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Track A · Practical AI

Using AI tools like a pro.

Who it's for

Knowledge workers, creators, founders, students, hobbyists. No coding required.

Outcome

You can pick the right tool for any task, prompt it well, chain tools together, and build personal workflows that save hours per week.

Prerequisites

A laptop and a paid ChatGPT or Claude account (~$20/mo).

Level 1 Foundations 3 sessions · 60 min
01

What AI Actually Is (And Isn't) The landscape, hallucinations, privacy

Chatbots, image models, voice, video, agents — why models hallucinate, what they're good and bad at, and what to never paste in.

02

Your First Real Prompts Anatomy of a prompt · Iteration

Role, task, context, format, constraints — and rewriting five weak prompts into strong ones instead of one-shotting.

03

Picking the Right Tool for the Job Tour · Trade-offs

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, NotebookLM, Midjourney, ElevenLabs — the same task run across three tools, compared.

Level 2 Daily Workflow 4 sessions · 90 min
04

Writing & Communication In your voice

Email, docs, summaries, rewrites, tone and length control — building a personal style guide the AI actually follows.

05

Research & Learning Deep research · Second brain

Web-grounded answers, source checking, and turning PDFs and papers into structured notes with citations.

06

Creative Work: Images, Audio, Video Prompting · TTS · AI video

Image generation, voice cloning, and what AI video can and can't do yet — producing a 30-second narrated explainer.

07

Data & Analysis Without Code Spreadsheets + AI

Cleaning messy data, charting by description, and spotting patterns — turning a messy CSV into a finished chart.

Level 3 Pro Workflows 4 sessions · 90 min
08

Building Reusable Systems Projects · Custom GPTs · Gems

Prompt libraries and templates, and when a saved project beats a one-off chat — building a personal assistant for your own work.

09

Connecting Tools (No-Code Automation) Zapier · Make · n8n

Triggering AI from email, Slack, calendar, and forms — shipping one automation that runs without you.

10

Voice, Agents & Computer Use Delegate vs. supervise

Voice-mode interactions, real-time translation, and browser or computer-use agents completing a real multi-step task.

11

Becoming a Power User Orchestration · Personal evals

Multi-tool orchestration, telling if a workflow is actually working, and staying current without drowning in hype.

Level 4 Capstone 1 session · 2 hrs
12

Ship a Workflow You'll Use Weekly Peer review · Troubleshooting clinic

Each learner ships a real workflow or artifact they'll use every week, with a share-out and structured critique from the cohort.

By the end you can

  • Pick the right AI tool for any task in under 30 seconds
  • Write prompts that get useful output on the first try
  • Turn messy documents and data into structured insight
  • Produce polished writing, images, audio, and short video
  • Build reusable projects and prompt templates
  • Design a personal automation that runs while you sleep
  • Delegate real multi-step work to a browser or desktop agent
  • Judge whether a workflow is actually saving you time