Copilot in Outlook: Meeting Preparation Is About to Get Smarter

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Currently, the “Prepare for meetings with Copilot” feature requires at least three participants. Starting mid-October, this is changing. Copilot will soon support all meetings, including 1:1s. The rollout will begin in mid-October and is expected to complete by November 2025 according to the message center. With this update, you’ll also see new real-time insights in the Outlook meeting event form, summarizing relevant context, tasks, documents, and other resources. Plus, you’ll be able to chat with Copilot to confirm action items or better understand meeting goals. The more context Copilot has, the better it works. Meeting series with related emails, shared documents, Teams chats, and previous Copilot transcriptions deliver the richest experience. If your organization limits Copilot to in-meeting use only and deletes content afterward, you’ll miss out on much of this value. Here is a relevant " how to " guide for users.

Two upcoming Viva and Copilot updates

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Microsoft Viva Pulse will be in included with Microsoft 365 Copilot Subscription

This feature previously only allowed users with a Viva Pulse premium license could create and send Pulse requests using out-of-the-box content and templates provided by their tenant’s Pulse administrators. But with this change, users with either a Pulse license or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can now create and send Pulse requests.
Responding to Pulse requests does not require a license, though a premium license is needed for full access to research-backed templates and customization capabilities.

This is a feature that allows leaders to send brief surveys to gather real-time feedback on Copilot implementation, helping to quickly identify and address challenges. 

The rollout will occur automatically with features enabled by default, requiring no admin action before the rollout. For more information on Viva Pulse capabilities, visit Microsoft Learn. 

For more details, refer to Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 407706.

Microsoft 365 Copilot to Access Viva Engage Content

Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon be able to access question posts in Microsoft Viva Engage public communities, including Answers. This enhancement will enable Copilot to provide more relevant responses to users' inquiries on both web and iOS/Android platforms. Note that a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. The feature will be on by default.

According to the Roadmap ID 408166, this feature should start rolling out any day now and be complete by the end of January 2025.