Foundations & Prompting
Talk to AI without fear — and get your first real wins this week.
10 lessons · about 102 minutes · free · self-paced
Built for Owners, Not Engineers.
Absolute beginners who feel nervous, skeptical, or overwhelmed by AI and want a calm, practical first step.
Like every part of the AltaPro AI School, this track is free AI training built for Alberta business owners: short lessons, a coached "try it" task on your own business, and Alta — the AI coach — swapping every example to fit your industry.
Lessons
10
Time Required
~102 min
Level
Curious
Price
Free
Capstone
Your Signature Prompt
Badge
Prompt Starter
What You'll Learn.
What AI Actually Is (In Plain English)
~9 minUnderstand what an AI assistant really does, so you know what to trust it with and what to double-check.
Your First Real Conversation
~9 minGet better answers by treating AI as a back-and-forth chat, not a one-shot vending machine.
The Prompt Recipe: Role + Task + Context + Format
~11 minWrite a clear prompt using a simple four-part recipe that gets great results the first time.
Giving Good Context — The Biggest Lever
~11 minDramatically improve every answer by feeding the AI the real details of your situation.
Getting the Exact Format You Want
~10 minControl the shape of every answer — length, tone, lists, tables — so you get output you can use as-is.
Spotting When AI Is Wrong
~11 minConfidently catch AI mistakes and hallucinations, and know exactly what to verify before you rely on it.
Making It Sound Like YOU
~10 minGet AI to write in your real voice by feeding it a few examples of how you actually talk.
Your First Real Uses This Week
~10 minChoose two or three concrete AI habits for your week and complete one for real, live with Alta.
The C.R.A.F.T. Prompt — Your Signature Recipe
~11 minLock in one five-part checklist you can run in your head to build any prompt, forever.
What to Never Paste Into AI
~10 minKnow exactly what's safe to share and what to keep out, so you can use AI confidently without second-guessing every message.
Free · online · self-paced · Alberta
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Enrol free at the School and start Foundations & Prompting today — or, if you'd rather have the systems built for you, the 30-minute call maps exactly what to automate first.
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