Captain Copilot
Powers: summarises at the speed of light, drafts with one eyebrow raised, always asks a good follow-up question.
Weakness: vague prompts.
CH 1
Live · Channel 1 · In colour
Prompt. Create.
Save the day.
Six short missions to master core Copilot skills — before Admiral Analogue drags the office back to the fax era.
Left: colour. Right: the Admiral, still broadcasting in monochrome.
VILLAIN ALERTAdmiral Analogue has been spotted photocopying the same memo 400 times. Threat level: Beige.
Tonight's programmes
Six channels, six short missions. Push a button, learn a core skill, collect the badge. No aerial required.
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Mission 1 — Prompt Like a Pro
Goal, context, source, expectations — the four-part prompt that gets results first time.
Prompt Cadet -
Mission 2 — Copilot Chat
Work data vs the web, follow-up questions, and when to ask “show me your sources”.
Chat Champion -
Mission 3 — Copilot in Word
Draft, rewrite, summarise — and rescue a 40-page report from the Admiral's Fog of Paperwork.
Word Wrangler -
Mission 4 — Copilot in Excel
Ask questions of your data, add formula columns, chart it in seconds.
Formula Fighter -
Mission 5 — Copilot in PowerPoint
Turn a document into a deck; defuse the Admiral's 97-slide overhead-projector monstrosity.
Deck Defender -
Mission 6 — Copilot in Outlook & Teams
Summarise threads, draft replies, catch up on meetings you heroically missed.
Inbox Invincible
Villain Files
Admiral Analogue
Powers: carbon paper, the 400-page appendix, Reply All. Signature move: the Filing Cabinet Avalanche.
Weakness: a well-structured prompt.
Please adjust your set
Normal service will resume shortly — the Admiral has unplugged the aerial.
CH 0
P100GADGET LABWED 24 SEP · 20:15
Gadget Lab
Three gadgets from the workshop. Small, sturdy, and they work on the first press.
- GADGET 01
The Four-Part Prompt
Goal, context, source, expectations — bolt all four on and the first answer is usually the right one.
- GADGET 02
Reference a file with
/Type
/and pick the document — Copilot reads the real file instead of guessing what it says. - GADGET 03
Ask for a table
End with “as a table with columns for…” and messy notes snap into neat rows and columns.