A subscription course that teaches anyone to use AI tools well — written for
people with no background in it, growing into advanced work. Phase 1 is the
foundation and is taken in order. Everything after it can be
jumped into by interest, one topic at a time. The library keeps growing
after launch; that is the point of the subscription.
Live at launch
In production
Planned
Green = free, or a downloadable file
PHASE 1 — THE FOUNDATION
Live at launch
17 short lessons, about 100 minutes, four files to keep. Taken in order — each
section sets up the next. Nothing here names a version, a price, or a menu path,
so it stays true as the tools change.
SECTION 01
Handling It Safely
First, because most people are already using these tools before they ever take a course.
Before anything else — the two facts behind most mistakes FREE
What never goes in — credentials, customer data, NDA material
Consumer vs. business accounts — who can read your chats
Using output at work — what you are responsible for
▼ Red-line checklist
SECTION 02
Getting a Useful Answer
They are using it while they learn, so the practical skill comes before the theory.
Anatomy of a good request
Give it the material — paste, attach, quote
Constraints and output format
Correcting instead of restarting
When to start a fresh chat
▼ Request template
SECTION 03
What's Actually Happening
Third on purpose — by now they have watched it forget something and invent a fact, so this explains what already annoyed them.
Prediction, not lookup
The context window — why it forgets
Training data vs. live data
The four shapes of AI tool
▼ Mental model card
SECTION 04
Checking the Answer
Verification lands harder once the foundation is in place.
The three failure modes
Fast verification — what to spot-check first
Never run it blind — testing generated commands
When not to use it at all
▼ Verification checklist
PHASE 2 — APPLIED
In production
Released piece by piece after launch, roughly one solid part every few days.
Skip around freely — each part stands on its own once Phase 1 is done.
SECTION 05
Document Creation
The normal, everyday tasks people reach for AI for first.
WordPowerPointExcelPDF
SECTION 06
Document Manipulation
For admins and advanced users doing heavier work.
Word — formatting, tables, detailPowerPoint — graphs, links, animation
SECTION 06A
Excel, Properly
Too big to be one bullet. Likely the most in-demand skill in the whole course.
Multiple sheetsPivot tablesFormulasData cleanup
SECTION 07
Things You Couldn't Make Before
Not speeding up a task you already do — enabling one you couldn't.
FlowchartsModels & graphsSVG & rendered diagramsHTML dashboards from your datamore to come
PHASE 3 — WHAT'S COMING
Planned
Ordered easy to advanced. The everyday material comes first; the technical
material follows.
EVERYDAY
EmailStorage & filesComputer connectionsGoogle DriveOneDriveLetting it control the browserExtensions
ADVANCED
Local modelsAI in the terminalAutomationCoding
HOW THIS COURSE IS BUILT
Safety before skill. The mistake you cannot undo gets taught first, not last.
The foundation names no versions. No prices, no models, no menu paths — so it does not go stale. Anything that specific lives in the dated updates.
Every section ends with a file. Something to keep, print, and use at work — not just something to watch.
The library keeps moving. New parts arrive continuously, each one dated, so nothing ages quietly.
Contributors learn by building. Phase 1 is the training ground; people who finish it help build Phase 2. Everything is reviewed before it publishes.