Priority Email Triage — Free M365 Copilot AI Prompt

Free beginner AI prompt: Priority Email Triage — quickly triage and respond to your most important emails with AI-drafted replies. Works in M365 Copilot.

Tested by a human Beginner 👤 Executive 👤 Manager 👤 Executive Assistant
Review my unread emails and identify the top 5 that need my attention most urgently. For each one: (1) Sender and subject, (2) Why it is urgent — deadline, escalation, decision needed, (3) Suggested response — a draft reply I can review and send, (4) Estimated time to handle. Sort by urgency with the most critical first.

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Tips for Best Results

  • Use in Copilot Chat (Work mode) for the best results — it reads your actual inbox
  • Run this first thing every morning or after returning from leave
  • Perfect for Executive Assistants managing their executive’s inbox
  • Follow up with “Draft and send responses to the top 3”

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