Microsoft Ignite kicks off today, November 2 and Microsoft Teams leads the big announcements this year.

As Microsoft Teams meetings evolved, features like grid view, Together mode and Presenter view marked the beginning of 2D immersive meeting experiences. With the introduction of Mesh for Microsoft Teams, the next leap for 2D and 3D experiences is on the horizon.

Microsoft continues innovating and updating Microsoft Teams, which is why at Excel and Flourish, we like to take a moment each month to go over some highlights that might benefit your company or team. Let’s take a look at what’s new in Microsoft this month.

As hybrid work shifts from “new” to “the new normal,” Microsoft is continuing to learn how to successfully navigate the transition. One thing remains clear: hybrid work is about providing flexibility. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Through the launch of new technologies, like Windows 11 released on October 5, 2021, Microsoft is empowering employees to contribute and be productive from anywhere, on any device, at any time.

Microsoft continues innovating and updating Microsoft Teams, which is why at Excel and Flourish, we like to take a moment each month to go over some highlights that might benefit your company or team. Let’s take a look at what’s new in Microsoft this month.

Even before the pandemic forced us to work from home, email use had been on the rise. The number of messages in our inboxes continues to climb, and daily email volume has increased dramatically due to the absence of informal communication that naturally resulted from being in the office. We need to put a control on this volume.

Want to ensure your team is using the latest and greatest that technology has to offer? Microsoft 365 offers proactive solution seeking and risk aversion through its wide array of powerfully integrated applications, such as Microsoft Teams and OneDrive.

Microsoft constantly innovating and updating Microsoft Teams, which is why at Excel and Flourish, we like to take a moment each month to go over some highlights that might benefit your company or team. Let’s take a look at what’s new in Microsoft this month.

With an aim to ensure better user engagement, Microsoft announced that it is planning to rollout Q&A app in Teams Meetings, which is currently in private preview. The Q&A app will allow meeting organizers and presenters to add open or moderated Q&As to any Teams meeting. It enables attendees to ask and reply to questions before and during a meeting

Hi everyone, it's Jennifer Buchholz with Excel & Flourish. I'd like to take a moment to talk to you about how we prefer to train in a hybrid work environment because we're doing hands-on technical training.

Hi everyone, it's Jennifer Buchholz with Excel & Flourish. I'd like to talk to you a little bit about hybrid work environments and give you a low-down on some of the things that you're going to want to keep in mind as folks are returning to work. We want to make sure that everyone has a seat at the table, everyone has the same information available, and that everybody can participate fully.

Hello everyone, it's Jennifer Buchholz with Excel & Flourish. And I just wanted to remind you that we are open for business! We have a variety of things that we've been doing lately to help organizations.

One of the great things about Microsoft is that they are always listening, analyzing, and creating new technology and new features to help make everybody’s job a little easier. They’re constantly innovating and updating, which is why at Excel and Flourish, we like to take a moment each month to go over some highlights that might benefit your company or team.

Another Microsoft Inspire is in the books. The focus of this year’s event was the changing workplace dynamics as we move to a Hybrid work world and Windows 365!

We are proud to announce that our owner and founder Jennifer Buchholz to be a will be a guest on the Tech in the Right Direction podcast on Tuesday, July 13.

Tech in the Right Direction is a podcast focused on helping turn ideas into action to create opportunities for women to advance in the dynamic technology industry.

What’s new in Microsoft 365 this month? Since remote work is still very relevant, Microsoft has been working relentlessly to make the Microsoft 365 experience seamless and organized, whether you’re working remotely or back in the office. Let’s take a look at some highlights from this past month.

Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced a new product called Microsoft Viva. Viva is the first employee experience platform to bring tools for employee engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge discovery, directly into the flow of people’s work. Viva is designed to help employees learn, grow and thrive, with new experiences that integrate with the productivity and collaboration capabilities in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.

During the pandemic, remote work became the norm, and companies were forced to pivot with so many employees working from home. Tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams became the must-have software over the past year and just about everyone is now used to video meetings. But, things are starting to open up again and offices are starting to welcome workers back. But one thing that we know for sure if that some form of remote work is here to stay and the most likely scenario is a hybrid work environment.

We are proud to announce a new webinar series…. Office Hours with Jennifer Buchholz. This new series will kick off with a live webinar on June 28 at 11:00AM CST.

Microsoft recently rolled out Webinars, PowerPoint Live, and Presenter Mode in Microsoft Teams. With these capabilities, you have new ways to deliver polished, professional presentations in meetings of all sizes, from small internal meetings to large customer-facing webinars and events—all from a single application.

Think you know Microsoft Teams? It’s possible that you might just be hitting the tip of the iceberg! Join us on June 23 at 9:30 AM to learn more about this powerful tool. In this session, you’ll learn how file sharing, collaboration, and tools like Planner, Forms, and other integrations make Teams the most streamlined form of connection and collaboration.