Most professionals using AI today are getting 20% of its potential. Not because the tools are limited — but because the way they think hasn't changed yet. This workshop rewires that.
The skill you need before you write a single prompt.
AI is the most capable assistant you've ever had — and the least private. Everything you type may be stored, reviewed, or used to improve future models. Treat every prompt like a postcard, not a sealed letter.
The good news: you almost never need to expose real data to get expert results. The AI needs the shape of your problem — not the secrets inside it.
Run the sanitised prompt, get the structure back, then swap the real names and numbers in yourself — in your own document, never in the chat.
The mental model reset that changes everything.
You've been using AI the way you'd use a search engine — type a question, get an answer, move on. That works. But it's like using a Formula 1 car to drive to the supermarket.
The fundamental shift: AI doesn't retrieve information. It executes instructions. The output is always a direct reflection of your instruction quality — not the AI's intelligence. Yours.
Every great prompt has four ingredients.
Stop writing prompts as sentences. Start writing them as blueprints. Every professional-grade prompt is built from the same four elements — RCTF.
Vagueness is a professional liability.
AI doesn't interpret ambiguity charitably — it fills gaps with averages. Vague → average outputs. Specific → expert outputs. These four rules are non-negotiable.
The biggest productivity multiplier you're not using.
Here's what separates casual users from professionals: casual users accept the first response. Professionals iterate. AI is not a vending machine. It's a thinking partner — you direct the work across multiple exchanges, compounding quality with every turn.
Now you're ready for the expert toolkit.
You've built the mental foundation. These advanced techniques will feel natural, not mechanical — because you understand why they work.
Copy, adapt, and own these. They work across every professional domain.
One framework, fine-tuned for every profession.
Everything you've learned isn't generic — it gets sharper the more precisely you aim it. A lazy prompt produces the same grey answer for everyone. A fine-tuned, domain-specific prompt produces an expert one. Below: the same RCTF skill, tuned for six specialties, each with the output it produces. Find yours — then steal the pattern.
Apply everything you've learned.
Write a prompt. Use technique chips to add RCTF elements. Watch the AI respond and your quality score update in real time.
Write prompts that pass the AI judge. Earn XP.
Each challenge tests a different skill. Submit your prompt and get real feedback from Claude.