Claude Cowork: The #1 Thing To Know — Transcript
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- 0:00If you're trying to learn Claude
- 0:01Co-work, then this video is for you. The
- 0:03most important thing to know is that you
- 0:04cannot prompt Claude Co-work like you
- 0:07would prompt Claude Chat. With Claude
- 0:09Chat, you use task-first language,
- 0:11meaning you're guiding the conversation
- 0:13every step of the way.
- 0:15>> [music]
- 0:15>> Do this first, now format it like that,
- 0:17now try a different approach. For
- 0:18example, I have 15 raw thumbnail images.
- 0:21What naming [music] convention and
- 0:22folder structure would you recommend?
- 0:24You get back a recommendation, and then
- 0:26you go do the work yourself. With Claude
- 0:28Co-work, you use outcome-first language,
- 0:31meaning you describe the end result and
- 0:32constraints, and let Co-work figure out
- 0:35the approach. For example, in my
- 0:37screenshots folder, I have 15 raw
- 0:39thumbnail photos. Rename each one based
- 0:41on what's in it, and sort them into
- 0:42subfolders by type. A minute or two
- 0:44later, the work is done. Follow for more
- 0:46practical AI tips.
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