Description:
Join us for Digital ABC’s: Google Workspace
This comprehensive 5-part webinar series will help give you the confidence, knowledge, and skills you need to use Google’s core set of productivity tools: Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Forms.
Residents outside of Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties will be charged a $15 fee per session. Participants may register for individual sessions or for all 5 in the session.
Webinar Schedule:
Digital ABC’s: Gmail for Business
Overview: Learn to manage your business communications effectively using Gmail’s advanced features, organizational tools, and integrations. This session will cover how to use Gmail’s filtering and labeling system for client communications, create templates for frequently sent emails like customer service responses or quotes, schedule and automate follow-ups, and integrate third-party CRM tools directly into your inbox to streamline lead tracking and client engagement.
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Digital ABC’s: Google Sheets
Overview: Discover how to create, edit, and collaborate on spreadsheets, utilizing formulas, functions, and data visualization techniques to make informed decisions. We’ll explore how small businesses can use pivot tables for sales tracking, conditional formatting for expense monitoring, data validation for error-free inventory input, and more pro tips.
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Digital ABC’s: Google Docs
Overview: Enhance your document creation and collaboration skills by exploring Google Docs’ formatting options, templates, and real-time editing capabilities. We’ll also cover lesser-known tools like smart chips for linking documents and inserting contact details, version history for tracking revisions, and integration with e-signature add-ons.
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Digital ABC’s: Google Forms and Slides
Overview: Google Forms allows you to design, distribute, and analyze surveys and forms, enabling you to collect customer feedback, schedule appointments, or onboard clients more efficiently. Google Slides lets you create beautiful, branded presentations with ease—perfect for client pitches, internal reporting, or training materials. We’ll explore how to use branching logic to create truly dynamic maims. In Slides, you’ll learn advanced design tips, and how tombed YouTube videos directly into your Google Slides presentations.
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Instructor:
Tom Jacobson has been helping local non-profits, small businesses, and individuals in Mendocino County with cyber security since 2014. Tom has presented a number of webinars for West Business Development Center on topics such as password management, common internet scams and how to avoid them, and general cyber security best practices for small businesses.
