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SUMMARY:Copilot Chat: Write Prompts That Get Usable Answers (Live\, Hands-On)
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on\, 60 minutes. Build prompts that get answers you can use\, save them\, and reuse them. Paid Copilot license required.\n\n\nYou asked Copilot a question and got an answer you could not use. \nYou build one prompt up in four steps with the GCSE structure (Goal\, Context\, Source\, Expectations) and see what each step adds to the answer. You refine the answer with follow-up prompts instead of starting over\, have Copilot help write a prompt and test it in a new chat\, save a prompt to Copilot Prompt Lab\, and adapt a recurring briefing prompt to your own work. \nWhat you will do \n\nBuild a prompt with a goal\, context\, a source and expectations\nRefine an answer with follow-up prompts in the same chat\nHave Copilot help write a prompt\, then test it in a new chat\nSave a prompt to Copilot Prompt Lab and reuse it\nAdapt a recurring briefing prompt to your own work\n\nYou leave with: Two saved prompts: a customer follow-up template and a recurring briefing prompt for your own work. \nCopilot license: Copilot Premium (the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license). \nWho it is for: Licensed Copilot users who are new to it or get generic answers from it. \nWhat you need \n\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license: the paid add-on\, or Microsoft 365 E7\, which includes it. The Copilot label under the user’s name reads M365 Copilot (Premium). One sample file is sent before class and saved to OneDrive.\nCheck before you register: Open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account and read the label under your name at the bottom of the page. It must end in (Premium).\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license assigned. No Copilot experience needed.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: Lab exercise handout and a prompt pattern quick reference. \nLength: 60 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live session\, hands-on. Each person works in their own account. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-chat-write-prompts-that-get-usable-answers-live-hands-on-3/
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SUMMARY:Copilot in Excel: Ask Questions of Your Data and Check the Numbers
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on\, 90 minutes. Ask Copilot about your data\, build charts\, and check every formula before you trust it. Paid license required.\n\n\nCopilot gives you a total in seconds. You still have to stand behind it. \nYou ask Copilot to describe a dataset in plain language\, highlight the top values\, chart the monthly trend\, compare two product lines\, and total the quarters. On a second\, larger dataset you add a calculated column\, check the formula by hand before trusting it\, and chart revenue by region. You ask a multi-step question and a judgment-call question\, check the numbers Copilot cites against the data\, and write an executive summary of the findings. \nWhat you will do \n\nAsk Copilot to describe a dataset and point out data problems\nHighlight key figures and chart a trend and a comparison\nAdd a calculated column and check the formula by hand\nAsk a multi-step question and verify one result against the data\nAsk a judgment-call question and check the numbers Copilot cites\nWrite an executive summary that uses only figures in the data\n\nYou leave with: Two workbooks with charts\, a checked calculated column and a top-five summary sheet\, and a routine for checking Copilot’s numbers. \nCopilot license: Copilot Premium (the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license). \nWho it is for: Analysts\, finance staff\, managers and anyone who is asked what the numbers say. \nWhat you need \n\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license: the paid add-on\, or Microsoft 365 E7\, which includes it. The Copilot label under the user’s name reads M365 Copilot (Premium). Excel desktop. Sample files are sent before class and saved to OneDrive.\nCheck before you register: Open Microsoft 365 Copilot with your work account and read the label under your name at the bottom of the page. It must end in (Premium).\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot license assigned. Comfortable with Excel tables and basic formulas.\nA computer with a reliable internet connection. The online meeting link is sent after you register.\n\nYou receive: Lab exercise handout and the two sample workbooks. \nLength: 90 minutes. Level: Beginner. Format: Live session\, hands-on. Each person works in their own account. \nYour instructor: Cecil Renshaw is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 18 years of Microsoft 365 training and consulting for government agencies\, corporations and small businesses. He writes his own courseware. SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. (SBSI)\, sharepointmentoring.com. \nRefunds: Full refund up to 7 days before the class. The class runs with at least 4 registrations. If SBSI cancels the class\, you get a full refund. \nPrivate sessions: This class can be run for your team\, online or on-site. Contact cecil.renshaw@sharepointbiz.com or (217) 741-7165.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/copilot-in-excel-ask-questions-of-your-data-and-check-the-numbers/
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