Module 1

The Conversation

You can write prompts that consistently produce useful output. You understand context, specificity, and when to switch tools.

Estimated time: 4–6 hrsPrimary tool: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity8 drills

The quality of AI output is a direct function of the quality of human input. This is not a tip — it is a law. This module trains the input.

Drills in this module

The Vague vs. Specific

After this drill, you can see — with your own eyes — the concrete quality difference between a vague prompt and a specific one.

The Context Ladder

After this drill, you understand how each layer of context you add to a prompt measurably improves the output.

After this drill, you know how to diagnose a failed prompt and rewrite it to get the output you actually need.

The Persona Shift

After this drill, you can reframe any prompt for different audiences by shifting the audience frame — and see the measurable impact on tone, vocabulary, and depth.

The Format Controller

After this drill, you can specify the exact output structure you need — lists, tables, JSON, prose, step-by-step — and get it reliably.

After this drill, you have tested the same task across three different AI tools and can make a reasoned case for which tool fits which job.

The Research Sprint

After this drill, you can conduct a 30-minute research sprint using Perplexity and Claude together — source-grounded discovery plus deep synthesis.

After this drill, you can evaluate AI output for accuracy, completeness, and hallucination — and you have a systematic process for doing so.

Module sample project

My Knowledge Brief

Pick a topic you genuinely care about and produce a well-researched, well-structured 2-page brief using AI as research and writing partner. Use at least 3 different tools. This is also where you build your Prompt Portfolio — 5 tested, reusable prompts, one from each major skill in this module.

·A 2-page knowledge brief on your chosen topic (PDF or markdown)
·Your Prompt Portfolio: 5 tested, reusable prompts (one per major skill in this module)

Key lesson

“The prompt is not the question you ask. The prompt is the world you build around the question.”