Course length: 1-day
Course Overview
Microsoft Teams has evolved into a powerful hub for communication, collaboration, and productivity. This course provides a practical, handson introduction to the modern Teams experience, focusing on the tools and workflows that help individuals and departments work together efficiently.
Participants learn how to communicate effectively in channels and chat, collaborate on files, run productive meetings, and use integrated apps like OneNote, Planner, and Loop components. The course emphasizes realworld use cases, best practices, and the features that drive adoption and engagement across an organization.
By the end of the day, learners will understand how Teams brings together conversations, files, meetings, and apps in one place — and how to use these capabilities to streamline work, reduce email overload, and support team based collaboration.
Objectives
- Participants will be able to:
- Navigate Microsoft Teams and understand its core components
- Communicate effectively using channels, posts, chat, and Loop components
- Collaborate on files using the modern Teams + SharePoint integration
- Run and manage meetings using collaborative notes, intelligent recap, and other updated tools
- Use apps, tabs, Planner, and Approvals to support team workflows
- Add and use OneNote as a shared knowledge and documentation space
- Personalize Teams settings to improve focus, notifications, and productivity
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Microsoft 365 or completion of Getting Started with Microsoft 365 or equivalent knowledge.
Outline
1. Getting Started with Microsoft Teams
- Navigation and activity feed
- Understanding teams, channels, and chat
- Search and productivity tools
2. Working in Channels
- Posting messages and announcements
- Using Loop components
- Managing messages and conversations
- Collaborating on files
- Adding tabs (OneNote, Planner, SharePoint, Excel)
3. Meetings in Teams
- Scheduling and joining meetings
- Collaborative notes
- Intelligent recap and transcripts
- Whiteboard and meeting tools
4. Files & Collaboration
- SharePoint integration
- Version history and permissions
- Syncing with OneDrive
5. Apps & Extensions
- Adding apps and tabs
- Using connectors
- Planner / Tasks
- Approvals
6. Chat & Personalization
- Using chat effectively
- Pinning, filtering, and organizing conversations
- Managing notifications and device settings
- Customizing your Teams experience
