Upcoming Microsoft Copilot Training: Friday, May 8
 

Join Microsoft, in partnership with CU Anschutz AI experts, for two practical webinars focused on helping you work smarter with either Microsoft 365 Copilot or Copilot Chat.

Session 1: Copilot Fundamentals (9:00–10:00 a.m.)

New to Copilot or still building confidence? 

This virtual session is designed for learners with limited to moderate experience and covers the essentials you need to get started. Learn how to write effective prompts, quickly summarize documents and use Copilot responsibly and securely.

Training Framework

• Introduction to Copilot: What It Is & How It Helps (10 minutes)
  • What Copilot can and cannot do
  • Privacy, security and responsible use
  • Where you’ll find Copilot: Outlook, Word, Excel, PPT, Teams, Agents (share how the functionality between Copilot and Copilot chat differs)
• Prompting Essentials: Asking for What You Need (15 minutes)
  • How to write clear, effective prompts (with side-by-side examples)
  • Strategies to refine and improve results
  • Saving, reusing, and adapting common prompts 
• Copilot for Documents & Daily Communication (20 minutes)
  • Drafting, rewriting and summarizing emails and chats
  • Creating follow-ups, action items and tone-adjusted responses
  • Summarizing long documents for quick decision-making
  • Real examples that mirror common university workflows 
• Best Practices & Q&A (15 minutes)
  • What to do and what to avoid for best results
  • Open Q&A for challenges and workflow questions

A second session diving into Copilot for Business & Administrative Operations will also be held on May 8th following the fundamentals session above. See that event for more details. You can RSVP for both using the link below. 

Registration deadline is Tuesday, May 5.

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