Upcoming Public Events

Join Smart Dolphins’ vCIO Ty Hedden for a session on building a proactive plan for your technology. We’ll cover the basics of planning hardware replacement cycles, major software upgrades, and modernizing your IT by migrating to cloud services. We’ll also discuss how to execute on and keep your plan alive, while ensuring buy-in from your team.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28 | TIME: 11:00 AM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY TY HEDDEN

In this 60-minute session, we will cover the following: using the navigation pane, word styles, themes, table of contents, page breaks, cover pages and using the Ruler and tab stops.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30 | TIME: 11:00 AM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY JOLYNN RIHN

Join us for a 60-minute session to learn concepts behind Microsoft and SharePoint lists. This intro session covers:

• what list are and when to use them
• the difference between Microsoft Lists, SharePoint Lists and Teams Lists
• how to work with Microsoft and SharePoint lists
• how to work with List Templates

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 | TIME: 11:00 AM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY JOLYNN RIHN

Create engaging, sophisticated and effective presentations by learning advanced features of PowerPoint.

• use slide masters and layouts for consistent and appealing slide designs.
• add multimedia elements such as audio and video.
• create dynamic animations and transitions for enhanced visual impact.
• learn best practices for presenting, including presenter view and custom shows for different audiences.
• reuse slides and work with sections.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13 | TIME: 11:00 AM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY JOLYNN RIHN

If you are new to Microsoft Teams, or considering implementing it, this 60-minute session will show you how to use Teams for connecting, communicating and collaborating. We will weave in best practices and etiquette to help optimize your work and get the most out of Microsoft 365 environment.

THURSDAY, APRIL 20 | TIME: 11:00 AM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY JOLYNN RIHN

ChatGPT is a powerful business tool that can help small and medium-sized businesses streamline their workflow and increase their efficiency. This AI language model can help automate tasks, provide valuable insights and generate ideas, all while saving time and effort. By using ChatGPT, businesses can focus on high-priority tasks and leave the repetitive ones to the machine. Whether it’s customer service, content creation, or research, ChatGPT can be a valuable addition to any business toolkit. We’ll also discuss some of the pitfalls and concerns of using this emerging tool in its infancy.

TUESDAY, APRIL 25 | TIME: 1:00 PM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY JOLYNN RIHN

What is Identity Security? Join us to learn how modern work makes your people a target​ and what are the privacy law expectations​. Find out how to help your team protect themselves against privacy intrusions through an in depth look at MFA and SSO.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27  | TIME: 11:00 AM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY SONYA GOULET

Join vCIO Andrew Rivett to learn how to empower your staff with a seamless migration to the full Microsoft 365 suite. Discover how to find the best cloud alternatives for your organization’s on-premises applications and effectively plan, execute, and manage the migration while ensuring scalability, flexibility, and security. We also invite you to check out Andrew’s recent blog, “How Microsoft 365 empowers users to do more and better.”

TUESDAY, MAY 9 | TIME: 11:00 AM  |  REGISTER FREE VIA ZOOM  |  PRESENTED BY ANDREW RIVETT