AI at Work: Direct, Prompt, Verify, Apply

• ✓Write prompts that produce usable first drafts on the first or second try, using a repeatable prompt structure.
• ✓Apply AI to six everyday business tasks: drafting/editing, summarizing, meeting prep, research first-drafts, simple data Q&A, and light automation.
• ✓Run a verification pass that catches hallucinations, fabricated sources, and confidently-wrong numbers before anything leaves your hands.
• ✓Apply sensitive-data hygiene: know what must never be pasted into a consumer AI tool, and which tool to use instead.
• ✓State clearly the tasks where AI should *not* be the decision-maker.
• ✓Produce one audited AI deliverable you can defend.

Non-technical employees — operations, finance, marketing, HR, admin, and people-managers — who use tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini, or Claude (or are about to) and need to get real work done without leaking data or shipping AI mistakes.

1. 1A Brilliant, Confident InternExplain what a generative AI assistant actually is and isn't, so you know when to lean on it and when to double-check it.25 min
2. 2Prompts That Get Usable OutputWrite a prompt that returns something you can actually use, using a five-part structure and quick iteration.35 min
3. 3Everyday Tasks, AcceleratedApply the prompt structure to six recurring business tasks and know what "good" looks like for each.40 min
4. 4Trust but Verify: Catching What AI Gets WrongRun a fast verification pass that catches the five most common AI failures before the work leaves your hands.35 min
5. 5Sensitive-Data Hygiene & Safe UseDecide, correctly and quickly, what you may paste into which AI tool — and protect confidential data by default.30 min
6. 6Building Your AI WorkflowTurn the loop into a personal, repeatable workflow — including a small prompt library and an honest measure of time saved.20 min