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Description

Teams — Online Team Workspace: Organising Channels, Meeting and Sharing Files

Three hours to move beyond a disorganised message flow and bring conversations back to where they matter

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Exchanges happen in scattered private messages. A decision taken between two people never reaches the rest of the department, files circulate as email attachments and impromptu meetings leave no record. Everyone receives notifications all day long without knowing which ones deserve to be opened.

These 3 hours establish shared working practices within the team workspace. Participants learn to distinguish between a channel and a private message, organise a channel around a single topic, run an online meeting through to a record of decisions, co-edit a file without attachments, and then configure their own notifications.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish the respective uses of teams, channels and private conversations
  • Organise a channel and its tabs around a specific work topic
  • Run an online meeting through to a record of decisions
  • Share and co-edit a file directly from the team workspace
  • Configure notifications and status settings to protect your working time

What makes this programme different

A written set of ground rules drafted by the group to distinguish channels from private messages
An online meeting run by each participant, including screen sharing
Notification settings configured device by device during the session

Programme

1Teams, channels and conversations

Posting in the right place

  • The structure of a team and the role of its channels
  • Channel conversations and private messages
  • Threads, replies and mentions
  • Private channels and hosting external contributors

2Online meetings

Prepare, facilitate, leave a record

  • Scheduling and inviting participants
  • Screen sharing and handing over control
  • Allocating roles and managing speaking turns
  • Meeting notes and the record of decisions
  • Recording and informing participants beforehand

3Files and personal organisation

Working without attachments

  • Uploading and simultaneous editing of files within a channel
  • Tabs linking to a document or a tracking tool
  • Searching within messages and files
  • Configuring notifications and status settings
  • Focus time blocks and scheduled messages

Who is it for

Members of teams equipped with a collaboration platform, line managers, administrative support staff and office software champions.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.