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How to Brief Claude Well
The four-part briefing pattern + three back-to-back labs to make it muscle memory.
What we cover
- The four-part pattern: who Claude is, what context, what task, what format
- Lab 1 -- A/B/C: same ask three ways. See what changes.
- Lab 2 -- Bad Prompt Makeover: take a bad real prompt, fix it live, watch the output snap into shape
- Lab 3 -- Iteration Moves: the three highest-leverage edits when an answer falls short
Why it matters
Prompting is the spine of every workflow you'll build. By the end of this session you're not memorizing a framework -- you're doing the moves on autopilot.
Hands-on moment
Three labs back-to-back, ~25 minutes each. Worksheet at every desk. Mike runs the room; the labs run the learners.
Peer moment (3 min)
“Between Lab 1 and Lab 2 -- show your A/B/C outputs to your neighbor. Which version surprised you most? Why?”
Workbook steps
- 01
The four-part pattern: who Claude is, what context, what task, what format
- 02
Lab 1 -- A/B/C: same ask three ways. See what changes.
- 03
Lab 2 -- Bad Prompt Makeover: take a bad real prompt, fix it live, watch the output snap into shape
- 04
Lab 3 -- Iteration Moves: the three highest-leverage edits when an answer falls short
Workbook bundle
Print or open these alongside the session. They are the working surface for the steps above.
- labM2 Lab Worksheet
Related artifacts
- pre-readM2 Pre-read../../course-content/module-2-delegation-description/pre-read.md
- labM2 Lab Worksheet../../course-content/module-2-delegation-description/lab-worksheet.md
- pagePrompt Workbook (carry-through)../../public-site/github-pages/course-pages/4ds-worksheet/index.html
- deckM2 Deck../../course-content/module-2-delegation-description/m2-picking-briefing-master.pptx
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