7 Emails and instant messaging in the workplace

 

This chapter covers

  • Enhancing email communications with AI
  • Using AI in instant messaging
  • Integrations and automations
  • Tools to improve your writing style
  • Maintaining critical thinking skills
  • The future of AI in communication

Some of the benefits of generative AI are that it can offer smarter ways to manage emails and instant messages, act like a personal assistant, organize your inbox, draft responses, and automate routine tasks. By using AI, emails become less burdensome and instant messages more efficient, turning these communication tools into productivity enhancers rather than distractions. This is especially important in remote work environments where effective communication can not only build better working relationships but also help you keep your job. This chapter focuses on enhancing these tools to streamline and improve your daily communications.

7.1 Enhancing email management with AI

7.1.1 AI-enhanced email summarization and drafting

7.1.2 Not ready for prime time

7.1.3 Email security

7.2 Using AI in instant messaging

7.2.1 Meeting transcription and recap with AI

7.3 Integrations and automation with AI

7.3.1 Teams workflows in action

7.3.2 Webhooks

7.4 Improving your writing while maintaining your voice

7.4.1 Grammarly

7.4.2 Apple Intelligence Writing Tools

7.5 Maintaining critical thinking and good judgement

7.6 The future of AI communications

7.7 Prompts used in this chapter

Summary