M365 Copilot Basic Prompt Exercisesby The Mattshttps://wmgmm.github.io/thematts/trial.html
TRY RESPONSIBLE AI?
🤝 Human-Centric Approach
It's your assistant (augment over replace)
Protect critical skills - use AI to enhance
Target repetitive manual tasks
✅ Practical Checks
Always double check the output
Be Transparent – I used AI for this
Protect your data
⚖️ Responsibility & Ethics
Watch out for AI's blind spots (bias)
Own the results - AI doesn't take the blame
Align your usage of AI with your values

https://wmgmm.github.io/thematts/trial.html (Exercise 1)





https://wmgmm.github.io/thematts/trial.html (Exercise 2)




https://wmgmm.github.io/thematts/trial.html (Exercise 2)





Draft with Copilot
The Copilot Pane
How to summon draft with copilot
(also use alt +i)
\1 (Exercise 4)




https://wmgmm.github.io/thematts/trial.html (Exercise 5)
Excel with copilot is currently running a tad slow, be patient!







https://wmgmm.github.io/thematts/trial.html (Exercise 6)



https://wmgmm.github.io/thematts/trial.html (Exercise 7)



YOUR AI ROADMAP
Use Cases.
| Example | Mindset 💡 | Conversation 💬 | Experiments 🔍 | Community 🌐 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams Premium & Dynamic Meeting Access | Shift from “must attend” to “access insights anytime” | Enables asynchronous collaboration; trigger actions mid-meeting, the approach needs to be discussed with colleagues. | To get the mindset change, staff must try this to realise the benefit | Shared access builds trust and transparency. Whole departments/functions need to engage |
| Collating Stances from Conversations & Docs | Move from reactive to proactive decision-making. The human is still the expert but the AI assists. | Using AI isn’t cheating, this is a real way to claim back from time-expensive tasks. | Test Copilot for political sensitivity & PoC benefit drafting | Encourage openness about using the tools for better acceptance and proliferation. |
| Meeting Prep & 1:1 Summaries | From manual prep to automated, insight-driven agendas | AI summaries create continuity & accountability, colleagues should be aware of the insights available. | Pilot saving summaries for trend analysis & unresolved actions. It’s hard to evidence. | Builds culture of informed, efficient meetings |
| Market Research & Financial Checks (Researcher agent) | From generic, time intensive searches to context-aware investigations that just require checking | Frames research around strategic goals. Still needs experts to do the research to know the content is correct. | There are far more uses for the agents than we have found – it will help different roles differently, as everything else. | We need to share how this helps, and where it could provide greater beenfit |