Track 3: Copilot Experts
Goal: Every team member uses Copilot daily and can train client end-users on effective adoption.
Module 3.1 — Copilot Chat Mastery (Week 1)
Section titled “Module 3.1 — Copilot Chat Mastery (Week 1)”Learning objectives:
- Use Copilot Chat for daily work tasks (research, drafting, summarization)
- Use Copilot Pages for collaborative AI-generated content
- Upload files and use Code Interpreter for data analysis
- Understand Enterprise Data Protection and what it means for data handling
Exercises:
- Use Copilot Chat for at least 5 different real work tasks each day for a full week
- Create a Copilot Page collaboratively with a colleague to prepare for an actual meeting
- Upload a real spreadsheet and use Code Interpreter to generate 3 insights you wouldn’t have found manually
- Document your top 10 most useful prompts and share with the team
Module 3.2 — M365 Copilot in Your Apps (Week 1–2)
Section titled “Module 3.2 — M365 Copilot in Your Apps (Week 1–2)”Learning objectives:
- Use Copilot in Teams for meeting recaps, chat summaries, and action items
- Use Copilot in Outlook for inbox prioritization, email drafting, and message summaries
- Use Copilot in Word for document creation, summaries, and rewrites
- Use Copilot in Excel for formula creation, data analysis, and Python integration
- Use Copilot in PowerPoint for slide creation, Narrative Builder, and design suggestions
Exercises:
- Attend 3 real meetings with Copilot in Teams enabled — compare the recap to your own notes
- Use Copilot in Outlook to draft responses to 10 real emails — rate the quality
- Create a client-ready document in Word using only Copilot commands (no manual typing beyond prompts)
- Analyze a real dataset in Excel using Copilot — document the prompts that worked and didn’t
- Build a 10-slide presentation in PowerPoint using Narrative Builder on a real topic
Module 3.3 — Prompt Engineering & Adoption Patterns (Week 2)
Section titled “Module 3.3 — Prompt Engineering & Adoption Patterns (Week 2)”Learning objectives:
- Write effective prompts using the context-task-format pattern
- Understand when Copilot works well and when it doesn’t
- Identify common adoption blockers and how to address them
- Facilitate an end-user training session
Exercises:
- Create a “Prompt Playbook” with 20+ tested prompts organized by app and scenario (reusable for client training)
- Document 5 things Copilot does poorly and workarounds for each
- Design a 45-minute end-user training session agenda for Copilot adoption
- Deliver the training session to the internal team as practice