Nick DeCourcy and Therman Trotman
Microsoft 365 Business Boost
Therman Trotman (from The SharePoint Helpdesk) and Nick DeCourcy (from Bright Ideas Agency) seek to help you boost your business with Microsoft 365 and related technologies. Both work as consultants, specializing in different areas of Microsoft 365 and different types of businesses, but both also take a similar approach: think of business value first, and of technology second. Through this podcast, they focus on how technology can be a partner to you in achieving more in your job or in your business.
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Nick DeCourcy and Therman Trotman
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Jul 3, 2026
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Episodes
IT Certifications in 2025: Know what you don't know! 18.07.2025 34:37
Nick and Therman talk IT certifications. Not because we think getting one should show anyone you can do really anything. But because finding out what you don't know is really important! 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoin...
Management? Governance? Leading agents into the workforce 04.07.2025 41:58
Agents are coming to the workforce. But what does leading agents actually look like? Do you need to improve your management? Reinforce your governance? Or does everyone just need to become a tech expert? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/com...
M365 Portal Swap! The New Copilot Homepage Is Driving Us Crazy! 20.06.2025 41:38
There's a new Microsoft 365 portal, and this time it's all to do with Copilot. The waffle menu is gone. So is the traditional view of your apps. And lots of people, including Therman are pretty unhappy about it. Is it a good move by Microsoft, or just more Copilot confusion? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The S...
How important is vendor security in the AI age? 06.06.2025 38:23
How would you like it if one of your vendors shared your private information with other clients? Security is essential, but in a world where we increasingly outsource aspects of our work, how do you achieve it? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/co...
Is AI really just an excuse for layoffs? 23.05.2025 43:30
It's another week of AI announcements at Microsoft Build, Google I/O, and Anthropic even got in on the act. But was the most important announcement that of 6,000 layoffs at Microsoft - is this was the AI revolution is really all about for big businesses? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page -...
Is Microsoft 365 Copilot headed in the right direction? 19.05.2025 38:28
Microsoft 365 Copilot keeps getting new features, but are they addressing real business challenges or just sprinkling AI on existing solutions that demonstrate limited efficacy? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/...
What's in a signature? And will AI make you regret signing? 25.04.2025 46:45
How can we speed the conversion to digital signatures, and what are the downsides of an all-digital approach? And with all the things we're constantly agreeing to, where might AI use come to bite us? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint...
What is jobsharing? 11.04.2025 40:14
Jobshare is a flexible approach to working that sees multiple individuals share the responsibilities of one full time job. We are joined in this episode by Cathy Sinclair and Carol Castle who jobshare as the Co-Directors of Student Recruitment at Sheffield Hallam University, and are the founders of consulting company Jobshare Works. Therman and Nick learn about jobshare, how it works, how they use...
Will Deep Research mark the end of consulting? 28.03.2025 26:16
Will Deep Research mean the end of consulting as we know it, or are these fears overblown? 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN...
Exploring the Microsoft 365 app ecosystem through RapidStart CRM 14.03.2025 38:05
Success in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem can extend to using apps beyond those made by Microsoft due to their unique approach to platform-building and partnerships. We explore the journey of one Microsoft 365 consultant stepping beyond Microsoft's first-party apps, Suhail Sayed from Powerflow Digital. 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therma...
How opinionated should your tech advice be? 28.02.2025 39:46
When getting tech advice, do you just need the technical details, or do opinions matter to getting the best results? 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption...
Why is EVERYONE so excited about this NEW SharePoint feature? 14.02.2025 28:02
With new flexible layout options for SharePoint, we're a little confused about why everyone is so excited. 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNE...
What is going on with DeepSeek and what does it mean for Copilot? 31.01.2025 36:08
Could this new AI model upend Microsoft's or even OpenAI's efforts in the AI race? And what's new with SharePoint? 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption....
Microsoft 365 disorganization is bad for Copilot 17.01.2025 44:55
Therman and Nick discuss some more potential issues with how Microsoft 365 disorganization could lead to issue with. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - ...
Review of 2024 30.12.2024 40:17
What did Nick and Therman find most exciting and most frustrating in the Microsoft 365 space in 2024? 📨 Sign up to receive our mailing list updates https://mailchi.mp/7f5ac2e809a5/brigh... 🖥️ Connect with Therman on LinkedIn at / therman-trotman-15790b33 or The SharePoint Helpdesk page at / the-sharepoint-helpdesk @thesharepointhelpdesk or on TikTok at / thesphelpdesk 🖥️ Connect with...
Copilot Agents - Therman has questions 16.12.2024 52:38
Do you have questions about Copilot Agents? Therman does. Hopefully Nick can help. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/@the...
Ignite highlights with guest Stephanie Roberto 02.12.2024 44:39
What were the highlights of Microsoft Ignite? New features for SharePoint, and for Copilot, but which are we excited about? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - ...
What's going on with Teams, and is it the solution we need? 18.11.2024 31:57
A new Teams layout is reaching public preview, but in the age of AI is this really the best we can do to help users organize their communication? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/...
AI safety is a MUST HAVE not a nice to have 04.11.2024 27:26
Responding to media reports about issues with AI hallucinations in medical transcription, Therman and Nick discuss AI safety. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - ...
SharePoint eSignature and Unrealistic AI Expectations 21.10.2024 30:34
SharePoint eSignature 3rd-party integration is going worldwide. Is AI good enough at reasoning? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - https://you...
Delve is Dead! Long live Copilot 07.10.2024 41:14
Long before Copilot we could Delve into the Microsoft Graph, but not for much longer. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/@...
Does AI make you dumber? 23.09.2024 32:00
Does AI make your dumber? Probably not, but there are other things to worry about 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/@thes...
Cheating on Microsoft 365! The non-M365 apps we really use 09.09.2024 40:19
We recommend Microsoft 365 app all the time, but every business uses at least some apps outside the Microsoft 365 suite, even when an option is included. Find out which apps Therman and Nick cheat on Microsoft 365 with and why. Included today is Affinity Photo, Tella, Dropbox, Calendly, QuickBooks, and Google Keep. Of course you could use Microsoft Designer, Clipchamp, OneDrive, Bookings, Dynamics...
Is the AI hype coming to an end? 26.08.2024 31:36
Some news outlets are becoming suspicious of AI hype and wondering if we're getting to the end of the hype cycle. Whether it's Copilot, or ChatGPT, or Claude, there's a lot of hype that sometimes outpaces delivery. Do Therman and Nick think this view is justified or will the AI hype train just keep rolling? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman...
Getting into the Loop. Is the Loop app ready for Therman? 12.08.2024 37:44
The new Microsoft Loop app offers some great possibilities, but also some frustrating limitations. Therman has decided to take the plunge and get into this new Loop, but will Nick be convinced this is a good idea? 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - htt...
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