AI guidance for real workplace work
Practical AI for Real Work
Plain-English training, prompts, and resources that help everyday users get useful results from AI, with Microsoft 365 Copilot as the first specialty.
Start with work you already do every week.
The first guide focuses on common workplace problems where AI can save time without asking people to become prompt engineers.
Email and communication
Turn rough notes into polished emails, summarize long threads, and make next steps easier to see.
Browse email promptsMeetings and decisions
Prepare faster, capture action items, and turn messy notes into decisions, owners, and deadlines.
Browse meeting promptsDocuments and data
Draft from outlines, clarify confusing content, compare documents, and explain spreadsheet patterns.
Browse document promptsFree guide: 10 Practical AI Prompts You Can Use at Work Today
A copy-and-paste starter guide for people who have tried AI but are not yet getting reliable workplace results.
- Turn rough notes into a professional email.Ready
- Summarize a long email thread and identify required actions.Ready
- Prepare for a meeting using emails, documents, and prior notes.Ready
- Convert meeting notes into decisions, owners, and deadlines.Ready
- Draft a document from an outline or source material.Ready
- Rewrite confusing content in clear, plain language.Ready
- Turn a document into a presentation outline.Ready
- Analyze a spreadsheet and explain important patterns.Ready
- Compare two documents and identify meaningful differences.Ready
- Create a weekly status report from scattered updates.Ready
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Start with the published prompts, save the free guide, and watch for deeper Copilot resources as they are built.
Prompt Coach
Bring an existing prompt for GCSE feedback, focused questions, and a suggested revision. Explore an example while AI reviews are in testing.
Open prompt coachPrompt Library
Browse the current prompt examples for Copilot, Copilot Chat, ChatGPT, and other workplace AI assistants.
Open prompt libraryCopilot First-Week Success Kit
A planned deeper resource for useful first-week wins, short lessons, checklists, and examples.
View planned kitBuild useful AI habits one work task at a time.
Start with the free guide, then grow into Copilot training, resources, and team-ready workflows.