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Advanced Microsoft-led EA training

EA Training for Assistants Ready to Work More Strategically

Become the Microsoft 365, AI and automation expert your leader needs.

A practical 10-week live programme for Executive Assistants and senior support professionals who want to reduce manual work, improve workflow control and use Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation with confidence.

Delivered by Paul Pennant, Microsoft MVP, former Executive Assistant and founder of Today’s PA.

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10 live sessionsHalf-day online programme

Small cohortPersonal support and accountability

Applied projectImprove one real workflow

EAPA GradGraduate recognition

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£2,995 + VAT

Non-profit rate: £2,495 + VAT

10 live half-day sessions
Printed implementation playbook
100+ workflow templates and examples
12 months of recordings and support
Private EAPA Teams community

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From reactive support to Productivity Architect

Most EAs are not short of effort. They are working inside systems that were never properly designed.

Requests arrive through email, Teams, forms, meetings and conversations. Files live in different places. Actions are tracked manually. Follow-up depends on memory. Information is copied from one tool into another.

The Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme helps you redesign those systems, so work becomes clearer, more visible and easier to manage.

The transformation

Before

Too much manual chasing
Duplicated updates and disconnected tools
Work driven by inbox pressure
Uncertainty about where AI fits
Too much knowledge held in one person’s head

After

Clearer Microsoft 365 workflows
Better intake, tracking and follow-through
More confident use of AI and Copilot
Reduced repeated manual work
More strategic support for leaders

What changes after this EA training programme

Build practical capability that improves how work gets done.

Build better workflowsConnect Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Lists, Planner, Forms, Excel and Power Automate around real EA work.

Reduce manual workIdentify duplication, delays and repeated tasks before deciding what to automate.

Use AI with judgementApply Copilot and AI with stronger decisions around permissions, risk and organisational guardrails.

Create better visibilityMake requests, actions, files, decisions and priorities easier to track and communicate.

Support leaders strategicallyMove beyond task execution and advise on how work should happen.

Prove the valueComplete a real project showing time saved, risk reduced or value created.

“We were mind blown within about five minutes, but in a really good way. Paul showed us what would be useful in our working lives and gave us a strong grounding in a phenomenally fast-growing area.”

Sue and Jenny, University of Exeter

Why this EA training programme is different

This is not a tour of Microsoft apps.

It connects Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation across real EA workflows.
It focuses on implementation rather than theory.
It is designed around assistant work, not generic business use cases.
You leave with practical systems you can use immediately.
Completion is based on applied change, not passive attendance.

Your 10-module journey

Each module connects technology to real executive support work.

1. From Busy EA to Productivity Architect

Understand what is changing in the assistant role and how to move from reactive support to workflow design.

2. AI, Copilot and Safe Productivity

Learn where AI fits, what to use it for and how to think about safety, judgement and information risk.

3. Prompting, Copilot Chat and Agents

Build stronger prompts and explore how Copilot Chat and agents can support real EA workflows.

4. SharePoint, Groups and File Architecture

Create better structure for files, access, ownership and collaboration across Microsoft 365.

5. Lists, Metadata and Workflow Control

Use Lists and metadata to make work visible, trackable and easier to manage.

6. Outlook and Teams as the Executive Communication System

Redesign communication, follow-up, actions and visibility across inboxes, meetings and Teams.

7. Forms, Planner and Intake Management

Build cleaner ways to capture requests, prioritise work and reduce scattered communication.

8. Excel for Workflow Evidence and Reporting

Use Excel to analyse activity, show progress and create evidence for better decisions.

9. Power Automate and Power Apps for EA Workflows

Explore practical automation and app-building opportunities for assistant work.

10. The Productivity Architecture Project

Bring everything together by designing and presenting one real workflow improvement.

What is included

More than ten training sessions.

10 live half-day sessions

Expert teaching with practical implementation throughout.

Printed EAPA Implementation Playbook

Audits, workflow design, AI guardrails and project tools.

100+ workflow templates and examples

Practical starting points you can copy, adapt and apply.

12 months of support

Recordings, Ask Paul and the private EAPA Teams community.

Applied Productivity Architecture Project

Build one real workflow improvement based on your role.

EAPA Grad designation

Recognition for successful completion and applied implementation.

Who this programme is for

For experienced support professionals who want to modernise how they work.

Executive Assistants and Senior EAs
Personal Assistants
Chiefs of Staff
Business Support Managers
Office professionals responsible for improving workflow and executive support

You do not need to be an advanced Microsoft user before joining. What matters is that you are willing to learn, change and apply the tools properly.

Why learn with Paul Pennant

Microsoft expertise grounded in the reality of executive support.

Paul Pennant is a Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 and Copilot, founder of Today’s PA and a former Executive Assistant.

He has spent more than 20 years helping assistants and office professionals master Microsoft tools and improve the way they work. Today’s PA has trained professionals from more than 4,000 organisations worldwide and has been recognised as Best Assistant Training Provider in the UK for seven consecutive years.

This is practical Microsoft 365 transformation delivered by someone who understands both the technology and the pressure of the assistant role.

For organisations

Develop support professionals who improve workflows, reduce manual work and use AI more safely.

Better executive support and follow-through
Fewer manual hand-offs and duplicated updates
Stronger use of existing Microsoft licences
More confident AI and automation adoption
Support professionals who advise leaders, not just react to them

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Ready to secure your place?

Become an Executive Assistant Productivity Architect.

Complete the programme, improve one real workflow and earn the EAPA Grad designation.

Standard price: £2,995 + VAT
Non-profit price: £2,495 + VAT. Places are limited to maintain support and accountability.

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Firstly, we signed up with Paul as we have trained with him before and truly benefit from his targeted and relevant training for us as assistants. Secondly, we had no idea about AI/Chat GPT, and I mean absolutely no idea. We were mind blown within about 5 minutes of this course started (but in a really good way), and stayed totally engaged for the entire duration of the training – there is so much to learn, but Paul helped guide us through what would be useful for us to build into our working lives, and give us a good grounding in what is, and will be, a phenomenally fast growing area. Everyone needs to learn this stuff.

This Minute-Taking Course is an absolute game-changer for EAs. Paul was knowledgeable and engaging, demonstrating the very latest technological insights, and showing us how to use AI to streamline transcription, summarization, and organization to save time and create first class work products. The excellent materials and personalized feedback made this a truly transformative learning experience. Highly recommend!

Paul Pennant's AI online course was truly eye-opening! It revealed a wealth of knowledge that had me so engaged, I was up till 4am reflecting on everything I had learned. As an Office Manager and Events Coordinator for a large property company, I can already envision numerous occassions where AI will simplify aspects of my role - streamlining tasks, improving efficiency, and allowing me to focus on expanding in other areas. The content was insightful, practical, and expertly delivered - I feel empowered and excited to apply these new AI skills. Highly recommend🚀

EA Training

EA Training for Assistants Ready to Work More Strategically

Most EAs are not short of effort. They are working inside systems that were never properly designed.

Before

After

Build practical capability that improves how work gets done.

This is not a tour of Microsoft apps.

Each module connects technology to real executive support work.

More than ten training sessions.

10 live half-day sessions

Printed EAPA Implementation Playbook

100+ workflow templates and examples

12 months of support

Applied Productivity Architecture Project

EAPA Grad designation

For experienced support professionals who want to modernise how they work.

Microsoft expertise grounded in the reality of executive support.

Develop support professionals who improve workflows, reduce manual work and use AI more safely.

Become an Executive Assistant Productivity Architect.

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