Prompt-a-Thon for Claude: From Idea to Solution

Price
Upon Request

Duration
0.5 Days

 

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

Course Overview

This half day, hands on session gets learners straight into solving a real work problem using Anthropic's Claude. After a short refresher on prompting basics and what makes Claude different, particularly its strength with reasoning and summarizing, small teams pick a task that has been slowing them down, build and test prompts against it, and walk out with a working solution.

Course Objectives

  • Recall core prompt types used in Claude, including instructional, role based, contextual, and chain of thought prompts
  • Write and test prompts that take advantage of Claude's reasoning and summarization strengths
  • Evaluate and refine prompts to get more accurate and useful responses
  • Work with a team to design and present a Claude supported solution
  • Discuss basic ethical considerations, such as bias, privacy, and transparency, when using Claude at work

Who Should Attend?

  • Professionals who have some familiarity with Claude, whether from prior use or a prior AI fundamentals course
  • Anyone who wants dedicated, hands on time to apply Claude to a real problem
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Course Prerequisites

  • Basic comfort with Claude, or completion of an AI fundamentals course
  • No coding experience required

Agenda

Welcome & Quick Prompting Recap

  • What a prompt is and why wording matters in Claude
  • Quick refresher on prompt types: instructional, role based, contextual, chain of thought, refinement
  • What makes Claude different, and where it tends to shine, such as reasoning, summarizing, and document analysis

Kickoff & Prompt-a-Thon Instructions

  • Review the Prompt-a-Thon flow and what teams will deliver
  • Team roles and expectations
  • How to test and iterate prompts in a focused way

Team Brainstorming

  • Identify a few tasks or workflows that take time or create friction
  • Pick one problem to solve with Claude

Prompt Design & Testing

  • Build a first draft prompt
  • Test the prompt in Claude and review the output
  • Try new versions and capture the strongest examples

Team Review & Selection

  • Share the best prompt versions within the group
  • Agree on the example that tells the clearest story

Team Presentations & Wrap-Up

  • Present the problem, the prompt approach, and the result
  • Peer and instructor feedback
  • Key takeaways and next steps
 

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