Overview
Option 1 - Plain-Language Business Comparison Focus: This 90-minute masterclass answers the question every business professional is asking in 2026: what is actually different about Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude, and which one should I be using for my work? Ray cuts through the marketing language and technical jargon to give business professionals a clear, practical and honestly assessed comparison of all three platforms across the areas that affect real business use every day.
You begin with plain-language explanations of what each platform is and who builds it, then move into side-by-side comparisons of costs and plans, how each platform handles common business tasks, accuracy and reliability, document and file handling, Microsoft 365 integration, memory and conversation continuity, output quality across documents and correspondence, and how to ask better questions to get better results in each tool.
The session concludes with a practical decision guide and personalisation tips so every attendee leaves knowing which platform fits their business role and how to get more from it immediately.
Key Benefits:
- Get a clear, jargon-free understanding of what makes Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude different - and which differences actually matter for business use
- Compare all three platforms across costs, task handling, file processing, output quality and Microsoft 365 integration in a single practical session
- Leave with a plain-language decision guide and immediately applicable prompting and productivity skills for whichever platform you use
Option 2 - Practical Business Productivity and Skills Focus: This session is designed for business professionals who are hearing about Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude every day but are not yet clear on what each one does, how they differ and which is worth their time to learn. You work through all three platforms against practical business scenarios - drafting emails and correspondence, summarising long documents, researching topics, writing reports, analysing data and handling common business requests - observing directly how each platform responds and what quality of output it produces.
The session gives honest, practical attention to where Copilot’s Microsoft 365 integration adds genuine workflow value, where ChatGPT’s flexibility and breadth give it an edge for general business tasks, and where Claude’s accuracy and document handling make it the stronger choice for detailed professional writing. Every attendee leaves with a clear, performance-tested view of the three platforms and the practical skills to get better business results from whichever tool they use.
Key Benefits:
- Understand what Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude each do well and where each one falls short for common business tasks and document types
- See all three platforms compared live against real business scenarios - emails, reports, summaries, data analysis and correspondence
- Leave with practical prompting skills, a platform decision guide and productivity habits that apply immediately in your business role
Option 3 - Confident Business AI Use and Platform Choice Focus: This masterclass is for business professionals who want to stop guessing and start using AI confidently and effectively. You get a structured, plain-language walkthrough of Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude that covers everything a business user needs to know - what each platform is, what it costs, how it handles business tasks, how accurate and reliable it is, how it processes files, how it integrates with Microsoft 365, how it remembers context across sessions, and what quality of output it produces for documents, emails, reports and correspondence.
The session is built around practical business use rather than technical features, so every comparison is grounded in the tasks business professionals handle every working day. Ray demonstrates each platform live against the same business tasks so you can observe the differences directly and leave with a clear, confident view of which platform - or combination - is right for your role, your tools and your working style.
Key Benefits:
- Get a complete, plain-language understanding of Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude built entirely around the tasks business professionals handle every day
- Compare all three platforms live against real business scenarios and observe directly where each one performs, where it struggles and why
- Leave with the confidence, skills and platform knowledge to use AI effectively in your business role from the very next working day
Why should you Attend
- Get a clear, plain-language explanation of what Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude are - and what actually makes them different for business use
- Compare all three platforms live against real business tasks including emails, reports, summaries, documents and correspondence
- Understand where Copilot’s Microsoft 365 integration adds genuine business workflow value and where its limits appear
- Learn how each platform handles business files - PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and common business formats
- Understand how accuracy, reliability and hallucination risk differ across the three platforms and what that means for business use
- Learn how to ask better questions in each platform so you get more accurate, relevant and immediately usable business outputs
- Understand how to personalise each platform with custom instructions so it adapts more consistently to your business context
- Leave with a plain-language decision guide for choosing the right AI platform - or combination - for your specific business role and tools
Areas Covered in the Session
- What Is Microsoft Copilot - a plain-language explanation of what Copilot is, how Microsoft built it, and how it works inside Microsoft 365 in business practice
- What Is ChatGPT - a plain-language explanation of what ChatGPT is, how OpenAI designed it, and what makes it different from Copilot and Claude for business users
- What Is Claude - a plain-language explanation of what Claude is, how Anthropic built it with a safety-first approach, and what sets it apart for business use
- Who Builds Them and Why the Difference Matters - understanding Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic, their different approaches to AI development, and what those differences mean for business professionals
- Plans, Costs and What You Actually Get - a clear, practical comparison of free and paid options across Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude and what each plan realistically delivers for business users
- How Each Platform Handles Business Tasks - comparing how Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude approach common business tasks including writing, summarising, researching, analysing and responding to instructions
- Accuracy and Reliability - What Business Users Need to Know - how the three platforms differ in factual accuracy, consistency and hallucination behaviour, and what that means for business use with and without human review
- File Uploads and Business Document Handling - comparing how Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude handle uploaded PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and other common business file types
- Microsoft 365 Integration - Where Copilot Has the Advantage - where Copilot’s native integration with Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint delivers genuine business workflow value - and where its limits appear
- Memory, Context and Conversation Continuity - how Claude Projects, ChatGPT memory and Copilot sessions handle context, continuity and personalisation across business conversations
- Output Quality - Documents, Emails, Reports and More - comparing the business output quality of Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude across documents, emails, reports, summaries, correspondence and structured deliverables
- Asking Better Questions - Prompting for Business Results - how to frame clear, effective questions in each platform so business users get more accurate, relevant and immediately usable responses
- Custom Instructions and Platform Personalisation - how to set up persistent instructions and preferences in each platform so Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude adapt more consistently to your business context
- Choosing the Right Platform for Your Business - a practical, plain-language decision guide for selecting Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude or a combination based on your business role, tools and workflow
- How to Get the Most from Whichever Platform You Use - practical productivity tips, prompt documentation strategies and workflow habits that apply across Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude for consistent business results
NOTE: Topic sequence may be subject to slight variation
Who Will Benefit
- This webinar is designed for business professionals at any level who want a clear, honest and practical understanding of what makes Copilot, ChatGPT and Claude different - and which is the right choice for their role and daily work
- Administrators, coordinators, finance staff, HR professionals, compliance officers, legal support teams, operations managers, business owners and anyone responsible for producing business documents, emails, reports or correspondence will benefit directly from the plain-language comparisons and live demonstrations in this session
- No prior AI experience is required - this session is equally valuable for professionals just starting with AI and those already using one platform who want to understand their full options
Speaker Profile
Ray Evans blends a professional, easy-going style with a strong grasp of adult learning-demonstrated across classroom, seminar, workshop, and live-online delivery, supported by practical, high-retention instructional materials.
Backed by Microsoft certifications, Ray teaches more than 2,500 topics spanning Microsoft Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Publisher-and is one of very few presenters delivering expert-level webinars across all six leading AI cognitive engines: Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Grok, Gemini and DeepSeek.
He holds qualifications in Frontline Management, Accounting, Training and Assessment and is certified in Six Sigma business-improvement methodology.
Since 1990, Ray has trained over 40,000 students, business owners, and executives, and authored extensive training documentation, complex reports, and engaging web content-consistently demonstrating exceptional communication and knowledge transfer.
Ray's webinars replicate the in-person classroom experience and include:
A comprehensive step-by-step Learning Guide
Demonstrations and practical exercises
Exercise files; and
Productivity techniques, tips and shortcuts