# AI for the Workplace with Gemini Canonical URL: ## Overview Covering everything from your first prompts to sophisticated workflows, this hands-on course equips you with practical, job ready Google Gemini AI skills. You will discover how to prompt with precision, work with files and multimedia, create custom Gems, use Canvas and Memory, and take advantage of advanced features such as Deep Research and NotebookLM for research, analysis, writing, and knowledge management. The course also walks you through using Gemini inside Google Workspace tools including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, and Drive, and shows you how to establish automations with Extensions, Scheduled Actions, and Workspace Flows. Guided exercises and a capstone project culminate in a personalized Gemini system built around your role, and you finish with tangible deliverables ready to put to work right away. ## What you'll learn - Master structured prompting and advanced techniques including Deep Think mode and Google Search grounding - Build custom Gems, explore Canvas for interactive content, and set up Memory for persistent context - Put Deep Research to work generating automated, multi-page research reports and converting them into interactive deliverables - Establish source grounded knowledge bases with NotebookLM and produce Audio Overviews - Bring Gemini's side panel into your daily work across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, and Drive for real time AI assistance - Activate Extensions, Scheduled Actions, and Workspace Flows for cross application automation - Assemble a complete, personalized Gemini system built around your own role, from task audit through finished deliverable ## Curriculum #### Module 1: Getting Started with Google Gemini - Explain how Gemini processes information and what the context window means practically - Select the right model tier (Flash Lite, Flash, Pro, Deep Think) for different tasks - Navigate the Gemini app confidently and understand plan options (Free, AI Pro, AI Ultra, Workspace) #### Module 2: Prompting Fundamentals and Working with Files - Write prompts using the five-component framework (context, task, format, constraints, examples) - Upload and analyze multiple file types in conversation, including images, video, and audio - Diagnose and fix weak prompts #### Module 3: Gems — Building Custom AI Experts - Create a Gem with custom instructions tailored to a specific work task - Use the Productivity Planner Gem to synthesize calendar, email, and document information - Explain how Gems differ from regular conversations and when to use each #### Module 4: Canvas, Memory, and Usage Management - Create and iterate on interactive content in Canvas - Configure Memory settings and review what Gemini remembers - Apply usage management practices to extend your plan’s AI credits #### Module 5: Advanced Prompting and Power Features - Use role-based prompting to shape Gemini’s perspective - Break complex tasks into multi-step prompts - Use Deep Think mode for problems requiring extended reasoning - Use the “You ask me” technique to replace prompt engineering with guided conversation #### Module 6: Gemini vs. Other AI Tools — Making Smart Choices - Identify which AI tool is strongest for a given task type - Articulate Gemini’s key differentiators and limitations - Evaluate AI tool outputs critically #### Module 7: Deep Research - Use Deep Research to produce a multi-page report on a work-relevant topic - Customize a research plan before execution for targeted results - Upload personal files as additional sources for a Deep Research report - Transform a research report into an interactive Canvas deliverable #### Module 8: NotebookLM — Source-Grounded Intelligence - Create a NotebookLM notebook with multiple source documents - Ask questions and receive cited, source-grounded answers - Generate an Audio Overview from uploaded documents - Add a NotebookLM notebook as a source in a Gemini conversation #### Module 9: Gemini in Google Workspace — Docs, Sheets, and Slides - Use Gemini’s side panel in Docs to draft, edit, and summarize documents - Use Gemini in Sheets to write formulas, analyze data, and create visualizations - Use Gemini in Slides to create a presentation from data or a prompt - Complete a cross-app workflow from data analysis to finished presentation #### Module 10: Extensions, Gmail, Calendar, and Drive - Enable and configure Google Apps Extensions in Gemini - Use Gemini with Gmail to draft, summarize, and search email - Query Calendar and Drive data within a Gemini conversation - Complete a cross-extension workflow combining multiple Google apps #### Module 11: Chrome, Workspace Flows, and Scheduled Actions - Use Gemini in Chrome’s side panel for web research and summarization - Create a Workspace Flow that automates a multi-step process - Set up a Scheduled Action for a recurring work task #### Module 12: Privacy, Security, and Responsible Use - Explain Google’s data privacy policies for Gemini and Workspace AI features - Recognize signs of prompt injection and apply mitigation strategies - Configure Gemini use appropriate to your organization’s data sensitivity #### Module 13: Industry Applications — Gemini in Action Across Roles - Complete at least two industry scenarios relevant to your role - Produce deliverables using the full Gemini stack (Gems + Deep Research + NotebookLM + Workspace) #### Module 14: Capstone — Build Your Personal Gemini System - Identify high-impact AI opportunities in your own workflow - Configure a complete Gemini system tailored to your job - Produce a real deliverable through an end-to-end Gemini workflow #### Module 15: Wrap-Up and Next Steps - Articulate Gemini’s current limitations and appropriate use boundaries - Follow the Week 1 action plan for sustained adoption ## Schedule - Jul 14, 2026 – Jul 15, 2026 — Live Online - Aug 11, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026 — Live Online - Sep 15, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026 — Live Online ## Pricing **Tuition:** $799