Reporting and analysis
Variance narratives, KPI summaries, monthly reporting, and trend questions answered in natural language.
Microsoft Copilot Business Productivity Accelerator™ · One day · Live virtual
You already have Copilot. This is the day it starts producing finished work.
Six and a half hours across Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and Word. Not a tour of features. Three business workflows, built on material you bring, each one finished before you move on.
Wednesday, October 21 · 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern · $645
Six finished pieces of work. Live, with direct support from the instructor throughout.
Who this is for
You do not need to see yourself in every line. One is enough.
- Your organization has deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot and you want a genuine return on it.
- You spend your week inside Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- You produce status reports, meeting outputs, and stakeholder communication on a rhythm.
- You are responsible for recurring reporting, analysis, or correspondence.
- You have used Copilot occasionally and want the method that makes it dependable.
- You want to see what Copilot produces on your own material before deciding how far to take it.
And who it is not for
- Your organization runs on Claude rather than Microsoft. Take the Claude AI Business Productivity Accelerator™ instead.
- You are new to AI entirely. AI for Everyone Foundations™ is the better starting point and costs less.
- You want to build automations that run without you. That is the AI Workflow & Automation Accelerator™.
- You are looking for code assistance. That is a separate Microsoft product with a separate audience.
At a glance
Duration
Six and a half hours
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern, two breaks and a thirty-minute lunch
Delivery
Live virtual
Direct support from the instructor throughout
What you build
Six finished pieces of work
On material you bring with you
What you need
A Microsoft 365 Copilot license
Plus three recurring tasks from your own week
Framework
P.R.O.M.P.T.™
Applied inside the applications, not in a chat window
Recording
Yours for ninety days
The full session, watch any part again
Structured hours
6.5
Self-reported to PMI through CCRS
Aftercare
A check-in at thirty days
Forty-five minutes, included
The promise
In one day you will learn exactly which Copilot capabilities your license provides, master a professional prompting method applied inside Microsoft 365 rather than in a chat window, and build six finished pieces of work across Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and Word using material from your own role. You leave with a verification standard, a reusable prompt library, and a thirty-day plan.
Work is built, not demonstrated
Most Copilot training moves application by application. An hour in Word, an hour in Excel, an hour in Teams. Participants see a great deal and leave holding very little, because a feature tour produces recognition rather than capability.
This course keeps all five applications and organizes them differently. After a strong opening on license reality and prompting technique, the day runs on three business workflows that each cross several applications and each end with something finished.
A feature tour
This course
An hour per application
Three workflows that each cross several applications
Watch a demonstration
Build on work you brought with you
Notes and screenshots
Six finished pieces of work
Recognition
Capability you use the next morning
Excel and PowerPoint each appear twice, because that is where the business value concentrates. Every application is covered.
What you will be able to do
Specific, because a buyer approving this wants to know precisely what a participant returns able to do.
- Identify the Microsoft Copilot products and experiences available, and determine which license and capabilities you personally have access to.
- Explain how Copilot capabilities vary across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- Describe how work-data grounding allows Copilot to draw on organizational content, and what that changes about the results.
- Construct business prompts using the P.R.O.M.P.T. method, specifying purpose, role, output, method, parameters, and tone.
- Apply prompting technique inside Microsoft 365 applications, using direct file references and in-app context.
- Refine a Copilot response through follow-up instruction so each exchange builds on the last.
- Evaluate a Copilot suggestion and decide when to accept it, adjust it, or take a different approach.
- Analyze and summarize business data in Excel using natural language, and generate formulas, PivotTables, and charts.
- Apply conditional formatting and visual indicators that surface trends, exceptions, and performance.
- Produce a decision-ready presentation from analysis, an existing file, or a branded template.
- Convert a meeting into a recap, an action tracker with owners and dates, a follow-up message, and a status update.
- Interrogate, restructure, and compare long documents, and extract their data into Excel.
- Extend Copilot with a purpose-built GPT for a specialized task that recurs.
- Classify information appropriately, explain how Microsoft 365 permissions govern what Copilot reaches, and apply quality checks before output is shared, sent, or relied on.
- Assemble a reusable prompt library and a thirty-day plan with a scheduled practice block.
Where you will use it
The workflows draw from these. You choose the ones matching your own role.
Meetings
Recaps, decisions captured, action items with owners, and follow-up communication.
Project and program
Status updates, risk write-ups, stakeholder communication, and lessons-learned synthesis.
Documents
Long-document summarization, version comparison, restructuring, and first drafts from source material.
Presentations
Decks built from analysis, from an existing document, or from a branded template.
Correspondence
Inbox triage, drafted replies, scheduling, and message tone adjusted for the audience.
Wednesday, October 21
Your day
Six and a half hours, nine to four thirty. All times Eastern.
9:00
Copilot Reality Check: Which Copilot Do You Actually Have?
Establish exactly which Copilot capabilities you hold, so the day is spent building rather than discovering.
9:30
Prompting for Business Results: Prompting Like a Pro with Microsoft Copilot
Move from trial-and-error prompting to a repeatable method that produces production-ready output, and that every workflow later in the day builds on.
10:45
Break
Fifteen minutes
11:00
From Raw Data to Executive Decision
Transform raw data into clear business insights and translate those insights into decisions leaders can act on with confidence. Excel, then PowerPoint.
12:30
Lunch
Thirty minutes
1:00
From Meeting to Momentum
Convert the meetings that fill a professional week into finished decisions, assigned actions, and communication that moves work forward. Teams, Outlook, then Word.
2:30
Break
Fifteen minutes
2:45
From Long Document to Finished Deliverable
Turn long documents into actionable insights and deliverables tailored to the audience, enabling faster understanding, stronger communication, and better decisions.
3:45
Safe Use, Permissions, and Verification with Microsoft Copilot
Build the professional standard that allows an organization to widen Copilot use with confidence rather than caution.
4:15
Your 30-Day Copilot Productivity Plan
Move from experimenting with Copilot to confidently integrating it into your daily work through a focused thirty-day action plan.
Safe use, permissions, and verification
The professional standard that allows an organization to widen Copilot use with confidence rather than caution, and that lets you trust what you send.
- Which information is appropriate to use with Copilot, which requires approval first, and who to ask.
- How Microsoft 365 permissions govern what Copilot can reach.
- What to confirm before Copilot output is shared, sent, or relied on.
- Human review checkpoints for external communication, financial, HR, legal, and regulated work.
- Confirming figures, sources, and claims, and recognizing where confirmation matters most.
- When to note that Copilot assisted, and when it makes no difference.
- When to involve IT, security, privacy, records, or legal, and how to ask.
This course does not provide legal, records, compliance, or cybersecurity certification, and it does not certify an organization as compliant. It teaches professionals to recognize when to consult a specialist, and which specialist that is.
What you take with you
Six finished pieces of work, all built during the day on your own material.
Your Copilot Capability and License Map
Exactly what is available to you in each application, so your time goes to what works.
Your P.R.O.M.P.T. card and three working prompts
The professional method, plus three prompts already producing results on your own recurring tasks.
A business question answered, and the slide that presents it
A complete analysis with the finding built for a decision maker.
A recap, action tracker, follow-up, and status update
The full meeting chain, finished, and repeatable every week after.
A document summary, data extract, and branded deck
One source document turned into three usable outputs.
Your Safe Use checklist, prompt library, and thirty-day plan
The standard, the library, and a practice block already in your calendar.
Plus a certificate of completion, the session recording for ninety days, and the Copilot Excel Reference Workbook, which carries the extended formula, PivotTable, dashboard, and prompt material in greater depth than a single day allows.
Reserve your seat
$645
Wednesday, October 21 · 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern
Everything is included. The six and a half hours, the six finished pieces of work, the Excel Reference Workbook, the recording for ninety days, the check-in a month later, and the certificate. There are no bonuses to keep track of, because everything is part of the program.
- Two payments of $339 are available.
- A team of three is $1,990.
- Education and nonprofit rate is $595. Government rate is $795.
$645 is the published rate for this session. From the winter session the rate is $795. Full refund up to seven days before, and inside seven days your place transfers once to a future date.
Questions
How long is the day?
Six and a half hours, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern, with two short breaks and a thirty-minute lunch.
What do I need before the day?
A Microsoft 365 Copilot license and three recurring tasks from your own week. Pre-work takes about twenty minutes and confirms both.
Which Copilot does this cover?
Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the opening block establishes exactly which experience and capabilities you have. Copilot Pro and Copilot Chat are distinguished so you know what applies to you.
Do I need to be technical?
No. There is no coding in this course, and the focus is on applying Copilot to business work.
Which applications are covered?
Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and Word. Excel and PowerPoint appear in two workflows each, because that is where the value concentrates.
Will I work on my own material?
Yes. Every workflow is built from work you bring. Practice material is available if your organization prefers you use it.
Is the session recorded?
Yes, and it is yours for ninety days.
Does this carry PDUs?
The day provides 6.5 structured learning hours you may self-report to PMI through CCRS. Novativ AI Academy is not a PMI Authorized Training Partner, hours are not automatically reported, and acceptance is at PMI's discretion.
What is the difference between this and the Claude Accelerator?
The method is comparable and the environment is different. This course works inside Microsoft 365 with Copilot. The Claude Accelerator works in Claude. Choose the one your organization runs on.
Can you run this privately for our team?
Yes, delivered on your date and built around your own workflows and document examples.
What should I take next?
If the day surfaces processes worth redesigning, the AI Workflow and Automation Accelerator is the next step. If it surfaces work that should run continuously, that is the AI Workforce Buildout Bootcamp.
Wednesday, October 21 · 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern
Come with three tasks that eat your week. Leave with them handled.
Six finished pieces of work, built on your own material, with the instructor there the whole day. The license is already paid for. This is the day it starts earning it back.
$645 · 6.5 structured learning hours · Recording included