TL;DR

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared four Copilot prompts that help users prepare for meetings, summarize projects, track product launches, and gain long-term insights using real organizational data.

I recently received an e-mail message from Microsoft and IT that included four Copilot prompts, and I wanted to share them with you. We’re going to look at prompts for preparing for a meeting, drafting a project update, checking the progress on a project, and getting insights. These prompts came directly from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

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Copilot Prompt #1: Preparing for a Meeting

Using Copilot to Summarize Interactions

The first prompt is “let’s prepare for a meeting,” so I opened it in Copilot. It goes directly to Copilot with the prompt, and I’m viewing information from my work environment—not the web—so it has all of my organizational data, history, and communications.

To demonstrate, I specified a person by typing a slash and selecting Kristin Miller. I asked Copilot to summarize my interactions with Kristin over the last several months, and it produced a well-focused list based on actual conversations.

What Copilot Found

The first item involved an office upgrade, followed by preparing a demo for a sales agent in Business Central. Other Business Central–related items included vendor approvals, workflow notifications, and additional Microsoft 365 work. There were also discussions about product recalls, quality issues, and project updates.

Why This Prompt Helps

Copilot gave me five solid topics to discuss next time I meet with Kristin—each one rooted in real organizational activity. I don’t have to manually dig through e-mails or chats; Copilot gives me a productive place to start.

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Copilot Prompt #2: Drafting a Project Update

Focusing on a Specific Project

The second suggested prompt relates to projects. Copilot provided the initial prompt, and I filled in the project “Packaging machine readiness.” When I ran it, Copilot reviewed activities from months prior and summarized all relevant conversations and work.

What the Summary Highlighted

Copilot pulled information from both internal activities and interactions with people outside my organization. It surfaced key items that mattered, helping me regain context and focus my attention on what had been happening in that project.

Why This Prompt Helps

This makes it far easier to identify next steps and understand project history without searching through folders, messages, or notes.

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Copilot Prompt #3: Checking Progress on a Product Launch

Entering a New Product

The third prompt was designed to check progress on a project, so I entered a new product we were working on. Copilot analyzed my organizational data and surfaced a large amount of information about the product launch.

Insights Copilot Provided

It found engineering responses, pilot program notes, and risk analysis. It also provided market insights and even estimated the probability of a successful product launch by November.

Recommendations and Follow-Up Prompts

Copilot recommended additional steps I could take and suggested new prompts for deeper exploration. It created a helpful executive summary—something you’d likely refine before sharing, but an excellent starting point.

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Copilot Prompt #4: Getting Insights Over Time

Looking Back Over 12 Months

The fourth prompt focused on insights over a broader timespan. I asked Copilot to look back 12 months. It explained how it would approach the analysis and then produced results showing how my time was distributed across projects.

Time Allocation Results

Copilot displayed estimated percentages of time spent per project along with descriptive summaries. I could scroll through various entries to see where my efforts went throughout the year.

Why This Prompt Helps

This long-term perspective is extremely valuable for understanding workload patterns, identifying over- or under-investment in specific areas, and reflecting on personal productivity trends.

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Final Thoughts and Takeaways

We explored several Copilot prompts suggested by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and each one proved useful. Copilot surfaced activities, conversations, meetings, and projects throughout Microsoft 365, helping me focus on what matters most to me and my organization. These insights provide a clear, organized summary across many areas of my workflow.

If you have Microsoft 365, you should really try Copilot—its ability to surface meaningful information is impressive. If you’re ready to deploy Copilot in Microsoft 365, download our free guide using the link in the video description.