Key details

Copilot utilises AI technology to answer questions and assist you with a wide range of activities. In this course, you’ll learn how you can use Copilot to carry out day-today tasks for your business.

You’ll learn about using Copilot to:

• Write effective prompts and refine unclear ones.
• Automate repetitive text-based tasks.
• Assist with marketing, websites and social media.
• Summarise, draft and improve documents.
• Carry out research and idea generation.
• Translate and adjust tone for different audiences.

You’ll work through practical examples relevant to your work, including:

• Creating effective documents and emails.
• Summarising long reports and breaking down complex questions.
• Solving problems and overcoming challenges.
• Supporting learning and research.
• Creating images and visuals.
• Creating social media posts.
• Writing engaging articles, blog posts and persuasive ad copy.

Copilot – Essential skills for business training is arranged on-request, i.e. one-to-one training or a ‘closed course’ for your group. Your training can be tailored to take into account any existing knowledge you have, and the work you’re going to be doing.

In-class or online

This course is available in-class at eight centres or live online.

Expert trainers

Copilot courses are hosted by AI experts. See Expert trainers. 

How will I learn?

Training combines lecture, demonstration and hands-on practice.

Practical exercises provide activity-based experience. These exercises can be tailored to deal with issues specific to your business. You have ample opportunity to discuss specific requirements with the trainer.

Copilot version

TBC.

Training guide and certificate

Course delegates receive:

• A practical Copilot training guide, to refer to during the course and use as a refresher after. Choose from a printed guide or PDF.
• An e-certificate confirming successful completion of a Copilot – Essential skills for business training course.

After course support

Following Copilot training, delegates are entitled to 30 days’ email support from their trainer to help with any post-course issues. For further details, see Support.

General information

Course times

Standard course times are 9.30am–4.30pm.

As we’d be hosting this as a ‘closed course’ for you/your group, there’s usually flexibility to change these times to suit you, e.g. start or end 30 minutes earlier or later.

Payment

Payment for Copilot – Essential skills for business training can be made by:

• Bank transfer. Please call 01527 834783 for our bank details.
• Card. Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards accepted. Payment can be made securely online or over the phone. Armada doesn’t record or store your card details.
• Buy now pay later. Available for private bookings; pay in 4 x interest-free fortnightly instalments. Facility provided by Clearpay. For details, see Clearpay terms of service.

Purchase orders

We accept purchase orders from UK registered companies with turnover in excess of £1m, and public sector organisations

Accommodation

See Accommodation local to our training centres.

Cancellations and postponements

If an on-request Copilot – Essential skills for business course booking is cancelled giving less than 20 working days’ notice, a cancellation fee is payable. View cancellation terms.

If an on-request Copilot – Essential skills for business course booking is postponed giving less than 20 working days’ notice, a postponement fee is payable. View postponement terms.

Terms and conditions

Expert trainers

Simon Dry

Simon is a highly-experienced design professional and AI expert, whose previous roles have included Designer, Project Manager and Creative Director. He has expert knowledge of a range of applications, including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, hosting courses in these applications at all levels. Simon continues to work as a graphic designer, working on a variety of projects for Blue-Chip clients in areas including press and digital ads, photography, website design, social media.

Course content

Introduction to Copilot

• What Copilot is and where to find it
• Copilot on web, desktop and mobile
• Latest updates and features

Asking Questions Effectively

• Writing clear and specific prompts
• Using context and follow-up questions
• Tips and tricks for better results

Using Copilot Chat

• Pinning Copilot to Microsoft 365 apps
• Summarising documents and emails
• Drafting content and generating ideas
• Visual content creation (images, infographics)

Copilot in MS Teams

• Scheduling and preparing meetings
• Real-time note-taking and meeting summaries
• Summarising chat threads and channels
• Locating information quickly

Copilot in Outlook

• Drafting and refining emails
• Coaching for clarity, tone and sentiment
• Summarising long email threads
• Replying with presets or custom prompts

Copilot in PowerPoint

• Creating a presentation from scratch or Word documents
• Using templates and corporate branding
• Editing slides, speaker notes and layouts
• Generating images and extra slides

Copilot in Word

• Drafting business proposals and reports
• Refining and rewriting content
• Visualising information as tables
• Summarising long documents

Copilot in Excel

• Formatting data as tables for Copilot use
• Creating formulas and running calculations
• Summarising sales, reviews or customer data
• Generating insights, charts and visualisations

Performance Feedback and Best Practice

• Giving feedback to improve Copilot
• Common issues and how to solve them
• Best practice for safe, responsible AI use

Live online training

Live online training lets you participate in a course from your place of work or home.

We do everything possible to make your online training experience as close as possible to actually being in the classroom. You can:

• See and hear our trainer, and the other delegates participating in the course…
  
• Interact by speaking, using chat, or raising your ‘virtual hand’ if you need assistance.
• Share your screen with our trainer, and allow them to take control to explain something.

Like our in-class courses, online courses…

• Are presented by expert instructors.
• Give you plenty of opportunity to carry out assisted, practical exercises.
• Offer 30 days’ email support from your trainer.

All you need is an Internet-connected computer with a webcam and audio capability. We provide everything else…

• Links to download the files, resources, etc. you’ll use in your course.
• A training guide. For most courses, you can choose from a printed copy that we post to you, or a PDF.

In the week before your course, we’ll send you an email containing everything you need to prepare for and participate in the training. We’re available in the days ahead of your course to assist if you need any help.

Please note that we are not able to record scheduled online courses for privacy reasons.

When you attend live online training, you’re participating in a real course, hosted by a real trainer, in real time