Deloitte Presents: Beyond Access: - Getting Real Value from Copilot
Description
Join us for Working Better with Microsoft 365 Copilot, a practical session for busy professionals who want to cut through admin, write faster, and turn information into action. Bring your top three time‑draining tasks (emails, meeting follow‑ups, teams admin, document drafting, analysis) and we’ll show simple, repeatable ways to streamline them with Copilot across Microsoft 365.
This event aligns to the Techweek26 content pillar of Life, helping people work smarter so they can deliver higher‑value work.
Whether you’re in operations, finance, HR, marketing, customer service, or leading a team, this session is designed to be immediately useful, no technical background required.
What to Expect:
How Copilot works (what it can/can’t do), plus safe ways to use it with work content
Prompt patterns you can reuse: draft, refine, summarise, compare options, and generate action lists
Copilot in Outlook: faster email replies, tone adjustments, and follow‑ups
Copilot in Teams: meeting summaries, decisions, and turning discussion into next steps
Copilot in Word/PowerPoint/Excel: first drafts, restructuring content, and quick analysis from your data
Hands‑on practice: bring a real scenario and leave with a mini prompt library tailored to your role
Speakers
Alison Isherwood
Deloitte, Manager Alison is a manager in the South Island Systems Delivery and Modernisation practice, with more than 10 years’ experience leading software development teams and overseeing complex technology and business transformation projects across diverse industries. She specialises in guiding teams to leverage data, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to streamline processes, minimise manual work, and drive successful delivery outcomes.
Peter Haigh
Deloitte, Associate Director Peter is an Associate Director at Deloitte, who delivers meaningful transformation by bringing together Microsoft cloud, AI, productivity platforms and people. Peter began his career in the local IT industry, developing handson expertise in PCs, servers, and managed services. After founding and growing a commercial IT services business, he transitioned into largescale enterprise environments, including Geni and then Microsoft where he spent 12 years as a Technology Strategist supporting the public sector, followed by three years leading Customer Success as a Principal and Practice Manager.
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