PowerPoint Copilot - Quick Start Checkllist

⚡ PowerPoint Copilot – Quick Start Checklist

25 Essential Prompts That Work Immediately

PowerPoint Copilot is powerful.
But most people use 10% of what it can actually do.

This free checklist shows you exactly how to set Copilot up properly — and gives you 25 proven prompts you can use immediately to create, rewrite, design, and refine presentations in minutes instead of hours.

No experimentation. No vague prompts. No wasted time.

Ready to go beyond the checklist?
This checklist is part of the AI-Powered Presentation Toolkit, which includes proven Copilot prompts and a step-by-step master guide for building better PowerPoint presentations with AI.

🚀 What This Checklist Helps You Do

✔ Get Copilot working properly (most people skip this)
✔ Create full presentations in minutes
✔ Rewrite slides faster and more confidently
✔ Improve layouts, visuals, and charts instantly
✔ Use Copilot without losing strategic control
✔ Avoid the mistakes that make Copilot outputs look generic

🛠️ Setup Checklist (Do This First)

Before Copilot gives you good results, it needs the right setup.

This checklist walks you through:

🧩 Verifying your Microsoft 365 + Copilot licence
🎯 Uploading your brand template before generating slides
🧠 Enabling Copilot brand consistency settings
🌐 Ensuring your PowerPoint version and connection are correct

Most Copilot frustration comes from skipping these steps.

🧠 25 Essential Copilot Prompts (Copy. Paste. Use.)

🧱 Create Slides

🟦 Create full presentations
🟦 Add agenda, timeline, and comparison slides
🟦 Build decks for specific audiences

📄 From Documents

🟦 Turn Word docs and reports into slides
🟦 Extract key findings automatically
🟦 Control slide count and audience tone

✍️ Write & Rewrite

🟦 Generate speaker notes
🟦 Rewrite for non-technical audiences
🟦 Make slides concise and confident

🎨 Design & Layout

🟦 Improve visuals instantly
🟦 Fix weak layouts
🟦 Convert bullets into diagrams
🟦 Apply consistent formatting

📊 Data & Charts

🟦 Create charts from Excel data
🟦 Build comparisons and breakdowns
🟦 Reduce manual chart formatting

🤖 Agent Mode Prompts (Dec 2025+)

If you have Agent Mode, this checklist shows you how to use it properly:

💬 Let Copilot ask clarifying questions
💬 Build decks conversationally
💬 Make precise, surgical edits instead of one-shot outputs

Agent Mode is where Copilot becomes genuinely powerful — when used correctly.

❌ Common Mistakes This Checklist Helps You Avoid

🚫 Vague prompts (“Make a presentation about…”)
🚫 Trusting Copilot’s stats without checking
🚫 Using first drafts as final
🚫 Generating slides before loading brand templates
🚫 Letting Copilot do strategic thinking for you

⏱️ Real Time Savings

What used to take 4+ hours now takes under 30 minutes:

⏳ Structuring: 45 min → 2 min
⏳ Slide creation: 2+ hrs → 8 min
⏳ Speaker notes: 30 min → 5 min
⏳ Brand cleanup: 45 min → 8 min

Total time saved: ~3.5 hours per presentation

👤 Who This Is For

✔ Executives and managers
✔ Consultants and client-facing professionals
✔ Sales and pitch teams
✔ Anyone creating PowerPoint regularly

If you value speed and quality, this checklist is for you.

📄 Format

✔ Free PDF
✔ One-page checklist + prompts
✔ Instant download
✔ Works on Windows & Mac (Agent Mode: Windows desktop)

🚀 Want 100+ More Prompts?

This checklist is just the starting point.

The PowerPoint Copilot Master Guide (£29) includes:
• 100+ tested prompts by use case
• Industry playbooks (Banking, SaaS, Consulting, Biotech)
• Advanced Agent Mode workflows
• Troubleshooting for common Copilot failures

👉 https://mbhazeldine.gumroad.com/l/copilot-powerpoint-master-guide

Bottom line

Copilot doesn’t replace thinking.
It amplifies it — when you know how to use it.

This checklist shows you how.