Executive · 10 prompts
Microsoft 365 Copilot prompts for Executives — 10 prompts that save the C-suite hours
Executive Copilot use is the most concentrated payback per seat — fewer hours, but each hour is the most expensive in the business. The prompts below are tested across Australian midmarket and ASX-listed CEOs and senior executives.
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Board paper draft
WordPrompt
Draft the board paper on {Topic}. Use our board paper template. Structure: executive summary (3 lines), recommendation, background, options analysis, risk, financial implications AUD, stakeholder considerations, decision required. Keep under 4 pages.Expected outcome
Board paper draft ready for the chair's review.
Substitute {placeholders}Daily inbox triage
OutlookPrompt
Triage my unread emails from the last 24 hours. Group: urgent (decision needed today), important (decision needed this week), informational (read later), can be deflected to {EA Name}. For urgent items, summarise the decision and the recommended action.Expected outcome
Triaged inbox with recommendations on urgent items.
Substitute {placeholders}Pre-meeting brief
M365 ChatPrompt
Brief me ahead of my meeting with {Person} at {Time}. Pull from our recent emails, Teams chats, calendar history, and any shared SharePoint files. Cover: relationship history, last conversation, any open items they're likely to raise, any commitments I've made.Expected outcome
Pre-meeting brief covering history and likely topics.
Substitute {placeholders}Decision memo
WordPrompt
Draft a decision memo on {Decision}. Structure: decision required, recommendation, three viable options, key trade-offs, financial implications AUD, risks, stakeholder positions, timing, my recommendation. One page maximum.Expected outcome
One-page decision memo for the leadership team.
Substitute {placeholders}Meeting synthesis
TeamsPrompt
Synthesise this meeting transcript. Output: decisions made, actions agreed (with owner and due date), open issues parked, sentiments expressed by stakeholders. Flag anything that conflicts with prior commitments in /sites/exec/decisions.
Expected outcome
Meeting synthesis with action register and conflict flags.
Substitute {placeholders}All-staff message
OutlookPrompt
Draft an all-staff message on {Topic}. Tone: direct, warm, plain English. Avoid corporate clichés ('team', 'family', 'fast-paced'). Lead with what matters to the reader. End with a clear action and where to ask questions. Under 300 words.Expected outcome
All-staff email draft for review.
Substitute {placeholders}Investor update
WordPrompt
Draft this quarter's investor update. Use last quarter's update in /sites/exec/investor-updates as the format. Cover: financial highlights AUD, customer wins and losses, product updates, team changes, key risks and opportunities, asks. Australian English.
Expected outcome
Investor update draft for board review.
Substitute {placeholders}Strategic options analysis
WordPrompt
Analyse the strategic options for {Strategic Question}. Pull from our existing strategy documents in /sites/exec/strategy. Cover: three viable options, fit with current strategy, capability gaps, financial profile AUD, time horizon, key risks. Recommend with reasoning.Expected outcome
Strategic options analysis for board discussion.
Substitute {placeholders}Speech / keynote draft
WordPrompt
Draft a 12-minute keynote on '{Topic}' for {Audience}. Voice: direct, opinionated, story-led. Australian English. Structure: hook (60 seconds), three core points with a story or data per point, call to action. Speaking pace ~140 words/minute = ~1,700 words.Expected outcome
Keynote draft ready for executive review.
Substitute {placeholders}Executive 1:1 prep
M365 ChatPrompt
Prep me for my 1:1 with {Direct Report Name}. Pull our last three 1:1 notes (in OneNote), their open priorities, any outstanding actions on either side, and recent feedback I've heard about them. Suggest three discussion topics.Expected outcome
1:1 prep brief with suggested discussion topics.
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FAQ
How to actually use this library
Do these Executive Copilot prompts work in Microsoft 365 Copilot specifically, or also in Copilot Pro / free Copilot?
These prompts are designed for Microsoft 365 Copilot — the enterprise SKU that grounds responses in your tenant's SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams and calendar. Some prompts also work in Copilot Chat (free with most M365 licences) but without the tenant grounding the output is generic. Copilot Pro is the wrong product for an organisation with M365 — these prompts won't ground in business data there.
Do I need any specific licence add-ons for these prompts to work?
Microsoft 365 Copilot itself, attached to an underlying M365 E3 / E5 / Business Standard / Business Premium licence. The prompts that reference SharePoint sites assume the user has access to those sites. The prompts that pull from email and Teams chats work natively. None of the prompts require Copilot Studio or any other add-on.
Why are some prompts targeted at specific Office apps?
Microsoft 365 Copilot has slightly different capabilities depending on the surface — Copilot in Word can rewrite and summarise long documents, Copilot in Excel can analyse data and write formulas, M365 Chat can search across your whole tenant, Copilot in Outlook can triage and draft mail. Each prompt below is tagged with the surface where it works best. Try it there first.
Are these 10 prompts the full library, or are there more?
This is the public library. Frontrow runs Copilot adoption sprints that produce role-specific prompt sets tuned to a customer's actual business — typically 40–80 prompts per role family, calibrated against the data and processes the team actually uses. The public prompts are the starting point.
Can I share or modify these prompts?
Yes. The library is free, no email gate, no licence terms. Copy, paste, modify, share inside your organisation. If you build something good on top, we'd love to hear about it — email hello@frontrowtech.com.au.
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Want Frontrow to build a custom prompt set for your executive team?
The public library is the starting point. A Frontrow Copilot adoption sprint produces a role-specific prompt set calibrated to your actual data, your actual workflows and your actual people. Typical engagement: four weeks, output is a deployed Copilot practice your team will keep using.