𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐋𝐌 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 Every week we review one AI tool that can help business leaders work more efficiently. This week's spotlight is 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐋𝐌; one of the most underrated AI tools available today. Unlike a traditional chatbot that searches the web, NotebookLM works with 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. You simply upload reports, meeting notes, PDFs, policies, presentations or research papers, and the AI becomes an expert on that content. Think of it as having a personal research assistant that has read every document in your project. 📌 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐈𝐭? Click the link 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐋𝐌 for a detailed explanation and how to use, in the Classroom. 📅 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤'𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 We'll explore how Copilot is transforming productivity across Microsoft 365, where it delivers the greatest business value, and how organisations can deploy it securely and effectively.

𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟖 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐭 𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞. One of the simplest ways to improve the quality of AI responses is to tell the AI 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 before asking your question. Instead of asking: "𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯." Try: "𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴' 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴. 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮-𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." Or instead of: "𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵." Try: "𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 Large Language Models respond differently depending on the role and context you provide. By assigning a role, you encourage the AI to: - Focus on what's important to that audience - Use more appropriate language and tone - Deliver more practical recommendations - Produce higher-quality outputs with less editing 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 This week, before every AI prompt, begin with: "You are..." For example: - You are a CFO... - You are an HR Director... - You are a Marketing Director... - You are a Management Consultant... - You are a Risk Manager... - You are an Executive Coach... You'll notice a significant improvement in the quality, structure and relevance of the response. 🎯 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞. A simple change in how you frame your prompt can turn AI from a generic chatbot into a specialist adviser. ⏱ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:2 minutes ⭐ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧: High 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲: Beginner

Executive Briefing | 22–28 June 2026 This week demonstrated that the AI race is entering a new phase. While frontier AI models continue to improve, the real competition is shifting towards enterprise deployment, infrastructure, governance and business integration. Organisations that focus solely on choosing the "best AI model" risk missing the bigger opportunity—using AI to transform how the business operates. Here are the developments every executive should know. 🏭 1. AI Moves Into the Physical Economy One of the week's most significant insights came from industry analysts, who predicted that the next major wave of AI investment will move beyond digital applications into manufacturing, utilities, logistics, energy and industrial operations. AI is increasingly being viewed as a driver of operational efficiency across the entire economy—not just within technology companies. (Axios) Executive Takeaway The next competitive advantage may come from applying AI to core business operations rather than office productivity alone. Leaders should begin exploring where AI can improve production, supply chains, customer service and operational decision-making. ⚙️ 2. AI Infrastructure Becomes a Strategic Priority This week saw continued investment in AI infrastructure, including custom AI chips, data centres and computing capacity. As demand for AI services grows, technology providers are investing heavily to improve performance, reduce costs and reduce dependence on third-party hardware suppliers. (Build Fast with AI) Executive Takeaway AI is no longer just a software discussion. Behind every AI application sits a significant investment in infrastructure. Organisations should expect AI services to become faster, more capable and increasingly cost-effective over the coming years. 🔒 3. AI Security and Governance Hit the Headlines

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