Generate a morning brief with ChatGPT
Learning Pathway:
AI 201: ChatGPT in Everyday Tasks
24 June 2026
Learn how to build a reusable morning brief skill that turns your Outlook calendar into a one-page brief.
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Today's Exercise
Officers often spend the start of their day figuring out which meetings need preparation and what decisions are expected of them. AI can help by generating a brief that covers today's meetings and key priorities.
Let's create a reusable 'Morning Brief' skill in 3 steps:
Connect ChatGPT to Microsoft Outlook
Create the Morning Brief skill*
Test it out!
* A 'skill' is a reusable set of instructions that teaches ChatGPT how to perform a specific task or workflow consistently.
Here’s what you need for this exercise:
Tools and inputs required
🛠️ Tool | ChatGPT Enterprise (WOG) |
🔗 Feature | Skills, Connectors (Outlook Calendar / M365) |
📂 Your input | Your connected Outlook calendar |
Step 1: Connect ChatGPT to Outlook
☑️ Login to ChatGPT Enterprise (opens in new tab), and click 'Plugins'.
☑️ Look for 'Outlook Calendar' and click '+'.
☑️ Click 'Install selected plugins'.
Double check here
☑️ You will now see Outlook under your 'Installed' plugins.
Step 2: Create the Morning Brief Skill
Type '/skill-creator'
☑️ Under the Plugins page, go to 'Skills'.
☑️ Click 'Create with chat'.
☑️ Start a chat with 'skill-creator' to create your skill.
☑️ Ask ChatGPT to create the Morning Brief skill. You can use the prompt below.
Ready-to-use prompt
Create a skill that gives me a 1-page executive morning brief based on my Outlook calendar. It should scan my meetings, identify the day's top 3 priorities, key decisions or guidance I may need to give, and preparation points for key meetings. Keep it concise with clear headers. Focus on what I need to steer, decide, or remember.
☑️ When your skill is ready, click 'Install'.
Step 3: Test it out!
☑️ Click 'Try in chat' to test out your skill.
☑️ You will get your Morning Brief from your Outlook Calendar!
☑️ You can find your installed skills under 'Plugins'.
Now it's your turn to try!
Take 10 minutes to create a workflow for a daily brief.
📂 Connect your Calendar & Email: Ensure that ChatGPT is linked to your Outlook, so it can fetch any information it needs for your daily brief.
🔍 Test and Share: If this worked well for you, consider saving the workflow as a Skill and sharing it with others.
📚Further Learning: Watch this video on ChatGPT Skills
