Prompt Engineering for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Course Description

SkillDynamo’s Prompt Engineering for Microsoft 365 Copilot course develops practical, role-relevant capability in writing effective, responsible prompts for Microsoft 365 Copilot across everyday productivity, analysis, communication, and content tasks. The learning path moves from essential concepts and design decisions to implementation, validation, troubleshooting, and operational use.

Learners work through realistic scenarios, guided demonstrations, applied exercises, and evidence-based reviews. Each topic is connected to workplace responsibilities, common risks, quality checks, and measurable business outcomes.

The course supports professionals who need to build dependable skills, explain their decisions clearly, identify failure points, and create an actionable improvement plan for future projects.

What You Will Learn

• Explain how Microsoft 365 Copilot uses context and organizational data
• Structure prompts with goal, context, source, audience, and format
• Use iterative prompting to improve accuracy and usefulness
• Apply prompts in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams scenarios
• Ground requests in approved files, meetings, emails, and business context
• Evaluate responses for facts, omissions, tone, bias, and confidentiality
• Protect sensitive information and follow responsible-AI practices
• Create reusable prompt patterns for common workplace tasks

SkillDynamo Training Approach

SkillDynamo delivers this course through instructor-led demonstrations, hands-on exercises, scenario analysis, validation checklists, structured troubleshooting, solution reviews, and a final improvement plan. Learners repeatedly practice planning, implementation, evidence collection, testing, correction, and communication so the skills can be transferred confidently into real workplace situations.