Microsoft Co-Pilot in the Microsoft Applications
This immersive, hands-on training session is designed for professionals who are ready to move beyond the basics of Microsoft Copilot 365 and start applying its powerful features across their most-used Microsoft 365 apps. Through real-world examples, practical demonstrations, and role-relevant...
Audience
This course is designed for professionals across departments who already use Microsoft 365 and want to deepen their understanding of Copilot's capabilities, especially relevant for team leads and project managers seeking workflow efficiency, administrative and operations staff managing meetings, documentation, and communications, finance professionals working with spreadsheets and reports, communications and marketing teams drafting content and presentations, and anyone ready to embed AI into their daily tasks with confidence and clarity.
Pe-requisites
Participants must have a full Microsoft 365 Copilot licence, regular experience using Microsoft 365 applications including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and basic familiarity with Copilot's core features.
Duration
3 hoursDelivery Method
Face to face or VirtualCourse Content
1. Prompting with Precision
- Crafting role-relevant prompts for different apps
- Understanding how Copilot interprets intent
- Activity: tailoring prompts to specific tasks
2. Copilot in Microsoft Teams and Outlook
- Preparing for meetings: agendas, summaries, follow-ups
- Managing inboxes, drafting replies, and scheduling
- Role-play: responding to internal and external communications with Copilot
3. Copilot in Word and PowerPoint
- Drafting, rewriting, and summarising documents
- Creating presentations from text, refining slides, and adding structure
- Activity: build a short presentation from a brief using Copilot
4. Copilot in Excel and OneNote
- Analysing data, generating insights, and building formulas
- Organising notes, summarising content, and planning projects
- Scenario: turning raw data into a report-ready summary
5. Ethical Use and Confidence Building
- Understanding Copilot's boundaries and data handling
- Encouraging human oversight and critical thinking
- Tips for embedding Copilot into daily routines
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Develop advanced stakeholder management skills to navigate complex environments, influence without authority, and sustain effective engagement across the full project or change lifecycle.
Stakeholder Management Essentials
Build the skills to identify, analyse, and engage stakeholders effectively, driving better outcomes across projects, change initiatives, and operational delivery.
How to be Assertive
Develop the confidence to communicate clearly, set boundaries, and handle challenging interactions professionally while maintaining empathy and positive relationships.
Becoming an Effective Manager
Develop the skills, confidence and strategies needed to lead people, manage performance, and build a high-performing team in your organisation.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Gain the financial confidence to interpret accounts, manage budgets, and make informed decisions that drive profitability and organisational success.
Strategy for Advanced Senior Leaders
Strengthen strategic thinking and decision making using practical frameworks to evaluate options and drive organisational performance.
Influencing Tactics
Build practical influencing skills to gain buy in, strengthen relationships and shape thinking without relying on authority.
Introduction to Interview Skills (For Interviewers)
Build confidence and structure in interviewing through practical techniques for fair, consistent and effective candidate assessment.
Advanced Interview Skills
Develop fair, structured and inclusive interviewing skills to improve candidate experience and selection decisions.
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