# Catch up on any project by listening to short audio episodes

> Weeks of email threads and meeting chatter become a few short episodes, one per topic.

Add a project's emails, Teams meetings and notes to a Copilot Workspace and ask for an Audio Overview. It splits the story into short topic episodes you can play on a walk.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/project-catch-up-audio-episodes-copilot/
- Category: Hidden AI superpowers
- Made for: Consultants, Small business owners
- Works in: Copilot
- Time: About 5 minutes to set up
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot work license. Topic episodes reach Frontier in October and roll out worldwide in November 2026.
- Published: 2026-11-01

## Can AI turn my project emails and meetings into a podcast to catch up?

Yes. Put the project's emails, Teams meetings and notes in a Copilot Workspace and ask for an Audio Overview, which now splits long overviews into topic episodes. As of October 2026 that needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot work license and reaches everyone in November. Without that license, paste the key emails into any chat with the same prompt and read the written catch-up instead.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I've been away from [PROJECT NAME, e.g. the Harbor Street rebrand] for [TIME AWAY, e.g. two weeks]. Using the emails, meeting notes and pages I've added, catch me up as short audio episodes, one per topic.

For each topic:
- What changed while I was gone
- Decisions that were made, and who made them
- Anything still waiting on me, with dates
- One question I should ask the team

Start with the topic that needs me most urgently. Keep each episode under 5 minutes and use plain words, not jargon. Don't fill gaps with guesses; if the sources don't say, say that.
```

## Step by step

1. Open the Copilot app and go to Workspaces
2. Create a workspace for the project
3. Add the key Outlook emails, Teams meetings and OneNote pages
4. Choose Audio Overview and add the prompt as your focus
5. Play the episodes or save them to OneDrive

## What you'll get

A set of short audio episodes, one per topic, covering what changed, what was decided and what's waiting on you.

## Good to know

**Can AI turn my project emails and meetings into a podcast to catch up?** Yes. Put the project's emails, Teams meetings and notes in a Copilot Workspace and ask for an Audio Overview, which now splits long overviews into topic episodes. As of October 2026 that needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot work license and reaches everyone in November. Without that license, paste the key emails into any chat with the same prompt and read the written catch-up instead.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Copilot. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot work license. Topic episodes reach Frontier in October and roll out worldwide in November 2026.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes to set up. It's rated "A few steps". There are 5 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: project name and time away. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A set of short audio episodes, one per topic, covering what changed, what was decided and what's waiting on you.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Microsoft (Daniel_Vargas): https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-copilot--october-2026/4568528. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: No AI Slop (A sharp editor that cuts the AI tells from any draft. Your point and your voice stay); TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.