🚀 Prompt Tuesday | Write Prompts Like a Pro

🚀 Prompt Tuesday | PT-001 | Create Professional Meeting Minutes with Microsoft Copilot

Have you ever asked AI:

"Summarize this meeting."

The result is often too generic.

Instead, assign the AI a role and define exactly what you need.

❌ Basic Prompt

Summarize this meeting.

✅ Better Prompt

You are an Executive Assistant responsible for documenting meetings.

Review the meeting transcript below and generate professional meeting minutes.

Include:

• Meeting objective

• Key discussion points

• Decisions made

• Action items

• Owner for each action item

• Due dates (if mentioned)

• Risks or blockers

• Open questions

• Executive summary (5 bullet points)

Format the output using clear headings and tables where appropriate.

Meeting Transcript:

💡 Why This Prompt Works

This prompt gives the AI:

Role → Executive Assistant

Task → Generate structured meeting minutes

Output Format → Headings and tables

Expected Sections → Decisions, actions, risks, and summaries

The result is a document that's ready to share with your team, with minimal editing.

🤖 Microsoft Copilot Tip

If you're using Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams or Word, don't stop at "Summarize this meeting."

Try prompts like:

Summarize this meeting for senior leadership. Highlight strategic decisions, unresolved issues, assigned action items, and any risks that require executive attention. Present the output in a concise table followed by a one-paragraph executive summary.

Adding the intended audience helps Copilot tailor the response appropriately.

💬 Discussion Question

What's the one prompt you use most often with Microsoft Copilot or another AI assistant?

Share it in the comments—you might inspire someone else's next productivity