Mastering Prompt Engineering for Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft 365
Duration
1 Day (8 hours)
Level
Basic Level
Design and Tailor this course
As per your team needs
This hands-on course is designed to help participants develop essential prompt engineering skills tailored for Microsoft Copilot within Microsoft 365 applications. Through guided exercises and real-world examples, participants will learn techniques to optimize prompts, leverage Copilot’s AI capabilities across Microsoft 365, and enhance productivity and creativity in applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Outcomes:
After completing this course, participants will be equipped with the skills to craft efficient and context-rich prompts for Microsoft Copilot, ensuring better content creation, data analysis, and communication across Microsoft 365 apps. You will gain a deeper understanding of Copilot’s capabilities and learn to optimize it for various professional tasks.
Key Takeaways:
- Master prompt engineering for Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps
- Enhance productivity and content creation skills
- Improve communication and data analysis with AI support
- Optimize Microsoft Copilot for real-world business applications
- Business professionals using Microsoft 365 and interested in integrating AI to streamline workflows
- IT and business analysts looking to improve data interpretation and decision-making using AI prompts
- Content creators, team leads, and managers seeking to enhance productivity in document creation, data analysis, and presentations with Microsoft Copilot
- Overview of Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft 365
- Key features of Microsoft Copilot
- Supported applications and functionalities
- What is Prompt Engineering?
- Fundamentals of prompt engineering and its importance in AI interactions
- Best practices for crafting effective prompts
- Understanding Context, Intent, and Clarity in Prompts
- How prompt structure impacts Copilot responses
- Leveraging Copilot for Document Creation and Editing
- Generating drafts, summaries, and content outlines with prompts
- Using prompts for tone adjustments and stylistic consistency
- Scenario-Based Prompting for Reports, Proposals, and Emails
- Exercises: Prompting Copilot for different types of documents
- Tips for Achieving Targeted Responses in Word
- Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Copilot
- Using prompts for quick data summaries, insights, and trends
- Automated generation of charts and visual aids
- Exploring Scenario-Based Use Cases
- Financial forecasting, sales reporting, and trend analysis
- Exercises: Crafting prompts to extract and visualize key metrics
- Tips for Refining Data Analysis Prompts for Optimal Accuracy
- Using Copilot to Generate and Design Presentations
- Prompting Copilot for slide creation and layout suggestions
- Generating content summaries, titles, and bullet points
- Interactive Presentation Refinement
- Exercises: Crafting prompts to edit existing presentations and add key visuals
- Fine-Tuning Visual Consistency and Audience Targeting Prompts
- Leveraging Copilot in Teams for Effective Communication
- Using prompts for summarizing chat threads and generating meeting notes
- Facilitating brainstorming and task planning sessions with Copilot
- Scenario Exercises: Prompting for Meeting Recaps, Action Items, and Task Prioritization
- Tips for Collaborative Communication through AI
- Understanding AI Responsibility and Transparency
- Ensuring prompt clarity and ethical AI use in workplace communication
- Limitations and Challenges of Prompting with Microsoft Copilot
- Best Practices for Continuous Improvement in Prompting Skills
- Guided Practice: End-to-End Prompt Engineering Across Microsoft 365
- Real-world scenarios: Prompting across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Review and peer feedback on prompting techniques
- Q&A and Wrap-Up
- Review key takeaways, resources for continued learning, and next steps
- Basic understanding of Microsoft 365 applications
- Experience working with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
