Captain Copilot Core skills training Sheet 1 of 1
Blueprint of Admiral Analogue's Memo Cannon, with the label crossed out in crayon and the word “nope” FIG. 1 — MEMO CANNON, MK IVSCALE 1:1 · DRAWN BY A. ANALOGUE · APPROVED BY NOBODY MEMO CANNON (PATENT PENDING) PAPER FEED: 400 SHEETS/MINTONER: BEIGE RANGE: ENTIRE OFFICE 1,200 MM (DOORWAY: 900 MM) nope

Prompt.
Create.
Save the day.

Six short missions to master core Copilot skills — before Admiral Analogue drags the office back to the fax era.

Start Mission 1 Meet the villain
Captain Copilot drawn in crayon, shoving the blueprint aside

Section A — Approved procedures (obsolete)

Missions

six blueprints, fixed in crayon

Fig. 1 · Mission 1

Prompt Like a Pro

Goal, context, source, expectations — the four-part prompt that gets results first time.

Est. time:3 weeks15 min

Prompt Cadet

Fig. 2 · Mission 2

Copilot Chat

Work data vs the web, follow-up questions, and when to ask “show me your sources”.

Est. time:2 committees20 min

Chat Champion

Fig. 3 · Mission 3

Copilot in Word

Draft, rewrite, summarise — and rescue a 40-page report from the Admiral's Fog of Paperwork.

Est. time:40 pages20 min

Word Wrangler

Fig. 4 · Mission 4

Copilot in Excel

Ask questions of your data, add formula columns, chart it in seconds.

Est. time:1 abacus25 min

Formula Fighter

Fig. 5 · Mission 5

Copilot in PowerPoint

Turn a document into a deck; defuse the Admiral's 97-slide overhead-projector monstrosity.

Est. time:97 slides20 min

Deck Defender

Fig. 6 · Mission 6

Copilot in Outlook & Teams

Summarise threads, draft replies, catch up on meetings you heroically missed.

Est. time:Reply All20 min

Inbox Invincible

Section B — Personnel (one of them)

Villain Files

front elevation vs. crayon portrait

Fig. 7 · Admiral Analogue · Front elevation · Not to scale (he insisted)

Line drawing of Admiral Analogue with dimension lines CAP: REGULATIONMONOCLE1 OFFMOUSTACHE42 MM/SIDE

Admiral Analogue

Powers
Carbon paper, the 400-page appendix, Reply All.
Signature
The Filing Cabinet Avalanche.
Weakness
A well-structured prompt.

↑ circled in crayon by the Captain

Crayon portrait of Captain Copilot

the hero (self-portrait, crayon on blueprint)

Captain Copilot

Powers
Summarises at the speed of light, drafts with one eyebrow raised, always asks a good follow-up question.
Weakness
Vague prompts.

Section C — Countermeasures

Gadget Lab

approved in crayon, no committee required

Three quick fixes. The Admiral has filed an objection in triplicate.

1

The Four-Part Prompt

Goal + context + source + expectations. Say what you want, who it's for, where to look and how it should come back.

2

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”.

3

Ask for a table

Finish with “present it as a table with columns for…” and the paragraphs fall neatly into rows.

Fig. 9 — Scoreboard (unauthorised)

Leaderboard

chalked up weekly, in crayon

Team standings this term
PosTeamPoints
1The Manchester Marvels1,240
2Team Leeds1,105
3Desk 4B980