Claude for Professionals

Claude was built for thinking and doing – and most professionals who use it are only scratching the surface. This class is a hands-on tour of the full Claude platform. Participants learn the features that turn Claude from a chat window into a working environment: Projects with custom instructions and knowledge, artifacts, styles, memory, tasks, and connecting Claude directly to tools like Gmail, Drive, and Calendar. The class ends with each participant building a Project around a real workflow from their own work – something they will open again tomorrow.

• Why Claude: what makes it built for professional work
• The platform, room by room: chats, pinned chats, tasks, artifacts, styles, and memory
• Projects: custom instructions and knowledge as your professional workspace
• Connecting Claude to the tools you already use (Gmail, Drive, Calendar)
• A look ahead: Claude Code and where agents fit in

• Navigate the full Claude platform with confidence
• Build a Project with custom instructions and knowledge for a real workflow from their own work
• Connect Claude to at least one everyday tool
• Recognize when a task calls for Claude's advanced capabilities

• Basic familiarity with generative AI is expected; Introduction to AI is the recommended prerequisite. Create a free claude.ai account before class and bring a computer – a phone will not be enough for the hands-on work.