Hi everyone, and thanks for joining.
First, what is Claude?
Claude
An artificial intelligence assistant.Made by Anthropic to help people work through information and ideas.
A simple back-and-forth
You provide direction.
Claude helps with the work.
A useful first pass for everyday work.
The idea to remember
A capable assistant whose work you direct and review.
Now let’s see what that looks like in an everyday task.
Now picture this.
You open a spreadsheet.
It looked simple. The cleanup is already taking too much of your morning.
One spreadsheet. Four familiar problems.
Give Claude a safe sample and clear rules.
Reduce the repeat work.
Here is a proposed clean structure for review.
- Column names made consistent
- Dates proposed in one format
- Possible duplicates flagged
Handles the repetitive first pass
Compare, check, and decide
You are still making the decisions.
The spreadsheet is one example.
Do not ask whether Claude can do the whole job.
Which part is repetitive and easy to check?
Ask four practical questions.
Choose one small, familiar task.
Claude proposes the structure. The person doing the work checks every source reference.
Proposed checklist:
- Confirm required information — page 3
- Check the stated exception — page 4
- NEEDS REVIEW — unclear source wording
Before adding material
Pause and check what is safe to use.
Ask three questions.
Keep real sensitive information out.
A vague instruction
“Reply to this.”
Give Claude a brief, not a guess.
Understood. I’ll draft the reply and list the facts used.
Keep directing the work
A clear correction beats a mythical perfect prompt.
“Make the opening less formal, but keep every rule.”
Before using the answer
Polished does not mean correct.
Check against the source.
Claude can misread, omit, mix up, or invent.
Your next step
Choose one familiar, low-risk task.
Use the whole workflow.
Start small
Less repeat work. More time for careful judgement.
Keep the important decisions with you.