Fundamentals of prompting in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Overview

This three-hour session is designed for individuals who are new to prompting in Microsoft 365 Copilot. It aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of prompt engineering and the techniques required to create effective prompts. Throughout the session, attendees will learn how to tailor prompts to specific tasks and optimise responses from Microsoft 365 Copilot. By the end of the course, participants will have the skills needed to enhance their productivity and creativity using Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Note: This course is for both the Micorosoft Copilot Chat and 365 Copilot versions.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this course. However, learners will benefit from having a basic understanding of Microsoft 365 applications and of Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Professionals who are new to Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Users seeking to improve productivity through prompt design.
• Business users who want to enhance the quality of AI-assisted outputs.
• Teams exploring scalable use of generative AI across daily workflows.

Objectives

• What Microsoft 365 Copilot is
• Things to consider when working with Microsoft 365 Copilot
• What prompting is
• Common prompting pitfalls and how to avoid them
• How Microsoft’s GCSE framework can help when writing a prompt
• How to take advantage of the Copilot Prompt Gallery

Outline

Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot

• What is Microsoft 365 Copilot?
• Microsoft 365 Copilot requirements
• How does Microsoft 365 Copilot work?
• Microsoft and responsible AI
• Extending Copilot
• Copilot considerations

Microsoft 365 Copilot and prompt engineering

• Introducing prompting
• Prompting considerations
• The tone of a prompt
• Common prompting pitfalls
• Iterating and feedback

The GCSE framework

• What is the GCSE framework?
• How to take advantage of the framework

The Copilot Prompt Gallery

• Introducing the Gallery
• Prompting with the Gallery
• Saving and reusing your favourite prompts