m365.copilot April 25, 2026 1 min read

Prompt: The Daily Prompt

aka, “The Daily Stand-up”

So, this is one my three favorites I actually use every day. Copy everything in italics into Copilot Chat (licensed), and send it.

Goal: Quick prioritization for the immediate 24 hours. 

Best used: First thing in the morning or as a “shutdown” ritual at 5:00 PM.

Act as my personal assistant. Review my emails, Teams chats, and calendar from the last 48 hours and the upcoming 48 hours. Please generate a Daily Briefing with the following sections:
Please generate a Daily Briefing with the following sections:

Today’s Top 5: The five most critical tasks I must complete today to avoid blocking others, based on urgent incoming messages.

Meeting Prep: A bulleted list of documents or emails I need to read before my meetings today.

Missed Connections: A list of unread Teams messages or flagged emails require a reply today.

Calendar Conflicts: Highlight any overlapping meetings or lack of focus time for tomorrow.

Sentiment: Identify anything that requires my attention immediately, customer or coworker not happy, upset, irate, passive aggressive tone in email, etc.
And a new ask of this larger one.  I want you to add items you feel I should know, need to know, etc.  Watch my 6, look out for me, if you see me slipping I need you to point it out and help me find time to catch up.  I need you to be my early warning system and to always my best interest in mind.  I need you to warn me, direct me or guide me.

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