AI Basics Deep Dive is a hands-on half day for teams who have dabbled with AI but want to get properly good at it. You will learn what Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot each do best, then put Claude Projects, Cowork, Skills and Connections to work on jobs you do every week.
AI Basics Deep Dive is a practical half-day session that takes a team from dabbling to genuinely capable. You leave knowing which AI tool to reach for on any given job, and how to make Claude do real work: Projects, Cowork, Skills and Connections, all on your own tasks.
Most people pick one AI tool, learn a fraction of it, and quietly assume that is what AI can do. It is a bit like buying a Ferrari and only using it to drive to Lidl. This half day fixes that.
We go tool by tool, in plain English, so you leave knowing exactly which one to open and why. Claude for deep writing, Perplexity for research, Copilot inside Microsoft 365, and so on. Then we get practical. You will build a Claude Project, run Cowork on a real file, set up a Connection to your own data, and see what a Skill can automate.
It is built for whole teams, not just the tech-minded one. No coding, no prior AI experience, no assumptions. Bring a laptop and one real task you would love to hand over. We will use it.
The tools are here and your competitors are already learning them. This module gives you a head start.
They are not interchangeable, and the differences matter more than the marketing suggests. Here is the honest version, and how to choose between them.
The thoughtful one. Long documents, careful drafting, honest when it is unsure. Your everyday workhorse, and the home for Projects, Cowork, Skills and Connections.
The best-known tool for good reason. A capable generalist for quick drafts, ideas and images, with a free tier that covers most day-to-day jobs.
Strong image generation and a natural fit if you live in Gmail, Docs and the rest of Google Workspace.
Fast, current answers with citations you can check. The one to reach for when you need facts, not a best guess.
AI where your work already lives: Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams. The obvious choice for offices built on Microsoft.
Knowing the tools is half of it. The other half is deploying the four things that turn Claude from a clever chat window into part of how your team runs. You set up each one on real work.
Load your documents, tone of voice and preferences once. Every conversation inside the Project already knows your world, so you stop re-explaining yourself every time.
The desktop version that handles real files, folders and multi-step jobs. Give it a template and your content, and it produces the finished document, correctly formatted, saved where it belongs.
Teach Claude a job once, in plain English, then run it again and again without rebuilding the prompt. The monthly report, the standard reply, the weekly summary.
Connect your calendar, drive or inbox so Claude can answer from live data. You approve every connection and stay in full control of what it can see.
Half a day of theory and practice, one proper break, and you leave with real work already done. Here is how the time is spent.
A clear, jargon-free picture of what today's tools do brilliantly and where to keep your guard up.
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot. What each is best at, and a simple rule for choosing.
The one formula worth memorising. You write real prompts for real tasks and watch the quality jump.
Hands on the keyboard. Set up a Project that remembers your style, then hand a real file to Cowork.
Automate a repeatable job, connect a tool to your own data, and agree the simple rules that keep sensitive information out of trouble.
If your work involves writing, reading, organising or deciding, this pays for itself. No coding, no prior AI experience. We run it for teams across Oxfordshire, in London, and anywhere in the UK.
The confidence to pick the right tool for any job, so your team stops guessing and starts choosing well.
A working Claude Project, a document built by Cowork, a Skill and a Connection, all set up on your own tasks.
Time back every week, and the momentum to keep building while your competitors are still on the free tier of one tool.
A quick starter for choosing between the big five. We go far deeper, and put it into practice, on the day.
The questions business teams ask us most before booking.
Book the AI Basics Deep Dive, or grab a 10-minute call first. Tell us what your team does and we will tailor the session to your tools, your tasks and your goals.
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