The document discusses virtual private assistants and how they can help automate mundane and repetitive tasks. It describes how virtual assistants can be applications, chatbots, or specialized hardware that act as personal assistants to help with daily activities like checking schedules, paying bills, and more. The document provides an example of using a chatbot named Meekan in Slack to easily schedule meetings between team members by accessing calendars and sending invitations. It outlines the components needed to build a virtual assistant like connecting it to third party services through APIs and using chatbot SDKs and NLP tools. The presentation encourages automating tasks with virtual assistants to increase productivity.