Summarise daily actions

Review your emails and chat messages to generate a clear table of actions.

Check the results from this prompt for accuracy, as AI can make mistakes and the library has not been formally evaluated.

What this prompt does

This prompt assumes your AI assistant has access to your emails, calendars and chat messages (for example, Microsoft Copilot or Gemini). The prompt will:

• review your emails and Teams chat and channel messages from the last workday
• summarise your actions for the day
• present the information in a table with five columns

Before you start

You can adjust the prompt by:

• changing or adding new columns of the table (for example, due date or requestor)
• change the information it’s reviewing (for example, add meeting notes or recordings)
• asking it to sort the table by priority

Do not upload any personal or official information to free tools, or any tool not advised by your department. If you are unsure, check with your digital team.

The prompt

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                //Goal

Summarise my actions from today.

//Action 

Review my emails, Teams chat messages, and channel messages from the last workday.

//Output 

Present the information in a table with the 5 columns: 
* Source (Email/Teams chat/Channel)
* Topic (or area)
* Summary and context
* Action Item
* Follow-up (where possible) 

If I was directly mentioned, make the Topic text bold.

//Style and tone 

* use British English
* write with a clear, direct style

              

Content created: 11 June 2025 | Last updated: 9 March 2026

Support and Resources

Here are the relevant guidance pages for using prompts:

• How to use AI at work

  What AI can do, when to use it and how to use it responsibly

• Experiment with prompts

  Best-practise to create simple and complex prompts.

Get in touch

Email ai-knowledge-hub@dsit.gov.uk to share feedback about this prompt.