Practical guide on how to use AI tools to improve productivity as a manager or professional in four key areas:
✅ 1. Writing Emails
🔧 Tools to Use:
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ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini – for drafting messages.
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GrammarlyGO – for tone, grammar, and clarity.
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Flowrite / Superhuman AI – for quick, smart email replies.
💡 How to Use:
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Write from scratch:
Prompt: “Write a professional email to a client apologizing for a delivery delay and offering a 10% discount.” -
Improve tone:
Prompt: “Make this email more friendly but still formal.” -
Summarize long emails:
Copy-paste a long email and prompt: “Summarize this in 2 sentences.” -
Translate or rephrase:
Prompt: “Rephrase this email to sound more assertive.” or “Translate this into French.”
✅ 2. Summarizing Meetings
🔧 Tools to Use:
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Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Scribbl.ai – auto-transcribe and summarize Zoom, Teams, or Meet calls.
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Fathom – integrates with Zoom to summarize meetings automatically.
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ChatGPT / Claude – paste transcript and prompt for summary.
💡 How to Use:
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Get meeting summaries:
Prompt: “Summarize the main points of this meeting transcript.” (Paste transcript) -
Action items only:
Prompt: “List all action items with assignees and due dates.” -
Sentiment and tone:
Prompt: “Analyze the tone of the meeting and any conflict areas.”
✅ 3. Generating Ideas
🔧 Tools to Use:
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ChatGPT, Notion AI, Copy.ai, Ideanote – for brainstorming and ideation.
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Whimsical AI, Miro AI – for visual brainstorming and mapping ideas.
💡 How to Use:
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Brainstorm product names:
Prompt: “Suggest 10 creative names for a new team productivity tool.” -
Content ideas:
Prompt: “Generate 5 blog post ideas for HR professionals.” -
Campaign ideas:
Prompt: “Brainstorm a marketing campaign for our new software targeting small businesses.” -
Meeting agenda:
Prompt: “Create a 30-minute team meeting agenda to discuss project delays.”
✅ 4. Analyzing Reports
🔧 Tools to Use:
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ChatGPT / Claude – for analyzing pasted text or CSV/Excel files.
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Excel with Copilot – helps with summarizing trends, writing formulas.
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Tableau with AI, Power BI Copilot – for visualizing and explaining data.
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ThoughtSpot – conversational analytics for business users.
💡 How to Use:
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Text report analysis:
Prompt: “Summarize this report and highlight any concerning trends.” (Paste report) -
Financial analysis:
Upload spreadsheet and prompt: “Find unusual expenses and summarize spending trends.” -
KPI insights:
Prompt: “Analyze this quarterly performance report. Are we meeting our goals?” -
Make it visual:
Prompt: “Suggest charts to visualize this sales data effectively.”
AI Assistant Setup Tips
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Combine tools: Use Otter.ai for transcripts → ChatGPT to summarize → Notion AI to document key insights.
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Automate: Use Zapier or Make to connect meeting notes, email tools, and document generators.
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Keep it secure: Always check what data your AI tool stores—opt for tools with enterprise-grade security.
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