AI in Your Workflow

a practical guide for people who actually want to get stuff done

by Ahmed Taha · live session · ask questions anytime

prompting tools workflows live demos

let's be real for a second

what most people think AI is

"type question, get answer, done"

basically a fancy search engine with extra steps

what AI actually is when you know what you're doing

a thinking partner that can write, code, analyze, design, research, and build alongside you

it's not about asking better questions, it's about learning how to work with it

the gap is real

people who learn to use AI properly vs those who don't

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of people use AI at a surface level
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productivity boost when used properly
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is all it takes to learn the core ideas
where most people are where you'll be after this session
01

prompting

the skill that changes everything

the core idea is simple

AI doesn't read your mind. the more context you give, the better the output.

what you want
→
context + constraints
→
format + style
→
quality output

that's it. that's the whole framework.

the difference is night and day

what most people type

prompt write me a marketing email

vague, no context, the AI is just guessing at this point

what actually works

prompt write a launch email for our new project management tool. audience: small business owners who are frustrated with complexity. tone: casual, friendly, not salesy. include: one pain point, the solution, a single CTA. length: under 150 words. do not use the phrase "game changer" or any corporate buzzwords.

specific, constrained, tells the AI exactly what good looks like

patterns that work every time

click each card to see the example

Role Setting

"you are a..."

give the AI a specific persona with expertise relevant to your task

click to see example →
you are a senior UX researcher with 10 years of experience in B2B SaaS. analyze this user flow and identify friction points.

Chain of Thought

"think step by step"

force the AI to reason through problems instead of jumping to answers

click to see example →
before giving your answer, think through this step by step: 1) what's the actual problem? 2) what are the constraints? 3) what are 3 possible solutions? 4) which is best and why?

Few-Shot Examples

"like this, but..."

show the AI what you want by giving it examples of the format

click to see example →
convert these to catchy headlines. example: "new update" → "the update that changes how you work". now do: "pricing page redesign" →
02

the tools

what to use and when to use it

pick the right tool for the job

ChatGPT / Claude

general writing, brainstorming, analysis, conversation

Claude Code / Cursor / GitHub Copilot

code generation, debugging, refactoring, full projects

Midjourney / DALL-E / Ideogram

image generation, mockups, visual concepts, logos

Perplexity / ChatGPT Search

research with sources, fact checking, market analysis

Runway / Kling / Pika

video generation, motion graphics, short clips

Notion AI / Jasper

docs, wikis, marketing copy, team knowledge bases

v0 / Bolt / Lovable

quick UIs, prototypes, full-stack apps from a prompt

Julius / Code Interpreter

data analysis, charts, spreadsheets, number crunching

the decision is simpler than you think

what am i trying to make?
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text? code? image? data?
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pick the specialized tool
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iterate until it's right

the real trick

don't use one tool for everything. use ChatGPT for the outline, Claude for the writing, Midjourney for the visuals, and Perplexity when you need facts. chain them together. that's the workflow.

03

building workflows

where the real power is

example: making a blog post

here's how i'd actually do it, step by step

step 1: research

perplexity: "what are the top 5 trends in [topic] this month? give me sources"

step 2: outline

claude: "take these research notes and create a blog outline. audience is [X]. tone is casual. include a hook, 3 sections, and a strong ending"

step 3: write

claude: "write section 1 based on this outline. match this writing style: [paste example]. keep paragraphs short."

step 4: visuals

midjourney: generate a header image. canva AI: create social cards.

step 5: review

paste the final draft back into claude: "review this blog post. be brutally honest. what's weak? what would you cut?"

LIVE DEMO

let me show you

i'm going to open Claude right now and build something from scratch while you watch

what we'll build together

i'll take a random idea from the audience and turn it into a real thing using AI

write the plan, generate the content, create the visuals, review it. all live.

04

the honest stuff

things people don't tell you

mistakes i see all the time

accepting the first output

the first answer is rarely the best one. iterate. push back. say "that's not quite right, try again but..." and give it more direction.

not giving enough context

if you wouldn't be able to do the task with only the info you gave the AI, the AI can't either. give it everything relevant.

using it for things it's bad at

AI hallucinates. don't trust it for facts without sources. don't ask it for today's news. don't let it make decisions that need human judgment.

not learning the shortcuts

every tool has power features most people never touch. custom instructions, system prompts, temperature settings, @mentions in Cursor. learn them.

what AI still can't do well

keeping it honest

great at

  • first drafts of anything
  • summarizing large amounts of info
  • brainstorming and ideation
  • code generation and debugging
  • translation and rewriting
  • structured data tasks

bad at (for now)

  • knowing what's true vs made up
  • real-time info without search
  • deeply personal or emotional work
  • complex multi-step reasoning
  • understanding YOUR specific context without being told
  • replacing human judgment
05

next level stuff

for when you want to go deeper

system prompts are your superpower

this is how you create an AI that works exactly how you want, every single time

system prompt example you are my writing assistant. rules: - never use corporate buzzwords or filler phrases - keep sentences short. max 15 words each. - always suggest a stronger word when my vocabulary is lazy - if i ask you to "make it better" that means: tighter, punchier, more specific - match this tone: [paste a paragraph of your own writing] when i paste text, improve it silently. don't explain what you changed unless i ask.

set this once in Custom Instructions and every conversation starts with your rules already loaded

chaining: the real workflow

output of tool A becomes input of tool B

Perplexity
research
→
Claude
synthesize
→
Midjourney
visualize
→
Canva / Notion
publish

pro tip

save your best prompts. build a library. the more you reuse and refine, the faster you get. i have prompts i've been tweaking for months that now produce exactly what i want in one shot.

your action plan after this session

don't try to learn everything. start here.

1

pick ONE tool and get good at it

don't spread yourself thin. pick Claude or ChatGPT. use it every day for a week. for everything.

2

set up your custom instructions

tell the AI who you are, what you do, and how you like things done. this alone will 3x the quality of outputs.

3

start saving prompts that work

when something gives you a great result, save the prompt. build your library. this compounds fast.

4

add a second tool

once you're comfortable, add a specialized tool. if you write, try midjourney. if you code, try cursor. chain them.

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questions?

ask anything, seriously. there's no dumb questions when it comes to this stuff.
we're all figuring it out together.

resources to keep learning

tools mentioned

Claude · ChatGPT · Perplexity

Midjourney · DALL-E · Ideogram

Cursor · Claude Code · GitHub Copilot

v0 · Bolt · Lovable

Runway · Kling · Pika

keep in touch

github.com/SufficientDaikon

linkedin: ahmed-taha225

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thanks for being here. now go build something.