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AI-Powered Office Productivity: Excel, Word & PowerPoint

23-24 Nov, 2026, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur

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Thenmaler Selvarajah Selvarajah (Maler)

 

Thenmaler Selvarajah, widely known as Maler, is a seasoned AI Certified Trainer and Digital Transformation Trainer with over 16 years of professional training experience. She specializes in AI productivity tools, data analytics, and business automation, empowering professionals to work smarter using modern technologies.

 

She has successfully trained 10,000+ corporate executives across Malaysia, helping organizations embrace AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making to improve efficiency and performance.

 

Maler is officially certified under AI CERTs® – AI+ Everyone™, validating her expertise in practical AI applications for the workplace. This certification enables her to train professionals on:

 

Generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, etc.)

  • AI-powered productivity workflows
  • Prompt engineering for business use
  • Ethical and responsible AI usage
  • AI integration for daily office tasks

 

Her corporate training portfolio includes organizations such as: Petronas, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, DRB-HICOM, Genting World Resort, DHL, Safeguards, PNS, Universiti Malaya (UM), and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

 

Maler is also a HRDCorp Certified Trainer (TTT/10383) and holds HRDCorp Trainer Accreditation (810808045418), making all her programmes HRDCorp claimable.

 

In addition to corporate training, she serves as a Lecturer at Universiti Malaya, where she integrates AI and digital tools into academic and professional development programmes.

 

Areas of Expertise

  • AI for Workplace Productivity Generative AI & Prompt Engineering Excel,
  • AI for Business Automation Digital Skills Upskilling
  • Professional Communication with AI Tools

 

Academic Background

  • Doctorate in Management (Ongoing) – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • Master’s in Engineering (EHS) – UKM
  • Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) - UKM

 

Maler’s unique blend of technical knowledge, academic depth, and AI expertise allows her to deliver training that is practical, future-ready, and results-driven helping professionals stay relevant in the age of AI.

Venue Details

Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur
2 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

https://kualalumpur.concorde hotelsresorts.com/


Phone : 03 2144 2200

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FOCUSING ON

AI FOR EXCEL & WORD

  • MODULE 1 — INTRODUCTION TO AI IN MICROSOFT 365
  • MODULE 2 — AI FOR EXCEL: DATA ANALYSIS & FORMULAS
  • MODULE 3 — AI FOR EXCEL: REPORTING & VISUALIZATION
  • MODULE 4 — AI FOR WORD: DRAFTING & EDITING

AI FOR POWERPOINT & INTEGRATED WORKFLOWS

  • MODULE 5 — AI FOR WORD: ADVANCED DOCUMENTS
  • MODULE 6 — AI FOR POWERPOINT: BUILDING DECKS FAST
  • MODULE 7 — AI FOR POWERPOINT: STORYTELLING & POLISH
  • MODULE 8 — INTEGRATING AI ACROSS OFFICE 365
OBJECTIVE

This 2-day Course equips participants with practical, hands-on skills to use AI directly inside the Microsoft Office applications they already work in every day.

 

Rather than treating AI as a separate tool, participants learn to embed AI into their existing Excel, Word, and PowerPoint workflows — cutting the time spent on data analysis, document drafting, and presentation design, while improving the quality and consistency of their output.

AFTER ATTENDING THIS COURSE YOU WILL RETURN TO YOUR JOB…
  1. Using AI to generate, explain, and troubleshoot Excel formulas and analyzing data through natural-language queries.
  2. Building AI-assisted charts, PivotTables, and dashboards for faster reporting.
  3. Drafting, rewrite, and structuring professional Word documents using AI assistance.
  4. Converting outlines and notes into polished PowerPoint decks using AI design tools.
  5. Applying responsible and privacy-conscious practices when using AI within Office 365.
  6. Building a personal AI-in-Office workflow they can apply immediately at work.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is designed for working professionals at all levels who use Microsoft Office in their daily work and want to harness AI to work faster and produce better results, including:

  • Administrative & Executive Support Staff – Executives, Secretaries, PAs and Admin
  • Officers who prepare reports, letters and presentations daily Officers & Executives in All Departments – HR, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Operations and Customer Service staff who work with data, documents and slides
  • Supervisors, Team Leaders & Managers – who want to produce reports and presentations faster and guide their teams in practical AI use
  • Analysts & Report Preparers – who regularly summarise data in Excel and present findings to management
  • Trainers, Coordinators & Project Staff – who create proposals, training materials, briefings and project updates
  • Any Microsoft Office user – who wants to work smarter with AI - no programming or technical AI background required
METHODOLOGY
DAY 1
9:00

MODULE 1 — INTRODUCTION TO AI IN MICROSOFT 365

Learning Objective: Understand how AI chatbot tools can be used alongside Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and set realistic expectations for their use.

Content Covered

  • Overview of AI chatbot tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude) and how they pair with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Workflow for moving between an AI chatbot and Office apps (prompt, generate, copy/paste, refine)
  • What AI can and cannot reliably do with Office content
  • Setting up a productive AI-assisted workflow

Hands-On Activity: Participants set up their AI chatbot tool alongside Office and practice a simple prompt-to-document workflow.

Tools Used: AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude), Excel, Word, PowerPoint


10.45

MODULE 2 — AI FOR EXCEL: DATA ANALYSIS & FORMULAS

Learning Objective: Use AI to accelerate formula-building and uncover insights from raw data.

Content Covered

  • Generating and explaining formulas using natural-language prompts
  • Asking AI to identify trends, outliers, and summary statistics in a dataset
  • Cleaning and restructuring messy data with AI assistance
  • Validating AI-generated formulas for accuracy

Hands-On Activity: Participants use an AI chatbot to help clean a sample sales dataset, generate formulas, and produce a summary of key findings, then apply the results in Excel.

Tools Used: Excel, AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude), sample dataset provided

1:00 Lunch
2:00

MODULE 3 — AI FOR EXCEL: REPORTING & VISUALIZATION

Learning Objective: Turn raw data into clear, decision-ready reports using AI-assisted visualization.

Content Covered

  • AI-generated charts and recommended visualizations
  • Building PivotTables with AI guidance
  • Using AI to write summary narratives for reports
  • Formatting reports for a professional, presentation-ready finish

Hands-On Activity: Participants transform a raw data sheet into a formatted one-page report complete with chart and written summary, using AI-generated suggestions along the way.

Tools Used: Excel, AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude)

3:45

MODULE 4 — AI FOR WORD: DRAFTING & EDITING

Learning Objective: Draft, refine, and polish business documents faster using AI.

Content Covered

  • Drafting letters, memos, and reports from short prompts
  • Rewriting for clarity, tone, and conciseness
  • Summarizing long documents into key points
  • AI-assisted proofreading and consistency checks ument into a polished, professional structure using AI-suggested headings and a generated summary.

Hands-On Activity: Participants draft a business letter or memo from a brief prompt, then refine it using AI editing suggestions before finalizing in Word.

Tools Used: Word, AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude)

5:00 End of Day 1
DAY 2
 

DAY 2: AI FOR POWERPOINT & INTEGRATED WORKFLOWS

9:00

MODULE 5 — AI FOR WORD: ADVANCED DOCUMENTS

Learning Objective: Structure and format longer, more complex documents efficiently with AI support.

Content Covered

  • Structuring long documents with headings, styles, and table of contents
  • Using AI to check consistency in terminology and formatting
  • Generating executive summaries from full documents
  • Best practices for AI-assisted collaborative editing

Hands-On Activity: Participants format a multi-page document into a polished, professional structure using AI-suggested headings and a generated summary.

Tools Used: Word, AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude)

10.45

MODULE 6 — AI FOR POWERPOINT: BUILDING DECKS FAST

Learning Objective: Convert raw notes and outlines into complete, well-designed slide decks quickly.

Content Covered

  • Turning bullet-point outlines into a full slide-by-slide structure using an AI chatbot
  • Using AI-generated content with PowerPoint Designer’s layout suggestions
  • Restructuring content for better slide flow
  • Adapting decks for different audiences using AI prompts

Hands-On Activity: Participants build a complete presentation from a one-page brief, using an AI chatbot to generate slide content and PowerPoint’s own design tools for layout.

Tools Used: PowerPoint, AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude)

1:00 Lunch
2:00

MODULE 7 — AI FOR POWERPOINT: STORYTELLING & POLISH

Learning Objective: Strengthen narrative flow and delivery readiness using AI support.

Content Covered

  • Improving slide messaging and narrative structure with AI feedback
  • Generating speaker notes and rehearsal talking points
  • Using AI to simplify dense or technical slides
  • Final polish: consistency, pacing, and visual balance

Hands-On Activity: Participants refine an existing deck for a real presentation scenario, using AI to tighten messaging and generate speaker notes.

Tools Used: PowerPoint, AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude)

3:45

MODULE 8 — INTEGRATING AI ACROSS OFFICE 365

Learning Objective: Combine AI-assisted work across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint into a single, efficient workflow.

Content Covered

  • Moving data and content between Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with AI assistance
  • Data privacy and responsible AI use within Office tools
  • Common pitfalls when relying on AI in professional documents
  • Building a personal AI-in-Office workflow checklist

Hands-On Activity: Participants map out their own AI-in-Office workflow checklist to apply to a real task at work.

Tools Used: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AI chatbot tool (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude)

5:00 End of Course