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Before You Join
Come ready. It saves you the first ten minutes.
A few quick things to have in place before 10AM ET so you can follow along live instead of setting up while everyone else gets going.
Pre-class checklist
Tap to tick these off — they save on this device
Have the email you use for work handy — we create your free claude.ai account live.
Be at a computer (Mac or PC). We install the desktop app together.
Keep your phone nearby for the mobile app.
Open Chrome if you have it — we add the browser extension.
Pick one task you do every week (a client email, a scope-of-work paragraph) to practice on.
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The Live Session · 10:00 AM – 12:20 PM ET
Four 20-minute skills. Quick, hands-on, do-it-with-me.
Each block is one focused skill with steps you do as we go — a "Try It" break follows each. Tap a session to open it, then check off steps as you complete them. Your progress saves right here on this device.
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10:0020 MIN
Session 1
Find Claude, Sign Up, Get It Everywhere
Do it with me — step by step
- Go to claude.ai and create your free account.
- Download the Claude desktop app for Mac or PC.
- Install the Claude mobile app (iOS or Android).
- Add Claude to your Chrome browser.
- Learn which version to reach for and when.
Try It
Get Claude running on at least 2 of your devices. Screenshot the dashboard on both.
10:4020 MIN
Session 2
Learn the Dashboard
Do it with me — step by step
- Tour what you see when you open Claude.
- Start a new conversation vs. continuing an old one.
- Understand how conversation memory works (and where it stops).
- Find where your chat history lives.
- Set the settings and preferences worth changing today.
- Know the real difference between Free and Pro.
Try It
Ask Claude to explain what it can do for an interior designer. Read the whole answer and notice how it writes.
11:2020 MIN
Session 3
Your First Real Prompt
Do it with me — step by step
- Learn what a prompt actually is (it is not a search).
- See a bad prompt and a good prompt side by side.
- Use the 3-part formula: Role + Context + Task.
- Give Claude enough detail to genuinely help.
- Avoid the mistakes that produce generic, useless answers.
Try It
Use the 3-part formula to draft a real email you owe someone this week. Paste it into Claude and see what comes back.
12:0020 MIN
Session 4
Your First Business Use Case
Do it with me — step by step
- Pick one repeatable task Claude can own for you.
- Walk a full example: a client welcome email or a scope-of-work paragraph.
- Refine the output with one good follow-up prompt.
- Save the prompts that worked so you can reuse them.
- Know what to try on your own before Week 2.
Try It
Find one task you do weekly that eats 20+ minutes. Have Claude do it right now. Save the prompt that worked.