Collaboration Simplified AI Podcast

Why AI Might Actually Make Human Skills More Valuable, Not Less — with Georgia Barnasa, Cognitive AI Architect at Microsoft 30.05.2026 46min

AI adoption is reshaping the workplace — but are people actually ready, and are the systems around them keeping up? In this episode, Shervin is joined by Georgia Barnasa, Microsoft Cognitive AI Architect based in Switzerland, to unpack what Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index really reveals about how organizations and individuals are navigating this shift.From the role of manager support in driving AI readiness, to why authenticity may become the most valuable human skill in an AI-saturated world, this conversation goes deep on the human side of AI. Subscribe and leave a review to help others find the show!⏩ Make sure to visit our website for more AI videos, blogs, and podcasts: https://cosi.proThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.© 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

I Built an AI Command Center for My Entire Workday 24.05.2026 5min

Build your own AI-powered Personal Dashboard with Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Cowork. In this video, I’ll show you how I created a custom AI Command Center that helps me prioritize my day, focus on what matters most, and stay ahead of emails, meetings, projects, Teams chats, KPIs, overdue tasks, calendar load, and more with automatic hourly updates in one centralized view. I’m Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, and in this step-by-step tutorial you’ll learn how to build a personalized productivity dashboard. I’m also sharing the exact prompts and recipe so you can customize it for your own workflow.⏩ You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/kXP88J94BOEThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.© 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

500 Million Have Copilot Chat — Most Only Use 10% | Learn How To Use The Other 90% 10.05.2026 8min

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft as he talks about the major updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and why you should use it.⏩ You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/fPnucwgIizgThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.© 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

Go Beyond Copilot Agents with Copilot Cowork (Custom Skills Tutorial) 03.05.2026 18min

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to automate your entire post-meeting workflow. Shervin uses Copilot Cowork to build a custom skill that gets all your meeting work done by creating documents and emails on your behalf.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/CNWQjuoOzM0This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.© 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

Copilot Now Lets You Choose Between Claude, ChatGPT, Or Both! (Full Tutorial) 26.04.2026 7min

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to automate your entire post-meeting workflow. Shervin uses Copilot Cowork to build a custom skill that gets all your meeting work done by creating documents and emails on your behalf.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/CtdUujOpNzIThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.© 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

Build NEXT-LEVEL Copilot Agents with VS Code & GitHub Copilot 19.04.2026 27min

In this deep dive tutorial, you'll learn how to turn a basic Microsoft Copilot agent into a powerful agentic solution using VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Work IQ.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/TrZ6fKBENB8This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

Build Copilot Agents That Think Like Your Boss // Practice on AI, Impress Your Real Boss 12.04.2026 13min

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to build a Copilot agent that thinks like your boss and improves your work before they ever see it.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/_NWL-OfaV7MThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

NEW Copilot Cowork Automates 90% of Your Daily Tasks 05.04.2026 12min

Claude Cowork inspired it. Microsoft Copilot Cowork delivers agentic workflow to Microsoft 365—automate tasks across Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel with AI.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/CmcngCt7hhIThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

Which Works Best in a Copilot Agent — ChatGPT, Claude or Grok? 22.03.2026 12min

In this video, Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, compares the latest models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI by running the same AI agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio three times, each time powered by a different LLM.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/imhVISEduToThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

Accessibility & AI with Sue Vencill - Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft 15.03.2026 27min

Conversation with Sue Vencill, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft focused on accessibility tools AI enables. Here are the links Sue mentions in the Podcast:More logical navigation through Word documents for screen readersVoice Access for Accessibility | Microsoft WindowsGet started with voice access - Microsoft SupportAccessibility Assistant updates: Smarter handling of tables and shapesWindows 11 Accessibility Features | MicrosoftAccessibility Technology & Tools | Microsoft Accessibility⏩ Make sure to visit my YouTube Channel, Collaboration Simplified for more AI videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CollaborationSimplifiedThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

AI & Jobs, Best Models & Productivity Tips with Michael Goad - Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft 08.03.2026 37min

Conversation with Michael Goad, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft focused on Health and Life Sciences.Here are Michael's YouTube channels:Michael Goad - YouTube (Personal YouTube Channel)Microsoft Healthcare and Life Blog Videos - YouTubeheyitsgoad/copilot-playground: This is my hub for Copilot prompts, custom agents, and video guides.…⏩ Make sure to visit my YouTube Channel, Collaboration Simplified for more AI videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CollaborationSimplifiedThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

The EASIEST Way to Build a Copilot Agent (NEW Agent Builder Tutorial) 01.03.2026 14min

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer, in this simple tutorial on how to build powerful Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents, using the new & improved Agent Builder. In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to create a Project Assistant Copilot agent from scratch inside the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/9_Dw9qcjLgAThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

This Copilot Setting Is Basically an Excel Cheat Code (Anthropic Claude + Agent Mode) 15.02.2026 12min

Microsoft Copilot in Excel, AI data analysis, Agent Mode, Anthropic Claude, and OpenAI ChatGPT 5.2 — in this Podcast, I use the newest Copilot features in Excel to analyze FIFA World Cup data and decide which games are actually worth buying tickets for.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/iyculEdLUDYThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

An inside look at where AI and Microsoft Copilot actually stand today with Nate Loback, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft 08.02.2026 22min

Conversation with Nate Loback, Copilot Solutions Engineer at Microsoft.⏩ Make sure to visit my YouTube Channel, Collaboration Simplified for more AI videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CollaborationSimplifiedThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

My Inbox Was Out of Control. So I Built an AI Agent to Fix It. 01.02.2026 14min

Learn how to build an Autonomous Copilot Agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio to de-clutter your Outlook Inbox by automatically sorting, organizing and notifying you of urgent emails in Microsoft Teams. Join Shervin Shaffie, a Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he walks you through all the steps to creating this powerful agent and simplify your work.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/Y8NmL93HzdIThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

Not All Microsoft Copilots are the Same: Which One Do You Have? 25.01.2026 16min

Copilot for Microsoft 365, Copilot for Business, Copilot for Personal, Family - which one do you have and where are all the places you can access it from? That’s exactly what we’ll cover in this video.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/PbLylmwDHEQThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

Asking My 16 Year Old Teen How He Uses AI (Surprise Answer!) 19.01.2026 11min

Bet you can't guess how kids are using AI these days!!Feel free to email me with your thoughts on topics you'd like to hear from me on - anything related to AI is fair game (it doesn't have to be Microsoft :) info@cosi.pro⏩ My main videos are located on my YouTube Channel, Collaboration Simplified: https://www.youtube.com/@CollaborationSimplifiedThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

How I Automated Boring Work with Copilot (Full Tutorial) 11.01.2026 11min

Learn how to build a fully autonomous AI agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio that can automate your boring tasks. In this step-by-step tutorial, Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, walks through creating an agent that moves a task through Outlook, SharePoint, Word, and Teams until it’s complete. The setup is explained in clear, practical terms so anyone with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can build the same end-to-end automation for their own work.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/NXBp4UxE9N8This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

NEW Copilot Workflows Agent Will Automate Your Job (Full Tutorial) 04.01.2026 10min

Learn how to use the new Copilot Workflows Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot with this clear, step-by-step tutorial. Join Shervin Shaffie, a Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he turns simple natural-language prompts into powerful automations you can use immediately across Outlook and Teams.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/_w-jVw8Uhc0This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.

My Top 5 Microsoft 365 Copilot Tips for Excel, Teams & the Copilot App 28.12.2025 17min

Unlock 5 hidden features in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Excel to dramatically boost your productivity. Whether you’re a casual user or want to become a true Copilot POWER USER, this tutorial is for you. Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he walks through five essential Copilot tips that every professional should know.⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/GeeK0GoFlkEThis Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with.