Mission 1
Prompt Like a Pro
Goal, context, source, expectations — the four-part prompt that gets results first time.
Admit one
Cut. Stick.
Save the day.
Six short missions to master core Copilot skills — before Admiral Analogue drags the office back to the fax era.
Not so fast!
Missions
— six tickets, tear along the dotted lineMission 2
Copilot Chat
Work data vs the web, follow-up questions, and when to ask “show me your sources”.
Admit one
Mission 3
Copilot in Word
Draft, rewrite, summarise — and rescue a 40-page report from the Admiral's Fog of Paperwork.
Admit one
Mission 4
Copilot in Excel
Ask questions of your data, add formula columns, chart it in seconds.
Admit one
Mission 5
Copilot in PowerPoint
Turn a document into a deck; defuse the Admiral's 97-slide overhead-projector monstrosity.
Admit one
Mission 6
Copilot in Outlook & Teams
Summarise threads, draft replies, catch up on meetings you heroically missed.
Admit one
Villain Files
— one pops up, one lies flatThe hero · pops up when prompted
Captain Copilot
- Powers
- Summarises at the speed of light, drafts with one eyebrow raised, always asks a good follow-up question.
- Weakness
- Vague prompts.
please do not fold
The villain · strictly two-dimensional
Admiral Analogue
- Powers
- Carbon paper, the 400-page appendix, Reply All.
- Move
- The Filing Cabinet Avalanche.
- Weakness
- A well-structured prompt.
Gadget Lab
— three index cards, clipped for laterThe Four-Part Prompt
Goal + context + source + expectations. Say what you want, who it's for, where to look and how it should come back.
Reference a file with /
Type / in Copilot Chat to point at a specific file, meeting or person — no more “that report, you know the one”.
Ask for a table
Finish with “present it as a table with columns for…” and the paragraphs fall neatly into rows.
Leaderboard
— pinned to the board, updated weeklyTeam standings
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Manchester Marvels | 1,240 |
| 2 | Team Leeds | 1,105 |
| 3 | Desk 4B | 980 |