Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint | Narrative builder

Summary

Narrative builder empowers users to craft compelling presentations with Copilot's creative assistance. It starts with a customizable draft outline, allowing users to refine the structure before generating slides. Copilot then designs slides, incorporating titles, copy, images from a corporate library, and a company-specific PowerPoint template. Users can easily iterate, adding elements like images and slide designs that align with brand guidelines, ensuring a polished pitch.

Takeaways

• 🚀 **Introduction of Narrative Builder:** Copilot is introduced as a creative partner for enhancing the pitch process.
• 📈 **Customizable Pitch Deck:** Users can create a pitch deck in their company's template that highlights how their product will benefit customers.
• 📝 **Creative Control with Draft Outline:** Users have control over the content flow, allowing them to reorder, add, or delete topics in the presentation outline.
• ➕ **Adding Sections:** Users can easily add new sections like key value propositions and customer testimonials to the presentation.
• 🔜 **Quick Content Outline:** Copilot quickly generates a content outline, streamlining the process of starting a presentation.
• 🛠️ **Slide Creation Assistance:** Copilot plans and executes slide creation, including titles, draft copy, and images from a corporate library.
• 🎨 **Brand Consistency:** Presentations are created using the company's PowerPoint template, ensuring brand consistency.
• 🔄 **Iterative Design Process:** Users can iterate on slide designs with Copilot's help, selecting images and designs that align with brand guidelines.
• 🤝 **Collaborative Experience:** Copilot acts as a partner in design, writing, and editing, allowing users to focus on perfecting their pitch.

Q & A

What is Narrative Builder and how does it assist in creating presentations?

Narrative Builder is a feature that allows users to create compelling presentations by providing a draft outline, enabling them to reorder, delete, or add topics, ensuring a solid structure before creating the actual presentation.

How does Copilot assist in the pitch deck creation process?

Copilot aids in the pitch deck creation by crafting titles, draft copy, pulling in images from the corporate library, and applying the company's PowerPoint template to ensure the presentation aligns with the brand.

What is the purpose of starting with a draft outline in Narrative Builder?

The draft outline in Narrative Builder serves as a starting point, allowing users to organize the flow of their presentation, add or remove topics, and establish a solid foundation before proceeding to the actual slide creation.

How can users add more sections to the presentation flow using Narrative Builder?

Users can add more sections to the presentation flow by specifying additional topics they want to include, such as key value propositions or customer testimonials, which Narrative Builder then incorporates into the content outline.

What role does Copilot play in the slide creation process?

Copilot acts as a creative partner in slide creation, planning the slide layout, executing the design, and suggesting images and slide design options that are in line with the company's brand guidelines.

How does Copilot help in selecting images for the presentation?

Copilot assists in image selection by providing several options from the company's approved image library based on the user's description of what they are looking for.

What are the benefits of using Copilot as a design, writing, and editing partner?

Using Copilot as a partner allows users to focus on perfecting their pitch while Copilot handles the design, writing, and editing aspects, ensuring the presentation is on brand and professionally crafted.

How does Narrative Builder ensure that the presentation is on brand?

Narrative Builder ensures the presentation is on brand by allowing users to apply their company's PowerPoint template and by suggesting design options that align with the company's brand guidelines.

What kind of control does Narrative Builder offer over the creative process?

Narrative Builder offers creative control by allowing users to manage the flow of the presentation, including the ability to reorder, delete, or add topics, and to iterate on the presentation with Copilot's assistance.

How quickly can users expect to have a content outline with Narrative Builder?

Users can expect to have a content outline within seconds of specifying their requirements, as Narrative Builder is designed to quickly draft and organize the presentation content.

What is the significance of having Copilot as a creative partner in the pitch process?

Having Copilot as a creative partner is significant as it allows for a more efficient and effective pitch creation process, with Copilot handling the technical aspects of design and content, freeing up the user to focus on the pitch's strategic elements.