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Automate Your Workday with ChatGPT and Zapier

Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Intermediate content levelIntermediate

Transform repetitive workflows into streamlined, automated processes

Course outcomes

  • Automate common business processes with no-code tools and AI
  • Write effective AI prompts to generate relevant and useful content
  • Automate AI prompts for consistent, reliable results
  • Determine which automation providers support which software
  • Build a simple operational database for lookups in automations

Course description

Tired of repetitive tasks eating up your workday? Have a sense that there has to be a way to automate much of the toil but don’t know where to start?

Join expert Tom Nassr to discover how far modern workday automation has come with tools like Zapier and ChatGPT and learn simple steps to transform your routine workflows into streamlined, automated processes—no coding required. You’ll discover how to develop an automation-first mindset that can identify automation opportunities in your daily work and implement practical solutions to facilitate everyday tasks in Google workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, and other common apps.

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

  • Build your first automated workflow using Zapier to connect your everyday apps
  • Leverage ChatGPT to automate email responses, report writing, and content creation
  • Create time-saving automations for document handling, data entry, and calendar management
  • Discover a systematic approach to identifying automation opportunities in your workflow

This live event is for you because...

  • You’re a business professional who wants to reduce manual, repetitive tasks.
  • You’re a team leader who’s looking to improve operational efficiency.
  • You manage multiple tools and platforms.
  • You use Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.

Prerequisites

  • Set up or have access to free Zapier and ChatGPT accounts (recommended but not required)

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Schedule

The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.

Foundations of modern workplace automation (25 minutes)

  • Presentation: The automation-first mindset; understanding automation opportunities; popular automation tools and opportunities for genAI integration; ROI of automation (time savings, error reduction, cost benefits)
  • Group discussion: What tasks in your workday feel the most repetitive?

Building your first automations with Zapier (60 minutes)

  • Group discussion: Which apps do you use most frequently in your work?
  • Presentation: Getting started with Zapier; interface and terminology; understanding triggers and actions; common app integrations (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack)
  • Hands-on exercises: Build an automation connecting two commonly used apps; test and troubleshoot the workflow; add basic filtering and formatting
  • Q&A
  • Break

Leveraging ChatGPT in your automations (60 minutes)

  • Group discussion: What type of content do you frequently need to generate?
  • Presentation: Effective AI prompting and integration; ChatGPT capabilities and limitations; combining Zapier and ChatGPT
  • Hands-on exercises: Write effective prompts for common business content; create a Zap that uses ChatGPT for content generation; set up an automated email response system
  • Q&A

Finding opportunities to automate your workday (35 minutes)

  • Hands-on exercise: Document your daily workflows; identify automation candidates using provided framework; calculate potential time savings
  • Q&A

Your Instructor

  • Tom Nassr

    Tom Nassr is cofounder and CEO of XRay Tech. He’s currently focused on developing AI-powered solutions for environmental and social impact organizations, while investing in startups pushing the boundaries of intelligent automation. His expertise spans AI implementation strategy, automated system design, and digital product development. Through strategic advisory work, he helps leadership teams harness emerging technologies to solve complex operational challenges and unlock new possibilities for growth and impact. Tom is passionate about creating systems in which technology enhances rather than replaces human capability.

Skill covered

GPT