Practical Claude Foundations
This full-day hands-on course takes participants who have basic Claude experience and gives them reliable, repeatable techniques for structured work.
Description
This full-day hands-on course takes participants who have basic Claude experience and gives them reliable, repeatable techniques for structured work. Participants learn to craft structured prompts, analyze files and data, create polished artifacts, and build persistent Claude Projects. The course targets professionals who already use Claude but want consistent, higher-quality results across their daily workflows.
Who This Course Is For
- Professionals with basic Claude or AI assistant experience (have used Claude or similar tools casually)
- Any function: technology, operations, marketing, finance, HR, engineering, support
- Comfortable with Claude's interface and basic prompting but seeking more structured techniques
- Motivated to move from inconsistent, ad-hoc Claude use to reliable, repeatable workflows
What You Will Learn
- Apply structured prompting techniques — including role assignment, output formatting, constraint specification, and multi-turn conversation design — to produce consistent, high-quality Claude responses for professional tasks.
- Analyze documents and data files using Claude's file upload capabilities, directing Claude through structured review, extraction, and comparison workflows to produce actionable insights.
- Apply Claude's artifact system to create polished, reusable deliverables — including formatted documents, data tables, code snippets, and simple visualizations — iterating through conversation to refine outputs.
- Configure Claude Projects with custom instructions and uploaded knowledge to create persistent, context-aware workspaces that maintain consistency across multiple conversations.
Course Outline
- Structured Prompting — Beyond Basic Questions
- Working with Files — Data In, Insights Out
- Artifacts and Outputs — Creating Useful Deliverables
- Claude Projects — Persistent Context and Knowledge
- Putting It Together — Real-World Application
This is a high-level overview. For the complete syllabus with detailed topics and lab descriptions, request the full syllabus.
Prerequisites
- Completion of LF-12211 Introduction to Claude or equivalent experience (comfortable navigating the Claude interface, writing basic prompts, and understanding Claude's limitations)
- A computer with a modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
- Reliable internet connection
- A Claude Pro account ($20/month per participant)
Delivery Options
- Live, instructor-led
Bring This Course to Your Team
This course is delivered as private, instructor-led training for teams and organizations. Contact us for a quote, scheduling, and group options.