Getting started with Claude.ai — Transcript

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1. 0:04Imagine this. You're looking at a blank
2. 0:06page, wrestling with a big, [music]
3. 0:08complex project, and not sure where to
4. 0:09start. What if you had a partner who
5. 0:11could help you break it down?
6. 0:13Claude is a powerful, intelligent
7. 0:15[music] collaborator that amplifies your
8. 0:17capabilities across all of your work.
9. 0:19Claude brings AI intelligence,
10. 0:21>> [music]
11. 0:21>> but you bring the context and expertise
12. 0:24that makes the work meaningful.
13. 0:28Let's explore chatting with Claude,
14. 0:30beginning [music] with the sidebar.
15. 0:32Here, you will encounter icons for
16. 0:34creating new chats and jumping back into
17. 0:36old ones. There are options for
18. 0:38projects, where you can organize your
19. 0:39conversations with persistent [music]
20. 0:41context and custom instructions. And
21. 0:43then artifacts, which allow you to turn
22. 0:45ideas into shareable apps, tools, or
23. 0:48content. No matter what you hope to
24. 0:50accomplish, Claude offers support to
25. 0:52achieve your goals.
26. 0:56All interactions with Claude begin with
27. 0:58a prompt, and these prompts, combined
28. 1:00with other context,
29. 1:01>> [music]
30. 1:01>> impact its response. The best approach
31. 1:03when speaking to Claude is like you
32. 1:05would a coworker, naturally, concisely,
33. 1:08and conversationally. But you may ask,
34. 1:10what is a good prompt? Before your next
35. 1:12conversation with Claude, consider a few
36. 1:14things. One, [music] setting the stage.
37. 1:17What is your role, and what are your
38. 1:18objectives? Is there context about your
39. 1:20work that Claude should know about? Two,
40. 1:23defining the task. [music]
41. 1:24What action do you want Claude to take?
42. 1:26Do you want Claude to write, analyze,
43. 1:28build, etc.? Three, specifying [music]
44. 1:31rules. What's the style or tone you want
45. 1:34Claude to use? Are there examples that
46. 1:36you can attach to show Claude? Let's
47. 1:38review this prompt below.
48. 1:40First, we're setting the stage
49. 1:41>> [music]
50. 1:41>> by telling Claude this is for an
51. 1:42investor pitch deck for a new indie
52. 1:45streaming app. That's the context
53. 1:46[music] and the objective.
54. 1:48Then, we define the task clearly by
55. 1:51providing relevant details.
56. 1:53Finally, we specify the rules by using
57. 1:55current web research with citations,
58. 1:57structuring it as a professional report,
59. 1:59which tells [music] Claude exactly what
60. 2:01style and format we need.
61. 2:05Perfect. With your basic prompt in
62. 2:07place, now comes the real power move,
63. 2:09adding your specific context [music] to
64. 2:11make Claude's response truly tailored to
65. 2:13your needs.
66. 2:14When you upload relevant documents or
67. 2:16background information into a specific
68. 2:18chat, Claude considers that context
69. 2:20[music] in its response, whether that's
70. 2:23company documents, project files, or
71. 2:25background [music] research.
72. 2:27Think of it as a shortcut, so that
73. 2:29Claude can understand what your needs
74. 2:31are. [music] Claude can intake and
75. 2:32output many file types, such as PDF,
76. 2:35CSV, docs, and more.
77. 2:37In the search and tools menu, you can
78. 2:39level up your experience yet again by
79. 2:41giving Claude access to more tools to
80. 2:43pull in more context, and will pull in
81. 2:45these tools as needed while solving your
82. 2:48request.
83. 2:49You might toggle on options like web
84. 2:51search to let Claude research current
85. 2:53market data,
86. 2:54or use connected data sources to pull
87. 2:56from Google Drive, allowing access to
88. 2:58real-time information. Claude will
89. 3:00choose the right approach. While those
90. 3:02options directly impact the information
91. 3:04Claude has access to, there are a few
92. 3:06more ways to customize how Claude
93. 3:07responds.
94. 3:09You can choose the best Claude model for
95. 3:11your task. [music]
96. 3:12To use the model selector, start
97. 3:13chatting with Claude or open an existing
98. 3:15chat. The selected model will appear
99. 3:17under your text input. To change it,
100. 3:19click on the model name and choose which
101. 3:21model of Claude you'd like to chat with
102. 3:23instead. Changing the model will result
103. 3:25in a new chat.
104. 3:27Claude currently supports numerous
105. 3:29models with distinct [music]
106. 3:30capabilities intended to meet specific
107. 3:32users' needs. Use the Claude Opus model
108. 3:35for your most complex tasks. It's the
109. 3:37largest-scale [music] model with hybrid
110. 3:38reasoning capabilities. For example,
111. 3:41running a multi-step financial analysis.
112. 3:43Claude Sonnet is the best choice for
113. 3:45everyday users, [music] and is our
114. 3:46recommended default mode. It balances
115. 3:48sophisticated capabilities with
116. 3:50cost-effectiveness. Think of it like
117. 3:52choosing the right tool for the job. You
118. 3:54can always switch models based on what
119. 3:56you're trying to accomplish.
120. 3:57Extended thinking mode is particularly
121. 3:59valuable for complex thinking and
122. 4:01analysis, though it increases latency
123. 4:04and may not be necessary for simple
124. 4:05questions and everyday conversations. To
125. 4:08get the fastest output for more
126. 4:09straightforward tasks, you can start
127. 4:11with Sonnet models and leave thinking
128. 4:13mode off. If you need more support, you
129. 4:15can change the model
130. 4:17or turn on thinking mode.
131. 4:19Research enables Claude to conduct
132. 4:21[music] systematic, multi-angle
133. 4:22investigations by automatically breaking
134. 4:25down complex questions and exploring
135. 4:27hundreds of sources to deliver
136. 4:29comprehensive, cited reports in 5 to 45
137. 4:32minutes. [music]
138. 4:33Claude does the research for you, while
139. 4:35you focus on other high-value work. Now,
140. 4:37just wait as Claude delivers to you a
141. 4:39well-crafted response that effectively
142. 4:42accomplishes your [music] task.
143. 4:44But the real power of Claude comes with
144. 4:46continued and frequent communication,
145. 4:48not just one-off prompts.
146. 4:50The more you interact with Claude, the
147. 4:52better it becomes at understanding your
148. 4:54[music] communication style and
149. 4:55preferences for future conversations.
150. 4:58Working with Claude, you have a great
151. 4:59partner and a powerful, intelligent
152. 5:01collaborator [music]
153. 5:02that amplifies your capabilities across
154. 5:04everything you work on.
155. 5:06Claude brings AI intelligence to your
156. 5:08work. You bring the context [music] and
157. 5:10expertise that makes the work
158. 5:12meaningful.