The age of artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon; it's here, and it's transforming the way we work. To help your organization navigate and harness this powerful shift, we've created the Gemini Adoption Series—a set of focused webinars designed to turn your team from curious observers into AI-powered professionals. 👋
Register for the full series here!
This blog post serves as your guide to the series, summarizing the groundbreaking capabilities and practical skills you'll gain from each session. Let's dive into what you can expect.
If you missed part 1 of this 6-part series on Privacy and Security with Gemini, check it out here!
2. Discover the Power of Workspace with Gemini ✨
The true power of Gemini lies in its seamless integration. This isn't another tool to toggle between; it's a collaborative partner embedded directly within the Google Workspace apps you use every day.
In this session, we explore how Gemini acts as your AI assistant to dramatically boost productivity and creativity.
Key Takeaways:
- 🧩 Integrated, Not Bolted-On: Gemini is woven into the fabric of Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. "Help me write" can instantly draft an email in Gmail, generate a project plan in Docs, or create custom images from a simple text prompt in Slides.
- 📊 From Data to Decisions in Seconds: In Sheets, you can simply describe what you want to track or analyze, and Gemini will generate custom tables and classify data for you, freeing you to focus on strategy.
- 🛡️ Enterprise-Grade Security: Your data is your data. We'll cover how Gemini inherits all of Workspace’s robust security and privacy controls. Your prompts and responses are not used to train models outside your organization, and your existing data protection policies (like DLP) are automatically applied.
3. Prompt Engineering Best Practices 💡
Getting the most out of any AI depends on one thing: the quality of your request. This session is dedicated to the art and science of "prompt engineering," teaching you how to communicate with Gemini effectively to get the precise results you need.
Key Takeaways:
- 🎯 The 4 Elements of a Perfect Prompt (PTCF):
- Persona: Tell Gemini who to be ("Act as a senior marketing director...").
- Task: Clearly define what you want it to do ("Draft a three-part email campaign...").
- Context: Provide the necessary background details ("...for a new productivity software aimed at small businesses.").
- Format: Specify the desired output ("Present the response as a bulleted list in a professional tone.").
- ✍️ Detail Drives a Better Response: You'll learn why the most successful prompts average around 21 words, providing the rich context AI needs to deliver high-quality, relevant output.
- 🔄 Refine and Iterate: Don't stop at the first response. We’ll show you how to use follow-up questions and refinement commands like "shorten," "elaborate," or "rephrase" to hone the output to perfection.
4. Gemini App and Gems: Your Personalized AI Experts 💎
Beyond the integrated Workspace experience, the standalone Gemini app offers a powerful environment for deep research, coding, and complex analysis. This session introduces you to Gemini Advanced and its most exciting feature: Gems.
Key Takeaways:
- 🧠 Your AI Thought Partner: The Gemini app is designed for complex tasks. You can upload documents and data sets for deep analysis, brainstorm creative strategies, and even get help writing and debugging code.
- 🌟 Introducing Gems: Imagine creating your own custom-tuned AI assistants. That's what Gems are. You can build a "Marketing Guru Gem" trained on your brand voice, a "Code Reviewer Gem" that knows your team's standards, or a "Financial Analyst Gem" to help with models.
- ⏩ Streamline Repetitive Work: By creating a Gem, you minimize the need to write long, repetitive prompts. You simply activate your custom Gem and give it a task, knowing it already has the context and persona you need.
5. Elevate Learning with NotebookLM 📚
How do you make sense of dense, complex information? NotebookLM is your AI-powered research assistant, designed to help you gain critical insights faster, grounded exclusively in the source materials you provide.
Key Takeaways:
- ⚓ Grounded in Your Information: Unlike other AIs that pull from the entire web, NotebookLM only uses the documents you upload (PDFs, Docs, web pages, etc.). This ensures your answers are accurate, relevant, and based on information you trust.
- 🗣️ From Documents to Dialogue: Upload your research, project briefs, or training manuals to create a "notebook." You can then ask questions, and NotebookLM will provide answers complete with citations that link directly back to the source text.
- ⚡ Instant Intelligence: Instantly generate summaries, FAQs, timelines, or even podcast-like "Audio Overviews" of your source material. It's the ultimate tool for onboarding, sales enablement, and getting up to speed on any topic quickly.
6. The Next Generation of Storytelling with Google Vids 🎬
In a world of information overload, video is the most engaging way to land your message. Google Vids is a new, AI-powered video creation app that makes storytelling at work accessible to everyone, regardless of their editing experience.
Key Takeaways:
- 🪄 Your AI Video Director: Simply write a prompt—for example, "Create a project update video for the Q3 launch"—and Vids will generate a complete storyboard with a script, stock footage, and music.
- 🤝 Effortless Creation and Collaboration: With a simple and intuitive interface just like Docs and Slides, anyone can create polished, professional videos. You can even generate a voiceover from your script using AI or easily record your own.
- 🏢 Built for Every Team: Vids is perfect for creating everything from sales enablement and training modules to project updates and company-wide announcements, helping you communicate more effectively and build stronger connections.
Ready to Empower Your Team? 💪
The Gemini Adoption Series is your roadmap to integrating AI securely and effectively across your organization. Join us for the upcoming sessions to equip your team with the tools and skills to lead in the new era of work:
- Discover the Power of Workspace with Gemini - June 25th
- Prompt Engineering Best Practices - July 9th
- Gemini App and Gems: Your Personalized AI Experts - July 23rd
- Elevate Learning with NotebookLM - August 6th
- The Next Generation of Storytelling with Google Vids - August 20th