Copilot in PowerPoint now drafts sales pitches, which helps right up until your competitor presses the same button
By Brett Gavaghan, Founder of Adaptd ·
Microsoft is rolling out a Copilot skill in PowerPoint that builds a customer-facing sales pitch around your audience and the next step you want. It should reach everyone by late November.
The short version
- Copilot in PowerPoint has a new skill that drafts customer-facing sales pitch presentations.
- It is rolling out worldwide on desktop and the web, and Microsoft expects it to finish by late November 2026.
- Use it for the structure, then add your own proof, prices and customer details before anything goes out.
A blank slide and a meeting tomorrow is a special kind of dread. Microsoft has noticed, and Copilot will now have a go at the pitch for you.
What is the Copilot sales pitch skill?
The Copilot sales pitch skill is a new option in PowerPoint that drafts a customer-facing pitch deck. Microsoft lists uses such as a first customer meeting, an introduction for a warm lead, an industry-specific pitch and internal sales training.
Rather than producing slides of features, it builds the story around five things: the audience, the opportunity, your key messages, the supporting evidence and the next step you want. Microsoft has similar PowerPoint skills coming for sales pipeline reviews and proposal responses.
Who can use it, and when?
The skill is for anyone with Copilot in PowerPoint on Windows, Mac or the web. It started rolling out worldwide in late October, and Microsoft updated the finish date on 3 November to late November 2026, so it may reach you a bit after the person at the next desk.
There's nothing for an admin to switch on. If Copilot already appears in your PowerPoint, you'll get it.
Should your business use it?
Your business should use it for the first draft and the structure, and do the proof yourself.
My take: the structure is the part most small business pitches get wrong, so this will help. But your competitors get the same button, and a deck built from a generic brief will look like everyone else's. Feed it a real result with a number in it, and a customer who'll take a reference call. Microsoft's Korean team also suggests checking the customer names and figures in every draft. If Copilot isn't in your PowerPoint yet, this one skill isn't a reason to buy a licence.
AI can make the pitch sound confident. Only you can make it true.
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