Practice tool · training examples only

Build a practice prompt and add Guardrails

Use the Learning Lab’s CHATPROMPT slide sequence for the complete framework. This optional worksheet helps you draft a practice request, then add separate Guardrails for source checking, limits, and human review.

Start from a course example:

Optional input methodTalk it out, then tighten it Windows + H

Select a prompt field. If voice typing is available and allowed by your organization, press Windows + H, wait for the listening signal, and say the training situation naturally, even if it starts as a ramble.

Then edit the transcription: name the supplied source, remove unsupported details, add the check, and keep the decision with a person. Voice typing needs a working microphone and internet and uses online speech recognition. Do not dictate real or restricted work information.

Four request essentials

Context – what is going on

How come – why you need it

Assign task – what to do

Type of output – the shape you want

Add Persona, References, and Guardrails

Persona and References are CHATPROMPT layers. Limit, Check, and Human review are Guardrails: they keep work within the training scenario, name what to check, state limits, and leave decisions with people.

Persona – the role or tone Copilot should use

References – which files to use

Limit – what must not be guessed or inferred

Check – how to make the answer traceable

Human review – decision or approval that stays with a person

Test and refine – one change at a time, then recheck

Your prompt

Teal bars: the four C.H.A.T. parts. Coral bars: Persona, References, Guardrails, and refinements.

Your prompt appears here as you type.

Show field labels in the prompt

Prompt quality checklist

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