2.5 Real Work Session

Time: ~25 minutes

What You'll Learn

How to apply the complete AI writing workflow to your own work
Combining fundamentals (structure, tone, brevity) with AI tools (feedback, templates, two-pass method, style guide)
Building confidence with the full process on a real task
Identifying your next steps for continued improvement

Key Concepts

This Is the Real Thing

This isn't a practice exercise. Bring a real piece of writing you need to produce -- an email you've been putting off, a report that's due, a proposal you're drafting, a message you're not sure how to phrase.

You'll work through it using everything you've learned:

Structure it (Module 1: lead with the point, use signposts)
Match the tone (Module 1: adjust for your audience)
Draft fast (Module 2: the two-pass method, pass 1)
Let AI edit (Module 2: specific prompts, your style guide)
Cut the fat (Module 1: brevity and impact)
Polish and send (Module 2: final review with AI)

What to Bring

Any writing task works. Some ideas:

A client email you've been avoiding
A project update for leadership
A proposal or pitch
A difficult conversation you need to put in writing
A report or brief that's due soon

If you don't have anything urgent, Claude will provide a realistic scenario based on your job.

Walking Away with Something Real

By the end of this lesson, you'll have a finished, polished piece of writing you can actually use. Not a practice exercise -- a real deliverable produced with your new workflow.

How to Start

start lesson 2.5

Claude will ask what you're working on, help you structure it, guide you through the two-pass process, and make sure you walk away with something ready to send.

What's Next

You've now completed the full course. You have:

Writing fundamentals that sharpen everything you produce
An AI editing workflow that cuts your writing time in half
A personal style guide that keeps AI output sounding like you
A reusable template for your most common writing tasks
A finished piece of real work to show for it

Keep using the two-pass method. Keep updating your style guide. The more you practice, the faster and better your writing gets.

2.4 Style Guides & Voice Get the Course