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Workshop: Introduction to AI with Microsoft Copilot (AIW-COP50)

3 hours
CopilotAI

This workshop introduces generative AI and Microsoft Copilot to professionals who are new to AI tools or who have Copilot available through Microsoft 365 and want to use it more effectively.

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Course Overview

This workshop introduces generative AI and Microsoft Copilot to professionals who are new to AI tools or who have Copilot available through Microsoft 365 and want to use it more effectively. No technical background is required. Participants will learn how large language models work, how to write prompts that get better results, and how to apply Copilot to the everyday tasks they already do across the Microsoft 365 suite. The course is practical throughout, with examples drawn from familiar tools including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to use Microsoft Copilot confidently within their existing Microsoft 365 workflow. The workshop closes with a brief overview of Copilot's integration points across the suite, giving participants a clear picture of where the tool adds the most value.

Course Benefits

  • Write effective prompts using a structured framework and apply them to common workplace tasks including drafting, summarizing, analyzing, and brainstorming
  • Iterate on AI outputs through conversation to refine and improve results
  • Identify the types of errors AI tools produce and apply practical habits for reviewing outputs before acting on them
  • Recognize what types of information should not be submitted to AI tools
  • Understand how Copilot integrates across the Microsoft 365 suite and where it adds the most value in an existing workflow

Delivery Methods

Private Class
Delivered for your team at your site or online.

Course Outline

  1. What Is Generative AI?
    1. How large language models work
    2. What Copilot is and is not
    3. A tour of the Microsoft Copilot interface
    4. Copilot Chat vs. Copilot in apps
  2. Writing Effective Prompts
    1. The anatomy of a strong prompt
    2. Common prompting patterns
    3. Weak prompts vs. strong prompts
    4. Iterating: using conversation to refine outputs
  3. Responsible Use
    1. How hallucinations happen and how to spot them
    2. What not to share with AI tools
    3. Reviewing and verifying Copilot outputs before acting on them
  4. Copilot for Everyday Work
    1. Drafting and editing documents
    2. Summarizing and catching up on missed content
    3. Research, synthesis, and brainstorming
    4. Generating and refining presentations
  5. What Makes Copilot Distinctive
    1. Copilot across the apps: Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint
    2. How Copilot uses organizational context

Class Materials

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.

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