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Prompts and Exercises to try
Check out the below prompts for practice, trial, error, and learning.
I'll be using these in my 6 hr lecture this Thursday Some files to use are attached
💬 COPILOT CHAT
🔐 MICROSOFT 365 LICENSING – QUICK FACT CHECK
🔵 Goal: Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP) a feature of the Microsoft 365 E3 subscription?
🟢 Context: I need a quick licensing fact check for Microsoft 365.
🟣 Source: Use current Microsoft licensing and product feature information.
🟠 Expectation: Give a clear yes/no answer, explain any important licensing caveats, and keep the response concise and customer-friendly.
📣 MARKETING CAMPAIGN – SECURITY AWARENESS (MICROSOFT 365)
🔵 Goal: Create a step-by-step guide for planning and executing a security awareness marketing campaign focused on Microsoft 365.
🟢 Context: The campaign should help customers understand how Microsoft 365 Business Premium can protect their environment.
🟣 Source: Use Microsoft 365 Business Premium security information and campaign planning best practices.
🟠 Expectation: Include how Microsoft 365 Business Premium helps protect customer environments, the best ways to reach existing and new customers, recommended channels including LinkedIn, above-the-line marketing, social media posts, security awareness content, webinars and workshops, plus a step-by-step execution plan and KPIs to measure campaign success.
📊 PYTHON – HEAT MAP VISUALISATION
🔵 Goal: Make a Python heatmap with 300 boxes using NumPy and Matplotlib.
🟢 Context: The heatmap should clearly show a 15x20 grid with crisp individual boxes.
🟣 Source: Use Python, NumPy, Matplotlib, and the RdBu_r colour map.
🟠 Expectation: Use high values as red and low values as blue, keep each box crisp with no smoothing, draw white grid lines between every box, add axis labels for Probability and Impact, include a colourbar, and save the output as heatmap_300_boxes_proper_visualization.png in high quality.
👶 LEARN ANYTHING FASTER (EXPLAIN LIKE I'M 5 MODE)
SWOT Analysis
🔵 Goal: Explain what a SWOT analysis is.
🟢 Context: I want to learn the concept quickly using very simple language.
🟣 Source: Use general business knowledge and simple examples.
🟠 Expectation: Explain it like I am 5 years old, using plain language, simple examples, and no jargon.
Time Dilation
🔵 Goal: Explain what time dilation is.
🟢 Context: I want to understand the idea quickly using very simple language.
🟣 Source: Use general science knowledge and simple examples.
🟠 Expectation: Explain it like I am 5 years old, using plain language, simple examples, and no jargon.
🎨 CREATE IMAGES USING COPILOT CHAT
Mr Copilot Lab
🔵 Goal: Create a 3D CGI render of Mr Copilot in a lab coat.
🟢 Context: The image should feel like a film-quality sci-fi laboratory scene centred around the Copilot Lab logo and tagline.
🟣 Source: Use the image generation details provided in this prompt.
🟠 Expectation: Show Mr Copilot surrounded by science-fiction equipment in a messy lab, with a blackboard in the background showing equations, LLM concepts, and code, all centred around the Copilot Lab logo and tagline.
Microsoft Surface Christmas Sale
🔵 Goal: Create a 3D image of three Surface devices in an ultra-realistic setting.
🟢 Context: The image should promote a Christmas sale in a warm, festive room.
🟣 Source: Use the image generation details provided in this prompt.
🟠 Expectation: Show three Surface devices on a table with a "Christmas Sale Now On" sign, a fire in the background, a window showing snow and a snowman outside, festive decorations, warmth and light in the room, and a film-quality landscape 3D CGI render focused on the table and devices.
💼 COPILOT WORK
📄 SUMMARISE ANY DOCUMENT IN SECONDS
🔵 Goal: Summarise this document into 10 bullet points.
🟢 Context: The summary should be simple, clear, and suitable for a customer audience.
🟣 Source: Use the document provided.
🟠 Expectation: Make the summary concise, easy to read, to the point, and written in language a customer can understand.
🔄 WORK TOGGLE – COMPARE DOCUMENTS
🔵 Goal: Compare Document X and Document Y.
🟢 Context: I need to quickly understand what changed between the two documents.
🟣 Source: Use Document X and Document Y.
🟠 Expectation: Show all differences between the two documents in a clear bullet-point list.
📊 GET INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION FROM EXCEL FILES
Top Customers
🔵 Goal: Identify the top 10 customers from the Excel file.
🟢 Context: I need a quick customer performance view from the dataset.
🟣 Source: Use Excel file X.
🟠 Expectation: Show the top 10 customers and include a clear visualisation.
Gaming Revenue Analysis
🔵 Goal: Analyse revenue and top-selling games from the document.
🟢 Context: I need a simple performance summary from last year’s data.
🟣 Source: Use document X.
🟠 Expectation: Tell me the total revenue generated last year, identify the top 3 selling games, and include a clear visualisation.
📅 LIST YOUR MEETINGS AND DAILY SCHEDULE
Weekly Calendar
🔵 Goal: List all meetings I have this week from my Teams calendar.
🟢 Context: I need a weekly schedule view with priority flags.
🟣 Source: Use my Teams calendar.
🟠 Expectation: Show each meeting, date and time, and subject. Flag meetings as yellow, orange, or red from least to most important.
Chronological Meeting View
🔵 Goal: Reorder the weekly meeting list by date and time.
🟢 Context: I already have a meeting list and want it easier to follow chronologically.
🟣 Source: Use the meeting list already created from my Teams calendar.
🟠 Expectation: Show the list in date and time order from first to last, while keeping the priority flags.
📝 COPILOT IN WORD
🧾 PLAIN TEXT INVOICE – MOE'S TAVERN
🔵 Goal: Create a basic plain-text invoice from Moe's Tavern to Homer Simpson.
🟢 Context: This is a funny Simpsons-inspired writing exercise. The invoice should feel like a boring, bland, old-fashioned business document, even though the items are silly and related to Moe's Tavern, Springfield, Homer, and classic Simpsons-style humour.
🟣 Source: Use Simpsons-related context only, including Moe's Tavern, Homer Simpson, Springfield, beer, bar snacks, prank-call style nonsense, and harmless funny extras.
🟠 Expectation: Create a plain white-background, black-text invoice document with no colours, no images, no fancy layout, and no decorative formatting. Include a simple invoice heading, invoice number, date, billed from Moe's Tavern, billed to Homer Simpson, a basic itemised table, quantities, prices, subtotal, tax, total due, payment terms, and a short boring note. Keep the content funny, clean, Simpsons-themed, and deliberately bland like a basic office invoice.
🧾 WORD – ENHANCE EXISTING INVOICE DESIGN
🔵 Goal: Enhance the existing plain invoice document and turn it into a visually impressive Moe's Tavern-themed invoice while keeping it recognisably laid out as an invoice.
🟢 Context: The previous document is a basic, boring, plain black-and-white invoice from Moe's Tavern to Homer Simpson.
🟣 Source: Use the existing invoice document as the base content. Use attached Moe's Tavern assets as inspiration.
🟠 Expectation: Redesign the invoice into a polished themed document with branded borders, professional spacing, structured tables, tavern-style colours, cartoon-inspired headings, logos, and a memorable Simpsons-style presentation.
🤖 REPORT – MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS PREMIUM (SECURITY FOCUS)
🔵 Goal: Create a report on Microsoft 365 Business Premium, with a strong focus on security.
🟢 Context: The report should explain the value of Microsoft 365 Business Premium from a security and risk-reduction perspective.
🟣 Source: Use information about Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender Suite, security breach risks, reputational damage, and financial impact.
🟠 Expectation: Include sections covering introduction, core features, security capabilities, reputational risks, financial costs of breaches, Defender Suite, Purview capabilities, and business justification.
⚖️ LEGAL LETTER – IRISH CONVEYANCING
🔵 Goal: Draft a formal letter to client Ken Adams regarding the sale of a house.
🟢 Context: Irish solicitor communication.
🟣 Source: Law Society of Ireland guidance and supplied details.
🟠 Expectation: Explain the conveyancing process, required documents, estimated fees (€2,500), and next steps professionally.
📄 JOB DESCRIPTION – CLOUD SECURITY & AI SALES SPECIALIST
🔵 Goal: Write a job description for a Cloud Security and AI Specialist - Direct Sales role.
🟢 Context: SMB market focus in Ireland.
🟣 Source: Requirements supplied.
🟠 Expectation: Include certifications, hands-on technical experience, driving licence, work eligibility, eight years' sales experience, and degree requirements.
📄 DOCUMENT COMPARISON
🔵 Goal: Compare two documents and identify differences.
🟢 Context: Need a clear change list.
🟣 Source: Two supplied documents.
🟠 Expectation: Provide a complete list of differences.
📊 COPILOT IN EXCEL
📊 EXCEL – SALES ANALYSIS
🔵 Goal: Analyse sales performance in Excel.
🟢 Context: Quick sales summary.
🟣 Source: Excel sales data.
🟠 Expectation: Show top 10 customers, recent 3 months sales, and pie chart of top 3 products.
📗 EXCEL – CONDITIONAL FORMATTING
🔵 Goal: Apply conditional formatting.
🟢 Context: Highlight platforms quickly.
🟣 Source: Column H.
🟠 Expectation: Nintendo/SNES red, Sega blue, PlayStation 1 grey, Sony dark grey.
📗 EXCEL – CREATING FORMULAS
🔵 Goal: Create an IF statement.
🟢 Context: Classify customer status.
🟣 Source: Customer purchases.
🟠 Expectation: Gold (>2), Silver (=2), Bronze (<2).
📊 EXCEL AGENT MODE
🔵 Goal: Build an executive-ready dashboard.
🟢 Context: Leadership reporting.
🟣 Source: Entire workbook.
🟠 Expectation: KPIs, slicers, charts, black themed design, trend analysis, opportunities, risks, and executive insights.
📽️ COPILOT IN POWERPOINT
Leadership Presentation
🔵 Goal: Create a PowerPoint presentation.
🟢 Context: Leadership or client audience.
🟣 Source: Source material provided.
🟠 Expectation: Story-driven slides, concise bullets, strong visuals.
👥 COPILOT IN TEAMS
Operational Pain Points
🔵 Goal: Analyse meeting transcript and identify inefficiencies.
🟢 Context: Logistics company.
🟣 Source: Call transcript.
🟠 Expectation: Concise operational pain point summary.
Recommended Microsoft Solutions
🔵 Goal: Map customer challenges to Microsoft solutions.
🟢 Context: Solution alignment exercise.
🟣 Source: Meeting transcript and Microsoft solution knowledge.
🟠 Expectation: Recommend and justify relevant Microsoft solutions.
Decision Makers & Influencers
🔵 Goal: Identify key influencers.
🟢 Context: Understand buying dynamics.
🟣 Source: Meeting transcript.
🟠 Expectation: Summarise priorities and influence.
Concerns & Risks
🔵 Goal: Identify objections and risks.
🟢 Context: Technology adoption concerns.
🟣 Source: Meeting transcript.
🟠 Expectation: Summarise blockers and concerns.
📈 ANALYST MODE – BOOK SALES PERFORMANCE
🔵 Goal: Analyse sales dataset.
🟢 Context: Planning next year.
🟣 Source: Book sales data.
🟠 Expectation: Tables, visuals, top customers, books, countries, recommendations.
🔍 COPILOT RESEARCHER
Market Research
🔵 Goal: Pull current online market research.
🟢 Context: Strategy and planning.
🟣 Source: Recent external sources.
🟠 Expectation: Trends, competitors, pricing, demand signals, and citations.
Performance Review
🔵 Goal: Create a "What Happened / Why / So What" report.
🟢 Context: Business performance review.
🟣 Source: Internal and external findings.
🟠 Expectation: Key insights and quantified opportunities.
Growth Strategy
🔵 Goal: Build a next-year strategy to achieve 20% growth.
🟢 Context: Business planning.
🟣 Source: Internal performance and market trends.
🟠 Expectation: KPIs, initiatives, actions, risks, owners, and budgets.
📞 TEAMS CALL TRANSCRIPT ANALYSIS
🔵 Goal: Identify recommended next steps.
🟢 Context: Opportunity progression.
🟣 Source: Meeting transcript.
🟠 Expectation: Summary, SWOT analysis, actions, risks, GTM strategy, and sales focus areas.
🎨 IMAGE GENERATION
Portugal Wins the World Cup
🔵 Goal: Create an animated-film-quality 3D CGI sports scene.
🟢 Context: Portugal celebrates victory over Argentina.
🟣 Source: Supplied image generation details.
🟠 Expectation: Portugal lifting the trophy, Ronaldo carried by teammates, dramatic stadium celebration, caricature-style CGI quality.
🧠 BRAINSTORMING – COPILOT TRAINING CONSULTANT BRAND
Company Names
🔵 Goal: Create 10 company name ideas.
🟢 Context: Microsoft Copilot training consultancy.
🟣 Source: Training, adoption, AI enablement.
🟠 Expectation: Professional, memorable names with explanations.
Tagline Creation
🔵 Goal: Create 10 taglines.
🟢 Context: Selected company name.
🟣 Source: Consultancy positioning.
🟠 Expectation: Premium, modern, outcome-focused options.
Logo Concept Development
🔵 Goal: Develop 5 logo concepts.
🟢 Context: Brand exploration.
🟣 Source: Company name and tagline.
🟠 Expectation: Symbol, typography, colour palette, mood, and rationale.
Final Logo Generation
🔵 Goal: Create a premium logo image.
🟢 Context: New Copilot consultancy brand.
🟣 Source: Selected name, tagline, logo concept and reference style.
🟠 Expectation: Original glossy 3D logo suitable for websites, LinkedIn, presentations, and training materials.
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