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Microsoft Copilot & Azure AIPrompt-a-Thon for Microsoft Copilot: From Idea to Solution
A half-day team challenge with Microsoft Copilot.
Half dayIntermediate6 modules
About this course
A half-day team challenge with Microsoft Copilot. Your team will design and test prompts in Copilot Chat or a Microsoft 365 app, refine the output critically and present a solution to a real workplace problem.
What you'll learn
- Recall core prompt types used in Copilot, including instruction, question, role based, and contextual prompts
- Write and test prompts inside Copilot Chat or a Microsoft 365 app such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, or Teams
- Differentiate between strong and weak prompts through hands-on testing
- Work with a team to design and present a Copilot supported solution
- Reflect on basic ethical considerations, such as bias, transparency, and data privacy
Curriculum
6 modules
- What a prompt is and how Copilot interprets it
- Quick refresher on prompt types: instruction, question, role based, contextual
- Where Copilot shows up across Microsoft 365: Chat, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
- Review the Prompt-a-Thon flow and what teams will deliver
- Team roles and expectations
- How to test and iterate prompts in a focused way
- Identify a few tasks or workflows that take time or create friction
- Pick one problem to solve using Microsoft Copilot
- Build a first draft prompt
- Test the prompt in Copilot and review the output
- Try new versions and capture the strongest examples
- Share the best prompt versions within the group
- Agree on the example that tells the clearest story
- Present the problem, the prompt approach, and the result
- Peer and instructor feedback
- Key takeaways and next steps
Who it's for
Teams using Microsoft Copilot.
Before you start
- Basic familiarity with Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and Copilot Pro, or completion of an AI fundamentals course
- No coding experience required
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