The preconfigured Prompt Coach agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot is your guide to writing clearer and more effective prompts. In doing so, it helps you get the most out of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your prompt-writing skills, Prompt Coach helps you express your needs in a way that Copilot can easily understand.

Optimized for prompt refinement and instruction enhancement, it offers personalized suggestions, examples, and explanations to help you improve how you ask questions or give instructions to Copilot.

You don’t need technical skills to benefit from Prompt Coach, as it adapts to your level. It explains why certain prompts work better, helps you rephrase vague or complex inputs, and shows you how to ask smarter questions that lead to more useful and relevant responses from Copilot.

Prompt Coach Is Especially Useful For:

• Rewriting vague or ineffective prompts to make them more specific or action-oriented.
• Learning prompt patterns that work well for different types of tasks, such as writing, data analysis, and brainstorming.
• Troubleshooting when Copilot doesn’t deliver the expected results.
• Exploring new ways to ask for help using natural language.
• Building your confidence in using Copilot more effectively in Word, Excel, Teams, and other apps.

Whether you’re looking to write faster, analyze better, or simply save time, Prompt Coach helps you improve your interactions with Copilot to get more accurate, creative, and relevant results. It helps you unlock the full potential of Microsoft 365 Copilot by teaching you how to express what you need clearly, confidently, and effectively. Think of it as your personal prompt mentor—always ready to help you get better results with less frustration.

Sample Queries to Use with Prompt Coach

Prompt Improvement

• “Here’s what I asked Copilot. Can you help me improve it?”
• “Copilot didn’t give me the right chart. What should I change in my prompt?”
• “Make this prompt more specific: ‘Summarize the report.’”

Prompt Suggestions by Task Type

• “What’s a good way to ask Copilot to help me write a performance review?”
• “Suggest a prompt to analyze sales trends in this Excel file.”
• “How should I ask Copilot to write a customer email using the content from this document?”

Prompt Coaching and Learning

• “Why didn’t this prompt work as expected?”
• “Show me examples of prompts for generating meeting summaries.”
• “Teach me how to structure prompts to get insights from data.”

Prompt Templates

• “Give me prompt templates I can reuse for project planning.”
• “Suggest five prompts I can try when I’m stuck writing a proposal.”
• “What’s a prompt template for asking Copilot to create visuals from data?”

Limitations of the Prompt Coach Agent

While Prompt Coach is a helpful guide, here are a few things to keep in mind:

• It doesn’t execute your prompt for you: Prompt Coach helps you improve your prompts, but doesn’t run them. Once refined, you’ll need to use the prompt with another Copilot agent like Analyst, Researcher, or Visual Creator.
• It doesn’t know your exact task or system context: Prompt Coach can offer general improvements and suggestions, but results may vary depending on the files, tools, or apps you’re using.
• It doesn’t replace domain expertise: If you’re working in a highly specialized field like law or technical writing, Prompt Coach can help with structure and clarity, but you’ll still need to verify accuracy and nuance.
• It assumes good intent: Prompt Coach doesn’t fact-check the content of your prompt. It focuses on the clarity and effectiveness of the instructions given to Copilot.

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