automated Boring Work with Copilot (Full Tutorial) · 11 minLearn how to build a fully autonomous AI agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio that can automate your boring tasks. In this step-by-step tutorial, Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal…
- NEW Copilot Workflows Agent Will Automate Your Job (Full Tutorial) · 10 minLearn how to use the new Copilot Workflows Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot with this clear, step-by-step tutorial. Join Shervin Shaffie, a Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft…
- My Top 5 Microsoft 365 Copilot Tips for Excel, Teams & the Copilot App · 17 minUnlock 5 hidden features in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Excel to dramatically boost your productivity. Whether you’re a casual user or want to become a true Copilot POWER USER…
