CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 171 with Shari Oswald and Sharon Weaver

 

Episode 171 of the CollabTalk Podcast explores how AI is accelerating every stage of the content creation process—from ideation and drafting to video production and SEO optimization. We share practical tools and tactics for scaling content across platforms while maintaining quality, ethics, and personal voice. The discussion highlights the shift toward multimodal, purpose-driven content and how AI empowers creators to work faster and smarter.You can listen to the podcast above and follow me using your favorite app, such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or the iHeartRadio app. Be sure to subscribe!

 

Joining me on this podcast:

  • Norm Young from UnlimitedViz and tyGraphShari Oswald's Speaker Profile @ SessionizeShari Oswald (@shortcutshari), Owner and Principal of PowerUp! Learning, a Microsoft technology training company. Shari is an M365 MVP, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified Specialist Master (MCSM), consultant, presenter, author, and evangelist. When not working with a client, teaching an on-site class, or presenting at a conference, Shari is creating content for LinkedIn Learning, ClipTraining.com and Pluralsight, or answering community questions as part of the #M365AMA YouTube series. You can find her blog at https://shortcutshari.com/  [LinkedIn | Company]
  • Sharon Weaver (@sharoneweaver) / XSharon Weaver (@sharoneweaver), an M365 MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and the founder and CEO of Kansas City-based Smarter Consulting. Sharon’s background in Software Development, Business and Systems Analysis, Project Management, and Agile combined with her Developmental Psychology degree and Six Sigma Black Belt blend perfectly with her love of helping and training people to make her a well-rounded leader, consultant, and coach. [LinkedIn]

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Christian Buckley

Christian is a Microsoft Regional Director and M365 Apps & Services MVP, and an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, based in Silicon Slopes (Lehi), Utah. He is a startup advisor and investor, and an independent consultant providing fractional marketing and channel development services for Microsoft partners. He hosts the weekly #CollabTalk Podcast, weekly #ProjectFailureFiles series, monthly Guardians of M365 Governance (#GoM365gov) series, and the Microsoft 365 Ask-Me-Anything (#M365AMA) series.