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Learn with the Nerds - Copilot Studio: Beginner to Pro
Join Amelia Roberts in a free live session exploring Copilot Studio. Learn to build AI-driven agents with smarter interactions, personalized responses, adaptive cards, and expert development tips.
Ready to harness the power of AI and create your very own intelligent agent? Join Amelia Roberts in this FREE live session where we explore Copilot Studio and dive deep into building AI-driven agents that go beyond basic chat functionality.
What you'll learn:
- Setting up your environment in Copilot Studio
- Navigating the Copilot Studio interface
- Adding knowledge sources for smarter AI interactions
- Enhancing user experiences with personalized responses and adaptive cards
- Tips, tricks, and best practices for AI development
Course Outline ( Free Preview)
Copilot Studio: Beginner to Pro - What You Need to Get Started
Module 01 - Intro to Intelligent Agents and Copilot
In this module, Amelia guides you through the process of building intelligent agents using Copilot Studio. You will learn how to set up your development environment, ensuring you use a developer or default environment to avoid unintended charges. By the end of the module, you will have hands-on experience creating your own intelligent agent, leveraging the tools and resources provided by Microsoft's Power Platform.
Module 02 - What is Copilot Studio
In this module, Amelia explains the importance of building customized virtual agents using Copilot Studio, highlighting its transition from the previous Power Virtual Agents interface. Students will learn how these agents can enhance efficiency and automation by handling tasks and improving customer service through 24/7 support and instant responses. Additionally, the module covers how agents can help scale organizational operations by taking over repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on more innovative and creative work.
Module 03 - Creating an Intelligent Agent Process3 min.
In this module, Amelia guides you through the process of creating an intelligent agent, starting with the importance of planning and identifying knowledge sources. You will learn how to customize topics to align with your organization's branding and how to publish your agent across various platforms. Finally, the module covers monitoring, analyzing, and fine-tuning your agent using generative AI to ensure continuous improvement and user-friendly interactions.
Module 04 - Demonstration of Intelligent Agent12 min.
In this module, Amelia guides students through the process of creating an intelligent agent using Copilot Studio. Students will learn how to set up an agent, customize its responses, and integrate knowledge sources to enhance its functionality. By the end of the module, students will have a working agent tailored to assist with specific tasks and queries, exemplified by the creation of Percy the Parrot for Pragmatic Stadium.
Module 05 - Authentication5 min.
In this module, Amelia explains the complexities of authentication within Copilot Studio, emphasizing the importance of choosing the right type based on the agent's intended audience and data sensitivity. She covers the differences between no authentication for external-facing agents and the necessity of authentication for internal agents handling private data. Additionally, Amelia demonstrates how to add knowledge sources, such as public websites and documents, to enhance the agent's ability to respond accurately to user queries.
Module 06 - Topics18 min.
In this module, Amelia guides students through the process of adding and customizing topics within a virtual agent using Copilot Studio. Students will learn to create trigger phrases, utilize nodes for conversation flow, and employ generative AI to provide dynamic responses based on user input. By the end of the module, students will be able to build and refine topics that enhance the virtual agent's ability to handle user queries effectively
Module 07 - Adaptive Cards7 min.
In this module, Amelia guides students through the process of creating an adaptive card for suite requests at Pragmatic Stadium. Students will learn how to set up a trigger phrase, design an adaptive card with necessary fields, and integrate it with Power Automate to streamline suite booking and notifications. This hands-on approach ensures that learners can effectively automate and manage suite requests using Microsoft tools.
Module 08 - Power Automate19 min.
In this module, Amelia introduces the powerful capabilities of Microsoft Power Automate, emphasizing its role in automating business processes such as sending emails, adding rows to Excel files, and sending Teams messages. Students will learn to integrate Power Automate with Copilot Studio, transforming a basic chatbot into a more advanced interactive agent capable of handling various tasks. The module includes practical demonstrations, such as creating a flow to manage suite requests, ensuring students gain hands-on experience with real-world applications.
Module 09 - Launching Agent9 min.
In this module, Amelia guides students through the process of building and launching an intelligent agent using Copilot Studio. The course covers essential steps such as publishing the agent, testing it on various platforms, and analyzing its performance through detailed analytics. By the end of the module, students will have a comprehensive understanding of how to create, deploy, and refine a virtual assistant tailored to their specific needs.
Amelia Roberts has a Master's in Education and spent 10 years teaching grades K-12 before joining the Pragmatic Works Training Team. Her goal at Pragmatic Works is to provide energetic and engaging training that builds up your confidence in various programs. Her outside hobbies include coaching a dance team, reading, and experiencing life with her son.