Camderson Academy · CA-AI-004

Get more done with Copilot, in the apps you already use.

A practical, self-paced course for everyone on every team. Use Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams to get past the blank page, catch up faster and work with your data, with clear prompts, safe data habits and a quick check on every output.

Enroll for $129

Or 3 monthly payments of $46

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About 5 hours · 12 lessons with video · Beginner · No technical background needed · Self-paced · Practice files for every app · 30-day money-back guarantee

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 at Work course cover, Camderson Academy

Copilot is in your apps. Making it part of your day is the hard part.

Generic answers

A three-word prompt gets a polite, generic draft. Without the right context and sources, Copilot cannot give you something worth sending.

Unsure what is safe

People are not sure which information they can use with Copilot, what it can see, or what to do when it shows them something unexpected.

Confident but wrong

A fluent summary can miss a deadline, a recap can name the wrong owner and a number can look right and be wrong. Without a habit of checking, mistakes slip through.

Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

Eight practical outcomes, each practiced in an exercise and checked in the final assessment or the capstone.

Explain what Copilot is, how Copilot Chat differs from Copilot with work content, and which experience you have.
Write clear prompts with a goal, context, source and expectations, plus a planned check, and refine through conversation.
Protect data and follow your organization's policy when you use Copilot.
Draft, rewrite, summarize and question documents in Word, checking them against their sources.
Summarize threads, draft replies and use coaching in Outlook, verifying facts before you send.
Use Copilot in Teams meetings, chats and channels to catch up and capture actions.
Build presentations in PowerPoint and analyze data in Excel, proving every number you share.
Check every Copilot output at the right depth and build your own Copilot Playbook.

The Camderson method

Simple routines that make Copilot useful and safe in everyday work

The Prompt Card and the Safe Share Check

Goal · Context · Source · Expectations · Check · Green · Amber · Red

Ask for what you need with the context a colleague would need, and know which information belongs in Copilot before you share it.

Draft, Shape, Own and the Summary Spot-Check

Draft from named sources · Shape section by section · Own every sentence · Trace · Match · Probe

Get past the blank page fast, then make every sentence and every summary something you can stand behind.

Routines for Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint

Summarize · Verify · Draft · Coach · Send · Before, During, After · Catch-Up Questions · Story First Deck

Work your inbox, run meetings and catch up on chats with routines that keep the facts straight.

Ask, Then Prove and the Output Check

Prepare · Ask · Prove · Define · Record · Source · Facts · Numbers · Reader · Policy

Prove every number you share, check every output at the right depth, and turn it all into your own Copilot Playbook.

Draft faster. Check every time. Spend the time where it matters.

Curriculum

Inside the course

Four modules, 12 lessons with worked examples and video

Getting Started With Copilot at Work

Know which Copilot you have with the Copilot Access Check, write Prompt Cards that get useful first drafts, and protect data with the Safe Share Check and your organization's policy.

Copilot in Word and Outlook

Draft and rewrite documents with Draft, Shape, Own, check summaries with the Summary Spot-Check, and work your inbox with the Inbox Triage Routine.

Copilot in Teams and PowerPoint

Run meetings with Before, During, After, catch up on chats and channels with the Catch-Up Questions, and build decks with Story First Deck.

Copilot in Excel and Everyday Habits

Ask Excel questions and prove the answers, check every output with the Output Check, and build your own Copilot Playbook with an honest time log.

What is included

Skills, tools and templates you keep and use in your work

12 lessons, each with a written lesson, worked examples and figures, and a narrated lesson video, at your own pace
A running example from Vellacourt Distributors, a fictional foodservice distributor rolling out Copilot across customer service, finance, the warehouse, HR and sales
Vellacourt Practice Documents for every app, so you can practice safely even if your real work is confidential
A fillable Workbook with Try it and Reflect pages for every lesson
Copilot Playbook Templates (Word) for every routine, plus a Copilot Team Starter Guide with a huddle plan and a sample team guidance page
A practice spreadsheet with September orders as an Excel table, a Prove It sheet with live formulas, a solutions version and a reusable tracker template
Prompt and Check Cards and the Vellacourt Case Pack
An optional visual companion PDF with every lesson slide
Knowledge checks for every module and a 20-question final assessment
A Personal Copilot Playbook capstone for your own role or a fictional events company, reviewed by a person
A Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion when you pass the final assessment and the capstone
Access to the Camderson Academy community

Is this course right for you?

This course is for you if

Your organization uses Microsoft 365 and you have Copilot, or Copilot Chat, at work
You work in any team or department, from customer service, sales and operations to finance, HR, marketing, IT and administration, as an individual contributor, team lead or manager
You want practical routines you can use the same day, with practice files you can safely try everything on

It is not the right fit if

You need to administer, license or configure Copilot for your organization (this course is for the people who use it)
You mainly need to write an AI use policy and risk review process (CA-AI-007 Responsible AI Use and Governance at Work covers that)
You want advanced prompt templates and prompt chains across AI tools (CA-AI-003 Prompt Engineering for Business Results covers that)

Your instructor

Meet your instructor

Ruben Tejada

MA, MS, PHR

Managing Partner · Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

Ruben Tejada is a strategic advisor and organizational leader whose career spans healthcare, public service, human resources, operations, and learning and development. He has built and facilitated workplace trainings for hundreds of employees and leaders, and knows that new tools only help when people have simple habits they trust. In this course he helps you use Copilot to do your everyday work faster, keep information safe and check every result before it reaches anyone else.

About

About Camderson Academy

Camderson Academy is the education division of Camderson Advisory Services. Camderson helps leaders build organizations that work without them in the room. Everything we teach has been used in a real organization first.

Training a team?

We offer group enrollment for teams and whole organizations rolling out Copilot, so everyone in every role and department shares the same prompts, safe data habits and checking routines. Email connect@camderson.com to talk through your group.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need Copilot to take this course?

Copilot at work is helpful but not required. The course shows what differs between Copilot Chat and the full Copilot license, and every exercise also works with the included fictional practice files.

Who is this course for?

Everyone on every team who uses Microsoft 365 at work: customer service, sales, operations, finance, HR, marketing, IT, administrators, team leads and managers. The example is a foodservice distributor, and the routines fit offices, clinics, schools, nonprofits and businesses of every size.

How long do I have access?

Your access does not expire. Copilot changes often, so we review the course every quarter, and any updates are added for you at no extra cost.

How long does it take?

About 5 hours in total, including the written lessons and their videos, the Try it exercises, the knowledge checks, the final assessment and the capstone. Everything is self-paced.

Do I have to use my own work for the capstone?

No. You can build your Personal Copilot Playbook for a role at the fictional Calderbrook Events included in the course. If you use your own role, leave out confidential information and personal details.

Is this course made by Microsoft?

No. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Microsoft. Everything about Copilot was checked against Microsoft's official documentation on October 27, 2026, and the course quotes no prices.

Is the certificate accredited, or does it carry professional credit?

Neither. You receive a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion after passing the final assessment and the capstone, a playbook that a person reviews. It is not an academic credential or a Microsoft certification and does not carry continuing education or other professional credit.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

Yes. You are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If the course is not right for you, email connect@camderson.com within 30 days of purchase and we will refund you in full. No questions asked. Your course access ends when the refund is issued.

What tools do I need?

Microsoft 365 with Copilot or Copilot Chat is helpful. You also need a spreadsheet program that opens .xlsx files, a word processor that opens .docx files and a PDF reader. All templates and practice files are included as downloads.