The Course
Linguist
Learn to use AI well — when to think alongside it, when to hand it a task, and how to stay in control of both. No experience required.
Start here: Your First Message →
Stage 1
Beginner 10 modules
Ten modules from your first message to a strong opening seed. No prior experience required.
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Stage 1
Beginner 10 modules
Ten modules from your first message to a strong opening seed. No prior experience required.
B-01
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B-03
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B-05
B-06
B-07
B-08
B-09
B-10
Your First Message
Send a message to an AI, read the response, and know that nothing broke.
Copy, Personalise, Use
Take any starting message, change the bracketed parts to match your situation, and send something that is actually yours.
Platform Orientation
Know where the main features are on your chosen AI platform so you can find them without searching.
Your Input Shapes the Output
See how the length and detail of your message directly affects the length and detail of the response.
One Thing at a Time
Send one task per message and get a focused, usable response instead of a scattered one.
Tell It When to Stop
Add a stopping condition to any message so the AI delivers exactly the amount you asked for.
What Just Happened?
Read an AI response, decide whether it answered what you asked, and know what to do next.
Recovery
Recognise when a conversation has gone off track and restart it without losing your progress.
Your Two Projects
Set up persistent instructions so the AI remembers your preferences across every conversation.
The Opening Seed
Write an opening message that gives the AI everything it needs to get the task right the first time.
Stage 2
Enabled User 7 modules
Seven modules that sharpen your verb choice, context loading, and recovery skills — building on the Beginner foundation.
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Stage 2
Enabled User 7 modules
Seven modules that sharpen your verb choice, context loading, and recovery skills — building on the Beginner foundation.
E-01
E-02
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E-04
E-05
E-06
E-07
The First Word Matters
Choose a verb that matches what you actually want, and predict how much the AI will decide on its own.
Tell It What to Leave Alone
Add constraints to any message so the AI stays inside the lines you set.
Context Is Fuel
Identify what context a task actually needs and load it before the AI starts.
Restate, Don't Patch
Recognise correction spiral signals and know when to rewrite rather than add.
Get the Plan First
Ask the AI to plan before it produces, and review the plan before it acts.
Migration and Re-seed
Recognise when a conversation is done and carry only what matters into the next one.
Your Reference Card
Build a personal one-page reference for everything you have learned.
Stage 3
Advanced Practitioner 9 modules
Nine modules for working with Claude Code: cost awareness, session hygiene, context management, tool selection, and agent delegation.
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Stage 3
Advanced Practitioner 9 modules
Nine modules for working with Claude Code: cost awareness, session hygiene, context management, tool selection, and agent delegation.
This track requires Claude Code, Anthropic's command-line tool. See A-00 for setup.
A-00
A-01
A-02
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A-05
A-06
A-07
A-08
Getting Started with Claude Code
Install Claude Code, send your first command, and understand what makes it different from the chat interface.
Cost, Tokens, and What Things Actually Cost
Build a mental model of Claude Code costs so you can make deliberate spend decisions.
Mental Model Refresher
Understand what Claude Code is actually doing when it reads your project and responds.
CLAUDE.md
Write a CLAUDE.md file that gives Claude Code standing instructions for your project.
Session Hygiene
Start every Claude Code session in a known state and keep context costs under control.
Context Awareness and Compaction
Understand what compaction does to your session and how to work with it.
Output Engineering
Control the format, length, and structure of Claude Code's responses.
Tool Fluency
Name the right tool for a given task and guide Claude Code away from expensive tools when cheaper ones will do.
Agent Delegation and Briefing
Decide when to delegate a task to a subagent and write a 5-part brief that gives it everything it needs.