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Three Slides in Fifteen Minutes

Start with a fast win before a full deck workflow. Open the MK template, Save As for your client, launch Copilot on the ribbon, send the setup prompt, then paste your brief as the next message.

Lesson 2

Simple prompt, then your brief.

Copilot proposes a slide list with layout names first. Approve it, then let it build three slides only — enough to prove the pattern works on your template.

Core principles

  1. Step 1: Open MillerKnoll template in PowerPoint desktop — Save As with client name (e.g. NWG — QBR Jul 2026.pptx).
  2. Step 2: Home → Copilot on the ribbon.
  3. Step 3: Send the setup prompt; wait for Ready — it should not draft slides yet.
  4. Step 4: Paste your brief as the next message (sample below if you need one).
  5. Step 5: Approve the proposed slide list, then build three slides.
  6. Stop and check: every slide uses an MK layout; anything not in the brief is [Needs input] or removed.

Check yourself

What should Copilot do before creating slides in the simple three-slide prompt?

Do this in Copilot

Run the two-message flow on the sample brief or your own rough notes. Save the deck under a client file name.

In PowerPoint desktop with your client copy open: send this first, wait for Ready, then paste your brief.

Simple prompt (send first)

I'm building a client presentation in this PowerPoint file using the official MillerKnoll template. Use only slide layouts that already exist in this file.

When I paste my client brief in the next message, turn it into three slides only:
1. Title / meeting purpose
2. Client context and objectives (from the brief only — write [Needs input] where facts are missing)
3. Proposed next steps

Rules:
- Do not invent pricing, metrics, case studies, or competitor claims
- Use 3–4 bullets per slide
- Propose the slide list with layout names first, then wait for my approval before creating slides

Do not create slides yet. I will paste my rough client brief in my next message. Reply "Ready — waiting for your brief." when you understand these rules.
Open Copilot →
  • Two-message flow
  • Negative constraints
  • Sample brief (paste as message 2 if you need one):
  • CLIENT BRIEF — rough notes (Nordic Workspace Group / fictional) meeting = QBR? workplace refresh? both?? client: Nordic Workspace Group (NWG) — facilities + real estate, ~2,400 employees, HQ Copenhagen audience in room: CFO (new?), Head of Workplace, maybe procurement — dealer principal NOT in room purpose: follow up March visit — they liked the pilot floor but budget got frozen in April key message (draft): MillerKnoll can phase rollout without stopping day-to-day ops what changed since last time: - pilot on 3rd floor went well per their facilities lead (need exact quote?) - CFO joined late March — cares about payback, hates vague "employee experience" language - competitor mentioned in passing at dealer lunch — not sure which brand - timeline: want something before autumn planning cycle proof points we MIGHT have: - 3rd floor utilization up (dealer said ~18%?? need real number) - Herman Miller case study — financial services, similar size — find approved version - sustainability story for EU reporting — Maharam? not sure what's approved MISSING / TODO: - exact pilot metrics - approved pricing band - who owns decision now that old workplace lead left - dealer vs MK lead on this account — combination? old bullets from last deck (may be stale): - "Transform the workplace into a talent magnet" - "Full portfolio refresh across 4 sites by Q4" ← probably too aggressive now - pricing slide from Feb — DO NOT reuse numbers
  • After slides build: scan for invented pricing, metrics, or case studies — replace with [Needs input] or delete.

Did you run this in Copilot? Mark complete when you have tried it.

Next lesson: Set Up the Template File →