Speaker Presentation Decks
PowerPoint decks for facilitating Agent Academy workshops. Download the deck for your chosen harness, then complete the facilitator preflight before presenting.
These decks are for facilitators
These are structured to support live workshop delivery alongside the hands-on labs. Participants work through the curriculum on screen while you present. If you haven't already, read the Facilitator Guide before your first delivery.
Available decks
| Track | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Recruit NextGen | Full-day workshop on the Microsoft Copilot harness: build the Contoso IT Concierge with knowledge, tools, skills, and workflows, then publish and explore licensing | Download NextGen Recruit Workshop DeckView source files on GitHub |
| 🟢 Recruit (standard course) | Standard-harness fundamentals, the separate declarative-agent exercise, solutions, topics, SharePoint tools, cards, flows, publishing, and licensing | Download Recruit Workshop DeckView source files on GitHub |
| 🔵 Operative NextGen | Full-day advanced workshop on the Microsoft Copilot harness: build a multi-agent hiring system with Dataverse MCP, Python skills, workflows, human oversight, Work IQ scheduling, and evaluations | Download NextGen Operative Workshop DeckView source files on GitHub |
| 🔵 Operative (standard course) | Standard-harness child/connected agents, prompts, Dataverse grounding, and document output — optional legacy MCP demo; Mission 11 feedback is follow-up | Download Operative Workshop DeckView source files on GitHub |
Delivering a standard-course workshop
The standard Recruit and Operative decks were product-reviewed on November 13, 2026. They retain the standard harness and their existing download URLs; they have not been converted into NextGen decks. Use Recruit standard or Operative standard with these decks. Speaker notes include source links and delivery caveats.
Both standard decks use the NextGen visual style and shared background imagery. Their agendas and lab slides omit fixed workshop timings so facilitators can set their own pace; the guide includes optional delivery schedules.
A trial alone cannot publish agents. The updated Facilitator Guide covers publishing entitlements, Copilot Credits, Managed Environments licensing, and the retirement of unmanaged developer environments. Standard Operative Mission 10 uses older User/Calendar MCP tools now documented for backward compatibility only, not new projects or production. Treat it as optional and use Work IQ on the Microsoft Copilot harness for new integrations.
Delivering Recruit NextGen
Use the NextGen Recruit deck with the Recruit NextGen curriculum, not the standard Recruit course. The deck includes a full-day agenda, concept slides, hands-on lab walkthroughs, and facilitator notes.
Have participants complete Recruit NextGen setup before the workshop. This path requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and Copilot Credits as well as access to Copilot Studio and SharePoint.
Delivering Operative NextGen
Use the NextGen Operative deck with the Operative NextGen curriculum, not the standard Operative course. The deck includes a full-day agenda, concept slides, hands-on lab walkthroughs, and facilitator notes.
Participants should have completed Recruit NextGen and have an approved Dataverse environment, Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot access, permission to create solutions, agents, and workflows, and access to the Dataverse MCP server. Verify publishing entitlement for the connected-agent lab; a trial alone cannot publish. Confirm Copilot Credits are available for building, testing, and evaluating the system. Review the Operative NextGen prerequisites, Hiring Hub setup, and the current environment guidance before delivery. This is a preview course, so screens and steps may change.
Using the decks
These decks are designed to be presented alongside the hands-on lab content at aka.ms/agent-academy. Participants follow the lab steps on their own machines while you walk through the slides. Use the agenda in your chosen deck for timing and the Facilitator Guide for delivery tips and troubleshooting.