AI - Copilot: Basic & Advanced
Agenda: Copilot 365, transforming productivity with AI
Introduction to the training path
Objective
Questions we are going to answer today
Introduction to the concept of AI
What is AI and what it can do
License: Copilot Free, 365 and Studio
What is a chatbot? and why do we use Copilot in this company?
The different types of Copilot
Author and Librarian
Grounding: the LLM + Microsoft Graph. How Copilot reads your files vs. its general training
The Author (LLM): Creative genius, access to resources on the internet
The Librarian (Microsoft Graph): Local expert, access to your environment
What you can do with Copilot in every Microsoft app
Referencing: The Laser Pointer (/)
The / (slash) command and the "Reference a file" button
How Copilot grounds its knowledge in specific documents to prevent generic answers
AI Loop
Why you can get stuck not using AI strategically, and how prompt engineering breaks the cycle
Prompt Engineering
What is a prompt and what elements matter
Prompting structure: objective, context, expectations
Interesting prompting techniques
☕ 5-minute break
AI Prompting Framework
GSCE (Official Copilot Framework): Goal, Context, Source, Expectations
C.R.E.A.T.E (Expert Framework): Character, Request, Examples, Adjustments, Type of Output, Extras
Metaprompting: provide Copilot with your preferred framework and ask it to generate the prompt
Copilot Customisation
Personal Instructions: set your identity so you don't repeat your tone/role in every prompt
Chat Memory: build on previous answers within the same project
Practical Case
Agents
Knowledge base agents and when to create your own
Prebuilt Agents: Researcher and Analyst
Build your own agents
Closure
What have we learned?
Thanks and goodbye