AI Image Generation for Business: Beyond the Gimmick

Fast Forward · Episode 28 AI Image Generation for Business: Beyond the Gimmick Professional-quality images for your business, generated in seconds, for cents. Learn how to separate background photography from graphic templates so your visuals stay consistent, professional and free of synthetic cliches. Read the Fast Forward breakdown Back to Season 3 Listen now Fast … Read more

Claude Teams: Set Up and Manage Your Organisation

Fast Forward · Episode 27 Claude Teams: Set Up and Manage Your Organisation Adding people is the easy bit. Managing what they can do is the part worth understanding. This episode walks through Claude Team and Enterprise features from the manager’s desk, focusing on shared projects, role boundaries, and group control. Read the breakdown Back … Read more

Granola: AI Meeting Notes That Actually Work

Fast Forward · Episode 25 Granola: AI Meeting Notes That Actually Work Most meeting tools record every word, but leave you sorting through walls of messy text. Granola pairs your live typed notes with local audio capture to produce clean, formatted summaries in seconds without invasive meeting bots. Read the episode breakdown Back to Fast … Read more

Copilot Agents: Build a Simple Assistant for Your Team

Fast Forward · Episode 24 Copilot Agents: Build a Simple Assistant for Your Team A Copilot agent that knows your policies, your process, and your FAQs without needing a developer. Learn how to configure a document-grounded assistant in Microsoft Copilot Studio to solve routine administrative questions across your department. Read the breakdown Back to Fast … Read more

Claude Projects vs ChatGPT Custom GPTs: Which to Choose

Fast Forward · Episode 23 Claude Projects vs ChatGPT Custom GPTs: Which to Choose Both platforms allow teams to build persistent AI workspaces with custom instructions and reference files. Understanding their architectural differences helps you select the right tool for deep document work versus multi-tool integrations. Read the Fast Forward breakdown Explore Season 3 Listen … Read more

Copilot in Teams and Outlook: Meetings and Inbox

“`html Fast Forward · Episode 22 Copilot in Teams and Outlook: Meetings and Inbox Recap a meeting you missed, draft the follow-up, and clear the inbox using Copilot in Teams and Outlook. This Fast Forward episode provides an honest practitioner look at how to reduce communication drag inside Microsoft 365. Read the Fast Forward breakdown … Read more

MCP: Connect Claude to Your Gmail, Calendar, and Drive

Fast Forward · Episode 21 MCP: Connect Claude to Your Gmail, Calendar, and Drive Learn how to connect Claude to Gmail calendar and Drive using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Stop manually copying data across browser tabs and let Claude query your workspace directly for morning briefings, meeting prep, and document search. Read the Fast … Read more

Copilot in Word and Excel: What It Actually Does

Fast Forward · Episode 20 Copilot in Word and Excel: What It Actually Does You are probably already paying for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Here is a practical breakdown of what it does reliably inside Word and Excel, where it stumbles, and how to get real value without wasting time on vendor hype. Read the Fast … Read more

Claude Code: Build Production Software From Your Terminal

Fast Forward · Episode 12 Claude Code: Build Production Software From Your Terminal Learn how to use Claude Code to build, edit, and deploy software directly from your terminal using plain instructions. This Fast Forward episode covers setup, codebase navigation, multi-file edits, and safety reviews. Read the Fast Forward breakdown Back to Season 1 Listen … Read more

Gemini Gems: Build a Brand-Specific Content Engine

Fast Forward · Episode 11 Gemini Gems: Build a Brand-Specific Content Engine Learn how to turn Google Gemini Gems into a brand-specific content engine. Upload your brand guidelines, style rules, and document templates once, then generate consistent, perfectly formatted content without writing long prompts every single time. Read the Fast Forward breakdown Back to Fast … Read more