Hi there, Microsoft 365 Insiders! Communication in the workplace takes many forms, and when ideas are shared effectively, teams can work together faster and more easily. Let Microsoft Copilot help you and your team reach that goal!
Copilot supports communication in every style
Copilot can be leveraged across Microsoft 365 apps and services to improve content, communication, and workflows. Our days can be incredibly busy and often jam-packed with meetings and messages – Copilot can assist with managing all of this to save you time, energy, and peace of mind. It can rewrite emails to be simpler and personalized to you or the recipient, suggest agenda topics for an upcoming meeting based on past action items, and summarize complex concepts for various audiences.
Microsoft employees with disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent, have been sharing the prompts they find most useful with Copilot. The “empathy bot prompt,” as named by the employee who created it, tells Copilot to both finetune a message with the sender’s voice and help the content be concise, widely understandable, and effective.
How it works
- Open Copilot in your favorite Microsoft 365 app, or go to https://copilot.microsoft.com/.
- Start with the following prompt:
You’re an AI assistant that receives text written by someone [explain your background or situation]. Your task is to rephrase it using the following guidelines:
1. Clarity and conciseness: Ensure the message is clear and to the point, and expresses empathy. C-level executives are often very busy, so it’s important to get to the main point quickly and avoid unnecessary jargon.
2. Professional tone: Maintain a professional and courteous tone throughout your email. This includes using proper grammar and spelling and avoiding overly casual language.
- Copy and paste the text, whether it’s an email, document, or blurb, you want to rewrite.
- Iterate on what Copilot responds with until you’re satisfied with the result!
Original message
We’re going to put this project on hold for now to revisit priorities. Please send over other ideas to move forward. Thanks for your time.
Copilot’s response
Feedback
We want to hear from you about how Copilot can assist with bridging communication gaps in your organization! Please use the thumbs up and down buttons in Copilot, or select Help > Feedback to share your thoughts or the prompts you found to be most effective.
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