Top 5 Copilot Prompts Every MCT Should Know 🎓
As trainers, we spend a lot of time preparing content, engaging learners, and managing communication. Copilot + AI can change the game—if you know how to use it smartly. Here are my top 5 prompts and tips: ✅ 1. “Create a training outline for [topic] with objectives and key takeaways.” AI Insight: Copilot uses context to build structured outlines. Add details like audience level (beginner/advanced) for better results. ✅ 2. “Give me 5 scenario-based questions for a workshop on [topic].” Tip: Scenario-based prompts make AI generate practical, real-world examples—great for hands-on learning. ✅ 3. “Turn this document into a 3-slide PowerPoint summary for learners.” AI Insight: Copilot can condense complex content without losing key points. Always review for accuracy before sharing. ✅ 4. “Write an email inviting participants to a session on [topic], highlighting benefits.” Tip: Add tone instructions like ‘professional but friendly’ to make your email sound natural. ✅ 5. “Suggest 3 creative icebreakers for a virtual training on [topic].” AI Insight: Copilot can pull ideas from diverse sources—combine them with your personal touch for maximum engagement. 💡 Pro Tip: The more context you give (audience type, duration, tone), the smarter Copilot gets. Think of it as prompt engineering for trainers. 👉 Your turn: What’s your favorite Copilot prompt for training? Share in comments!QTip: Getting timeouts and exceptions using Azure SQL DB Query Store
Requirements: Azure SQL Database SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Tables testcodes and testinvoice used for this demo 1-Configure Query Store to collect data and save as soon as possible to be able to review it * Data flush interval is the time to send information to disk ** Statistics collection interval is the time range to collect data , query store is not collecting one record by execution is collecting statistics of each execution and you can get max, min, avg but not excecution by excecution *** Query store capture mode ALL will collect information of all executions query store will not make any kind of filter 2-Create table testcodes CREATE TABLE [dbo].[testcodes]( [Code] [char](5) NULL, [Description] [nchar](10) NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GO 3-Create table testinvoice CREATE TABLE [dbo].[testinvoice]( [code] [char](5) NULL, [pieces] [int] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GO 4-Add some codes to be used 5-Add some records to invoice Exception ... 6-Run query to get information from invoices and get description from codes select *,description=(select testcodes.Code from testcodes where testcodes.code=invoice.code) from testinvoice invoice Is possible to see execution without error 7-Now add in codes a second code BBB to force exception 8-Run query from point 6 again Result is an exception 9-Run query to see queries with exceptions or timeouts starting 2 days ago (declare @datestart as datetime = dateadd(D,-2,getdate());) declare @datestart as datetime = dateadd(D,-2,getdate()); declare @datefinish as datetime = getdate(); /* if you want to set to specific time */ --set @datestart = '2025-04-09 00:00:00'; --set @datefinish = '2025-04-09 23:59:59'; select rs.last_execution_time, rs.execution_type_desc, qt.query_sql_text, q.query_id, CONVERT(VARCHAR(1000), q.query_hash, 1) as strqueryhash, p.plan_id, rs.last_cpu_time, rs.last_duration, rs.count_executions, rs.last_rowcount, rs.last_logical_io_reads, rs.last_physical_io_reads, rs.last_query_max_used_memory, rs.last_tempdb_space_used, rs.last_dop, p.is_forced_plan, p.last_force_failure_reason, p.last_force_failure_reason_desc FROM sys.query_store_query_text AS qt JOIN sys.query_store_query AS q ON qt.query_text_id = q.query_text_id JOIN sys.query_store_plan AS p ON q.query_id = p.query_id JOIN sys.query_store_runtime_stats AS rs ON p.plan_id = rs.plan_id where rs.last_execution_time>= @datestart and rs.last_execution_time<=@datefinish and (rs.execution_type=3 or rs.execution_type=4) -- 3 timeout, 4 error --and qt.query_sql_text like '%actual%' --and q.query_hash=0x009C458D20394C37 --and p.plan_id=12 ORDER BY rs.last_execution_time DESC 10-In query there are some commented lines that you can use to add more filters or modify them To see all records comment line 20 declare @datestart as datetime = dateadd(D,-2,getdate()); declare @datefinish as datetime = getdate(); /* if you want to set to specific time */ --set @datestart = '2025-04-09 00:00:00'; --set @datefinish = '2025-04-09 23:59:59'; select rs.last_execution_time, rs.execution_type_desc, qt.query_sql_text, q.query_id, CONVERT(VARCHAR(1000), q.query_hash, 1) as strqueryhash, p.plan_id, rs.last_cpu_time, rs.last_duration, rs.count_executions, rs.last_rowcount, rs.last_logical_io_reads, rs.last_physical_io_reads, rs.last_query_max_used_memory, rs.last_tempdb_space_used, rs.last_dop, p.is_forced_plan, p.last_force_failure_reason, p.last_force_failure_reason_desc FROM sys.query_store_query_text AS qt JOIN sys.query_store_query AS q ON qt.query_text_id = q.query_text_id JOIN sys.query_store_plan AS p ON q.query_id = p.query_id JOIN sys.query_store_runtime_stats AS rs ON p.plan_id = rs.plan_id where rs.last_execution_time>= @datestart and rs.last_execution_time<=@datefinish --and (rs.execution_type=3 or rs.execution_type=4) -- 3 timeout, 4 error --and qt.query_sql_text like '%actual%' --and q.query_hash=0x009C458D20394C37 --and p.plan_id=12 ORDER BY rs.last_execution_time DESC Now you can see all records 11-Reproduce error several times within 1 minute to see value in execution count (number of executions inside of statistics collection interval) Timeout ... 12-Configure command timeout different to 0 for this demo use 10 (seconds) in parameters previous to connect Second option 12-Use query below that will run 1000 times and at some point will fail INSERT INTO [dbo].[testinvoice] SELECT * FROM [dbo].[testinvoice] GO 1000 13-Run query from point 9 to see data in query store Now you can reproduce and get data about all excecutions , exceptions and timeouts good luck!Festival Web
Microsoft anuncia una nueva iniciativa para ayudarte a impulsar tu carrera en desarrollo web llamada el Festival Web, es una serie de charlas en vivo que comienza desde el 31 de octubre y finaliza el 14 de noviembre. En estas charlas podrás aprender de la mano de expertos y conocer diferentes herramientas como VSCode y GitHub. ¡Regístrate en las charlas en vivo del Festival Web y comienza tu viaje en el mundo de la programación web con expertos de la industria! Además, hay una oportunidad gratuita para quienes desean iniciarse en este campo. ¡Descubre más información sobre esta iniciativa de Microsoft en este blog!Reclutamiento con Microsoft
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Breakout Troubleshooting
Hi everyone - hoping you're well. I have issues when organising events where there are presenters (who have cameras enabled) and participants (cameras and mics disabled). Once presenters finish - we want them to join breakout rooms to have discussions. The issue is - the cameras do not turn on in the breakout rooms. I enable them from the options before sending people into breakouts - their mics turn on but no cameras. Has anyone found a solution to this please?Tips App should teach people how to uninstall a program
I've seen many people that think deleting a shortcut from desktop will uninstall the app/program. The Tips app should have clear instructions for how to uninstall an app or program from Windows so people can learn quickly how to do this the proper way. in addition to that, when someone is trying to delete a shortcut of a program or app from desktop, show a non-intrusive bubble or notification next to it to let them know deleting a shortcut won't actually uninstall/delete the program/app. lastly, when I search for "Uninstall" in Tips app, nothing shows up. it says search in Bing instead. Upvote this feedback please: https://aka.ms/AAb9lbk
