Jon Russell
Senior Technical Power Platform Consultant - Passionate about Essential Skills
Pitstone, United Kingdom
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Hi I am Jon Russell a Power Automate geek and lover of all things automation. I am currently employed as a Senior Power Platform Technical Consultant where I am realising my dream of working inside the Power Platform space as well as contributing to the community and building relationships with the people inside it. I love working with clients to understand their business problem that they are passionately trying to understand and solve and turn that into a solution utilising the component parts of the Power Platform ecosystem, in a safe and scalable way.
I am making a conscious effort to reframe soft skills as Essential Skills as human to human connection becomes more important in the advancing world of AI.
I live in the countryside with my family.
Have a great day, and hopefully meet you soon.
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Beat Overwhelm with Copilot: Practical Solutions for ADHD Brains
ADHD affects how we plan, prioritise, switch tasks, and manage working memory, which means even highly capable people end up overwhelmed by digital noise, unclear tasks, and constant interruptions. Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents and Notebooks offer a surprising but powerful solution: they provide structure, support, and automation without adding extra steps or complexity.
In this session, we’ll explore how Copilot Agents can act like a lightweight personal assistant embedded into Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Planner, and the rest of Microsoft 365. You’ll see how Agents can break large, intimidating tasks into achievable steps, automatically generate to‑do lists, remind you what’s next, and summarise emails or meetings so you don’t lose the key points. We’ll also cover how Copilot can reduce decision fatigue by filtering distractions, drafting responses, generating agendas, and updating task status across your apps.
Then we’ll dive into Notebooks — flexible, ADHD‑friendly workspaces where you can capture ideas quickly, organise thinking, create templates, and turn raw notes into structured plans. Notebooks become a personal productivity hub that supports working memory, reduces friction, and keeps everything in one place.
You’ll walk away with practical, real-world prompts for daily routines, meeting prep, information capture, and prioritisation — plus a set of repeatable workflows you can adopt immediately.
Whether you have ADHD yourself, support someone who does, or simply want a calmer, more focused way to work, this session will give you tools that make a meaningful difference.
Key Takeaways
• How M365 Copilot Agents simplify focus, planning, and prioritisation
• Practical ADHD-informed workflows for email, meetings, and projects
• How to use Notebooks for structured thinking, templates, and habit building
• Prompts you can copy and apply right away
• Ways Copilot reduces overwhelm, context switching, and executive load
Target Audience
• People with ADHD (diagnosed or self‑identified)
• Neurodivergent-friendly workplaces
• Productivity-minded professionals
• Educators and coaches
• Anyone wanting to reduce digital overwhelm
Revolutionising Consulting: Unleashing the Power of Large Language Models
Mike and Jon will dive deep into how Large Language Model’s (LLMs) work and how important prompt engineering is going to become. They will showcase their solution which will be essential to any consultant’s toolkit, to help spark conversation with clients, and to be a copilot for everyday consultant needs.
My journey with the Power Platform
I want to take you on a journey from client side application support where I learnt about the best practices of customer service and listening to the client and what they truly want to becoming a Power Platform consultant and the challenges that I faced transitioning from reactive to proactive working environments and the difference between customer and client.
This is my story about my mental health; my love of Power Automate; trying to overcome blog writers block; and the path I took into consultancy.
Let’s Stop Calling Them Soft Skills: Essential Skills Every Power Platform Consultant Needs
Tired of hearing about ‘soft skills’ as if they’re secondary to technical prowess? It’s time to reframe the conversation. In the world of Power Platform consulting, technical skills are just the beginning. What truly sets exceptional consultants apart are the essential skills—often mislabeled as ‘soft’—that build trust, foster strong client relationships, and drive project success.
Join us for a transformative session where we’ll delve into:
• Why ‘Soft Skills’ Are Essential: Unpack the misnomer and understand the critical role these skills play in consulting.
• The Six Essential Skills: Learn actionable techniques in active listening, empathy, personalisation, consistency and transparency, feedback, and radical candor.
• Bridging the Gap Between Technical and Essential Skills: Discover how to harmonise your technical expertise with essential skills to become a trusted advisor.
Through engaging stories, practical exercises, and real-world examples, you’ll walk away with a toolkit to elevate your consulting practice. Let’s stop calling them ‘soft skills’ and start recognising them as the Essential Skills that they are.
Revolutionising Consulting: Unleashing the Power of Large Language Models
Mike (the crab) and Jon (the rat) will dive deep into prompt engineering and show case their solution to help those people who want on the spot examples, when they are in a spot.
Embracing ADHD in Technology: A Personal Journey
Jon shares his personal journey with ADHD, emphasizing its influence on his life and tech career. He highlights his unique coping strategies, like blogging and meticulous organization, to manage ADHD-related challenges. Reflecting on his educational experiences and professional growth, Jon illustrates how ADHD shapes his approach to technology, enabled by his excellent company ANS, he speaks about client interactions, and personal development, underscoring the importance of embracing neurodiversity in the workplace.
Bletchley Park AI Microsoft User Group
Educational sessions for techies, students, and anyone interested in understanding what AI is and how technologies including copilot, LLMs and more will change the world we live in.
Whether you want to learn how to use a tool, or what happens next, every meeting will include sessions for absolute beginners, as well as data scientists, IT consultants and everyone between. Accelerate your technology skills at our free events.
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Jon Russell
Senior Technical Power Platform Consultant - Passionate about Essential Skills
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