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AI Trade School - Session 4B

Multi-Step Automation & Advanced Generative AI

🤖 What is Automation?

You've Already Experienced It

📱

Phone Auto-Fill

Password auto-filling without you typing

📧

Email Filtering

Spam automatically goes to spam folder

🎬

AI Recommendations

Netflix suggesting shows you'll love

💰

Financial Alerts

Transaction alerts without human review

Today You're Building

AI Tool Workflows

$70-90K
Automation Specialist
Starting Salary
$95K+
Operations Manager
Starting Salary

That's the job market for what you're learning today

🎯 Real Story: Alex (Automation Specialist)

From HR Paperwork to $78K Automation Specialist

Before: Alex processed employee paperwork every day. Same task, 3 hours daily. Read form → Check form → File form.

Discovery: \"What if I could make this automatic?\" Alex learns AI workflows.

Solution Built:

• Step 1: ChatGPT reads employee form

• Step 2: Claude checks against requirements

• Step 3: System automatically files in correct folder

Result: Alex now designs automation workflows for other departments. Salary: $78K. Time spent: 4 hours designing, not 3 hours processing.

That's automation. That's what you're learning.

🎯 Real Story: Jordan (Operations Manager)

From Burnout Support Agent to $95K Manager

Before: Jordan answered customer service calls all day. \"Where's my order?\" \"How do I return?\" Same questions, burned out.

Discovery: \"What if workflows handled 70% of calls?\" Jordan learns automation.

Solution Built:

• Step 1: ChatGPT categorizes customer question

• Step 2: Claude writes personalized response

• Step 3: Workflow handles the interaction

Result: 70% of calls handled automatically. Jordan now manages the automation team. Salary: $95K. Stress: Way down.

That's automation thinking. That's your skill.

🔗 How Workflows Work

AI Tools Working Together in Sequence

One AI tool does ONE job. Then passes result to NEXT tool.
ChatGPT
Analyzes
Claude
Refines
Gemini
Improves
The magic: One tool's output becomes the next tool's input

📊 Watch a Workflow in Action

Customer Feedback → Insights & Marketing Ideas

The Problem

Company has customer feedback. Wants insights AND marketing ideas. No time to analyze manually.

The Solution

Workflow: ChatGPT analyzes sentiment → Claude generates marketing ideas

Time: 3 minutes from feedback to strategy

Step 1: ChatGPT Analyzes

Customer Reviews:

• \"Great product, terrible shipping. Waited 3 weeks. Otherwise love it.\"

• \"The quality is what I expected. Packaging could be better.\"

• \"Best purchase I've made. Fast shipping. Highly recommend.\"

ChatGPT Output:

70% positive sentiment, 30% mixed. Key themes: Quality, Shipping Speed, Packaging

✓ First AI tool delivered. Now pass to next tool.

Step 2: Claude Generates Ideas

Claude Generates 5 Marketing Ideas:

1. Emphasize \"Quality\" in all marketing materials

2. Highlight \"Fast Shipping\" in ads

3. Upgrade packaging to premium look

4. Create \"Fast Shipping Guarantee\" campaign

5. Partner with premium packaging supplier

✓ From raw feedback to marketing strategy in 3 minutes

That Took 3 Minutes

In a Real Company

Manual Way

1,000 customer reviews = 8 hours of analyst time

Workflow Way

1,000 customer reviews = 30 minutes of workflow

That's why companies hire automation specialists.

🎯 Your Challenge Today

Build 2 Workflows

1️⃣

Workflow 1

Simple. 2 AI Tools. Step-by-step guide provided.

2️⃣

Workflow 2

Complex. 3 AI Tools. You pick the problem.

Time: 2 hours. Goal: Complete at least Workflow 1.

Workflow 1: Customer Feedback Analysis

Simple 2-Step Process

Step 1: ChatGPT analyzes customer sentiment
Step 2: Claude creates action items based on sentiment
Your task:

1. Open ChatGPT → 2. Paste customer feedback → 3. Get sentiment analysis → 4. Copy to Claude → 5. Get action items → 6. Screenshot both outputs → 7. Document what happened

Time: ~65 minutes

Workflow 2: Pick Your Challenge

3 Complex Workflow Options

Option A

Content Creation
Topic → Outline → Blog Post → Improvements

Option B

Market Research
Market → Analysis → Competitive Info → Opportunities

Option C

Customer Support
Email → Categorize → Draft Response → Improve Tone

Time: ~50 minutes. Three AI tools each.

⏱️ Today's Timeline

1
TEACH
45 Minutes
2
Workflow 1
65 Minutes
3
Workflow 2
50 Minutes
4
Showcase
15 Minutes

🎯 What Success Looks Like

Everyone Completes Workflow 1

You'll Have

ChatGPT output + Claude output + Screenshots + Documentation

You'll Understand

How to chain AI tools together to solve real problems

You'll Know

That automation is a real job skill companies pay for

You'll Have Built

Your first AI workflow artifact for your portfolio

📚 Workflow Glossary

Workflow
Multiple AI tools working together in sequence
Chaining
Connecting one AI's output to another AI's input
Automation
Making repetitive tasks happen without human intervention
Input
What you give to an AI tool
Output
What the AI tool creates for you

🔧 If You Get Stuck

Can't Access AI Tool?

Try different browser or different AI (Claude, Gemini). Use mobile hotspot.

AI Output Looks Wrong?

Does it answer your question? If yes, it works. Rephrase if needed.

Can't Copy/Paste?

Click text, drag to select, Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+V to paste.

Still Stuck?

Raise your hand. I'll help. Or team up with partner.

🏆 Your Portfolio Progress

Session 4A
10 Advanced
Prompts
Session 4B
2 Workflows
(Multi-Step)
=
Professional
Portfolio

This is work that gets you hired. This is what you're building.

💼 Why Companies Need Automation

Cost Savings

One workflow = several employees' worth of work

Speed

3 hours of manual work = 10 minutes of workflow

Consistency

AI doesn't have bad days or make tired mistakes

Scalability

10 tasks or 10,000 tasks? Same workflow handles both.

You Already Know Prompts

Today You're Learning

Systems Thinking

That's a different skill. That's advanced.

🎤 At the End...

We'll Celebrate Your Work

Share Your Workflow

Show what problem you solved

Peer Feedback

Hear how others solved theirs

Team Energy

Celebrate together what you all built

Real Validation

This work has actual business value

📈 What Comes Next

Portfolio Projects

Using workflows you're building today to solve REAL business problems

You're ready for what comes next

You Started Today

As Prompt Engineers

You're Leaving

As Automation Architects

That's a real job skill. That's valuable.

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Automation Explained
Today's Goal
Story: Alex
Story: Jordan
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Live Demo Intro
ChatGPT Output
Claude Output
Workflow Value
Your Challenge
Workflow 1
Workflow 2 Options
Timeline
Success Looks Like
Glossary
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Portfolio Value
Why Companies Need This
Systems Thinking
Showcase
What's Next
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