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Reports always show up at the worst possible moment, right? You’ve finished the work, but now you’re expected to turn messy notes, spreadsheets, and email threads into clean slides and updates. It usually takes hours—and somehow, it never feels done.

What if there was a way to turn raw work into clear updates in minutes instead of hours? This week, we’re testing AI tools that do exactly that.

Ever open a blank slide deck and instantly regret saying yes to a report?

What it is: AI-powered slide builder inside Google Slides
How it helps: Paste your notes, rough outlines, or meeting updates, and get a structured slide deck ready to tweak
Curiosity moment: One team had a full status deck ready before their morning coffee finished
Cost: Paid with free trial
Effort to learn: Low
Takeaway: Blank slide panic gone; first drafts done fast

Do your project notes make sense until you try to summarize them for your team?

What it is: Built-in AI in Notion that turns pages and project notes into concise, clear overviews
How it helps: Long notes become clean updates without rereading or rewriting. Themes, progress, and blockers all highlighted
Curiosity moment: One manager said it caught a missed task in minutes that could have derailed the next week
Cost: Included with paid Notion plans
Effort to learn: Low
Takeaway: End-of-week rewrite replaced with a quick review and send

Ever finish a spreadsheet and still feel lost explaining what the numbers actually mean?

What it is: AI that analyzes metrics and spreadsheets and explains trends in plain language
How it helps: Upload your reports and instantly get summaries, patterns, and key takeaways without manual translation
Curiosity moment: One test flagged a subtle trend that would have gone completely unnoticed in a manual review
Cost: Included with paid plans
Effort to learn: Medium
Takeaway: Explain results clearly without extra work

Reporting doesn’t have to hijack your week. These AI tools turn work you’ve already done into clean updates, slides, and summaries in minutes, freeing you from last-minute chaos.

Next week: AI that plans your entire week for you so you can stay ahead of deadlines instead of chasing them

Keep hacking your workday - I’ll be back next week!

The Hack The Workday Team

Here’s to saving time - and your sanity at work.