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Build practical AI skills you can apply to customer service workflows and everyday interactions. You’ll develop a foundation in artificial intelligence and prompt engineering, then learn how to use AI to support communication, streamline common service tasks, and improve customer experiences. Through hands-on activities and realistic scenarios, you’ll practice using AI thoughtfully and effectively in the workplace.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Practical AI Foundations
- Course 2: Practical Prompt Engineering with AI
- Course 3: Practical AI for Customer Service
Courses
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Practical AI Foundations introduces learners to the practical use of artificial intelligence in everyday work, helping them build confidence using AI tools to communicate more effectively, increase productivity, and streamline routine tasks. Designed for professionals across industries, students, and anyone looking to improve workplace efficiency, this course focuses on applying AI responsibly to solve real-world challenges. Learners explore how to interact with AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Assistant, write effective prompts, improve written communication, automate everyday tasks, organize information, and enhance productivity. Through hands-on practice and real-world scenarios, learners develop practical skills they can immediately apply in professional and personal settings while gaining an understanding of responsible AI use. Rather than focusing on how AI is built, the course emphasizes how AI can be used effectively as a workplace assistant to support better decision-making, communication, and organization. By the end of the course, learners will be prepared to confidently incorporate AI into their daily workflows and use it as a practical tool to work more efficiently.
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Practical Prompt Engineering with AI teaches learners how to communicate effectively with generative AI to produce more accurate, useful, and efficient results. Through hands-on practice, learners develop prompting techniques for summarizing information, refining AI responses, conducting research, analyzing data, generating visualizations, and creating AI-generated images. Throughout the course, learners explore a variety of prompting strategies, including extractive and abstractive summarization, iterative prompt refinement, and structured prompting. They also gain experience using specialized AI tools—including Claude, predefined Custom GPTs, and DALL·E—to complete workplace tasks more effectively. Practical activities demonstrate how AI can support research, data analysis, content creation, image interpretation, and visual communication. By the end of the course, learners will confidently create effective prompts, choose the right AI tools for different scenarios, and apply practical AI techniques to improve productivity, communication, and decision-making in everyday work.
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Practical AI for Customer Service prepares learners to apply customer service best practices alongside emerging AI-enabled workplace workflows. Designed for frontline employees, customer support professionals, retail associates, hospitality staff, and anyone in a customer-facing role, this program focuses on improving communication, problem-solving, operational efficiency, and customer engagement in today's evolving service environment. Learners explore how artificial intelligence is transforming customer service through technologies such as chatbots, virtual assistants, natural language processing, workflow automation, and personalized customer interactions. Through real-world scenarios and applied learning activities, learners build confidence using AI tools to support customer communications, streamline service operations, and enhance the overall customer experience while maintaining a human-centered approach. The curriculum emphasizes practical workplace application rather than technical AI development, making it accessible to learners with no prior AI experience. Along the way, learners strengthen essential professional skills including communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and ethical decision-making when working with AI-enabled technologies. By the end of the program, learners will be prepared to confidently use AI to improve customer interactions, increase workplace productivity, and deliver exceptional service across a variety of customer-facing industries.
Taught by
Barry Finder