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Claude — Professional Masterclass from Setup to Expert Output

Claude — Professional Masterclass from Setup to Expert Output webinar instructor Ray Evans
Instructor

Ray Evans

Live Session Details

Date

Friday, August 21 2026

Time

01:00 PM PDT | 04:00 PM EDT

Duration

90 minutes

Webinar ID

WEB2607048
Webinar content

Description

Overview

Option 1 - Professional Setup and Prompting Focus: Most professionals using Claude are self-taught, with gaps that cost time and output quality.This 90-minute masterclass covers everything from the ground up.
Ray demonstrates why Claude is built differently from ChatGPT and Gemini.
Topics include configuring your account and Projects, mastering the interface, and prompting with precision using the 5-Part Prompt Framework.
Practical tasks cover document analysis, professional writing, Word outputs, usage management, memory, and responsible AI use.
Participants configure their Claude environment during the session and leave with structured, immediately applicable skills.
Key Benefits:

  • Understand why Claude outperforms competing AI platforms and how to take full advantage
  • Master the 5-Part Prompt Framework and anti-hallucination rules for professional AI use
  • Leave with a configured Claude account, working Projects, and a personalised memory system

Option 2 - From Curious to Confident Focus: Claude is one of the most capable AI platforms available to professionals today.
In this practical 90-minute session, mastering it is genuinely achievable at any experience level.
The session covers the full Claude ecosystem in plain language - no technical background required.
Topics include the interface, Projects and memory configuration, usage management, file interrogation, prompting for analysis and writing, Word outputs, and responsible AI use.
Key topics are demonstrated live and replicated hands-on.
Participants leave with a fully configured Claude environment and clear rules for professional AI use.
Key Benefits:

  • Move from first use - or self-taught uncertainty - to confident professional AI use
  • Upload and interrogate real files - PDFs, images, and documents - for structured results
  • Leave with working Projects, a memory system, and clear responsible AI use guidelines

Option 3 - Competitive Edge and Business Results Focus: While others use Claude as a basic chat tool, this masterclass shows you how to operate it at a professional level.
The session covers fourteen essential skill areas every professional needs.
Topics include why Claude leads the AI market, interface navigation, Projects, memory, file intelligence, usage management, prompt engineering, vision and document analysis, Word outputs, and power user strategies.
Key topics are demonstrated live and replicated immediately.
For professionals in finance, accounting, HR, legal, marketing, and administration, these skills are applicable from the first day.
Key Benefits:

  • Operate Claude across fourteen structured skill areas - prompting and the entire ecosystem
  • Produce analysis, reports, Word documents, and communications with accuracy and confidence
  • Apply responsible AI principles from day one - data privacy, output validation, and AI ethics

Why you should Attend

  • Replicates the in-person classroom experience with a professional Learning Guide and exercise files
  • Harness the full potential of your Claude and AI investment
  • Time-efficient, focused learning with high knowledge retention
  • Practical hands-on exercises with immediate real-world application
  • Up-to-date knowledge from an active AI practitioner
  • Professional development recognised for career advancement
  • Interactive session with live chat, Q&A, and live demonstration
  • Rapid return on investment - skills applicable immediately after the session.

Who Will Benefit

  • This webinar benefits any professional who uses or plans to use Claude and wants clearer, faster, and more consistent results.
  • It is ideal for those seeking structured Claude skills to improve productivity, output quality, and confidence in AI-assisted work — across any industry, role, or level of prior experience.
  • Accountants, bookkeepers and CPAs
  • Financial analysts and controllers
  • HR personnel and recruitment professionals
  • Business owners and chief executives
  • Project managers and operations managers
  • Administrators and executive assistants
  • Legal and compliance professionals
  • Marketing and sales professionals
  • IT professionals and database administrators
  • Educators and corporate trainers
  • Cybersecurity staff
  • Engineers
  • Social media specialists
  • Supervisors and team leaders
  • New recruits entering AI-integrated workplaces
  • Staff at all levels across any organisation using or evaluating Claude

Areas Covered in the Session

  • Webinar preparation — account setup, browser requirements, internet speed, security, and safe AI use
  • Prompt engineering — the 5-Part Prompt Framework, anti-hallucination rules, tone control, and iterative prompting
  • Why Claude — Constitutional AI architecture, safety-first design, and how Claude compares to ChatGPT and Gemini
  • Claude explained — what Claude is, free vs Pro differences, how context works, and what sets it apart
  • What Claude can do — document processing, financial analysis, professional writing, and research support
  • Claude interface and orientation — conversation window, Projects, Artifacts, Model Selector, and file attachments
  • Configuring Claude and account settings — Settings panel, custom instructions, memory toggle, style settings, and Pro features
  • Projects — how to create and configure projects, add instructions, and upload files to Project Files
  • File Intelligence — supported file types, upload limits, how Claude reads each format, and session continuity
  • Managing usage — usage limits, reset cycles, context window concepts, and the multiple-browser-tab strategy
  • Claude's memory system — project vs conversation memory, editing memories, and privacy implications
  • Vision, analysis, and document intelligence — uploading images, scans, and documents for analysis, with ethical considerations

Extended Learning Topics

In addition to the core webinar content, the following topics are included in the Learning Guide, complete with clear, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.

These topics will also be presented and demonstrated live during the webinar where time permits.

  • Claude's output capabilities — Word documents, Excel workbooks, Artifacts, code editor, web search, and deep research
  • Power user strategies — browser tab workflow, Extended Thinking, cross-project access, and productivity shortcuts.
Instructor details

Meet Your Speaker

Ray Evans

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Ray blends a professional, easy-going style with a strong grasp of adult learning — demonstrated across classroom, seminar, workshop, and live-online delivery, supported by practical, high-retention instructional materials.

Backed by Microsoft certifications, Ray teaches more than 2,500 topics spanning Microsoft Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Publisher

He is one of very few presenters delivering expert-level webinars across all six leading AI platforms: Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Grok, Gemini, and DeepSeek.

Ray holds qualifications in Frontline Management, Accounting, Training and Assessment, and is certified in Six Sigma business-improvement methodology. Since 1990, Ray has trained over 40,000 students, business owners, and executives, and authored extensive training documentation, complex reports, and engaging web content.

Ray’s webinars include:

A comprehensive step-by-step Learning Guide

Live demonstrations and practical hands-on exercises

Student exercise files fully referenced from the Learning Guide

Productivity techniques, tips, and shortcuts

Q&A session with email follow-up for complex questions

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