Vibecoding 102: Get Comfortable With Claude

Anthony Virgo

Founder of A+ Active Services

A friendly, hands-on guide to getting more from Claude

Claude can help with everyday writing, research, and planning, but getting started can feel unclear. In this relaxed, practical workshop, we’ll set up Claude, explore the settings that shape its responses, and practice with a task from your work or life. We’ll see how to organize related work with Projects where available, tailor responses with Styles, and turn an idea into a shareable Artifact. You’ll learn how to give Claude useful context, check its answers, and improve a prompt when the first result misses the mark. We’ll also map where Anthropic’s API fits, in plain English. No coding or AI background needed. Bring a laptop and one task you’d like to make easier.

What you’ll learn

Use Claude confidently for one everyday task and leave with a reusable prompt and clear next steps.

Review key settings and choose the model or mode that fits your task.
Set response preferences for tone, length, and format.

Try Projects for keeping related chats and reference files together, where available.
Turn a simple idea into a shareable Artifact and ask Claude to refine it.

Give Claude the context, a clear task, and the format you want.
Test the result, check important claims, and make one focused revision.

Workshop agenda

Welcome and Pick a Real Task
Set one goal for the session and choose a task you would like Claude to help with. (5 min)
Set Up Claude and Explore Settings
Review the Claude interface, model options, and response preferences; adjust one setting to fit your work. (15 min)
Write a Prompt That Works Better
Give Claude clear context, a specific task, and the format you want. Try the prompt, then revise it together. (20 min)
Try Projects, Files, and Artifacts
Where available, organize reference files and chats in a Project. Turn one idea into an Artifact and make a useful improvement. (30 min)
Where Anthropic’s API Fits + Q&A
See how developers connect Anthropic models to other apps, in plain English. Bring questions, recap your prompt, and choose one next step. (20 min)