Productivity with AI

AI for Productivity

Work smarter. Save time. Focus on what matters most.

Artificial intelligence can automate repetitive tasks, organize information, improve communication, and help you work more efficiently. Discover practical workflows and AI-powered tools that help you spend less time on routine work and more time on teaching, research, collaboration, and innovation.

AI Throughout Your Workday

  • Email prioritization

  • Meeting preparation

  • Document drafting

  • Data analysis

  • Presentation creation

  • Meeting summaries

  • End-of-day planning

Productivity Workflows

Email Assistant

AI can help:

  • Draft professional emails

  • Improve tone

  • Summarize long threads

  • Generate replies

  • Translate messages

  • Create announcements

Example prompt:

  • Draft a professional email reminding graduate students about the project deadline. Keep the tone friendly and concise.

Recommended tools:

  • Gemini

  • ChatGPT

  • Claude

  • Microsoft Copilot

Meeting Assistant

Use AI to:

  • Build agendas

  • Brainstorm discussion topics

  • Prepare briefing notes

  • Summarize meetings

  • Generate action items

  • Draft follow-up emails

Example workflow:

  1. Before Meeting

  2. Generate Agenda

  3. Take Notes

  4. AI Summary

  5. Action Items

  6. Follow-up Email

Document Creation

AI can assist with:

  • Policies

  • Reports

  • Grant summaries

  • Newsletters

  • Meeting minutes

  • Guidelines

  • Documentation

Examples:

  • Annual reports

  • Committee reports

  • Strategic planning

  • Student communications

  • Data & Spreadsheets

AI helps with:

  • Excel formulas

  • Data cleaning

  • Charts

  • Pivot tables

  • Trend analysis

  • Statistical summaries

  • CSV analysis

Recommended tools:

  • Excel Copilot

  • ChatGPT

  • Gemini

  • Claude

Presentation Creation

AI can help:

  • Create outlines

  • Generate speaker notes

  • Improve slide structure

  • Design visuals

  • Summarize content

  • Practice presentations

Recommended tools:

  • Gamma

  • Canva

  • PowerPoint Copilot

  • ChatGPT

Professional Writing

Examples:

  • Proposal drafts

  • Reports

  • Policies

  • Documentation

  • Performance reviews

  • Letters

  • Announcements

  • Editing

  • Proofreading

  • Tone improvement

Organization

AI assists with:

  • Task prioritization

  • Project planning

  • Note organization

  • Knowledge management

  • File summaries

  • Personal productivity

Suggested tools:

  • Notion AI

  • NotebookLM

  • Microsoft Copilot

  • Gemini

Workflow Automation

Examples:

  • Automatically summarize emails.

  • Generate meeting notes.

  • Create recurring reports.

  • Organize files.

  • Extract information from PDFs.

  • Connect multiple tools.

Platforms:

  • Power Automate

  • Zapier

  • Make

  • Google Workspace

  • Microsoft 365

Responsible Productivity

Before Using AI

  • Remove confidential information.

  • Follow university data policies.

  • Verify AI-generated content.

  • Review all communications before sending.

  • Keep human oversight in decision-making.

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