Resources
The working library.
Cheat sheets, guides, walk-throughs, and a glossary that actually translates the jargon — each one pairing the how with the why, so it still works when the tools change. All of it free; none of it a coupon in disguise.
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The three pieces that open the ladder — read, subscribe, begin.
AI in plain English
The terms you keep running into, translated properly — the what and the why it matters.
Open the glossary NewsletterThe Alvoreach letter
One idea in AI made clear, plus the thing being done — a worked example or real workflow.
Get the letter Free chapterUnderstand AI — Chapter 1
The whole first chapter of the book that starts the ladder — not a preview, the entire chapter, yours to keep.
Read itCheat sheets
One page each — the reference you keep next to the keyboard.
The five-part prompt
The shape of a prompt that gets a usable answer first time — role, task, context, format, and limits — with a before-and-after example. A taste of the Commission, taught in full in Talk to AI Like a Pro.
Read it Cheat sheetWhich model for which job
A plain decision sheet for picking a model by task — writing, analysis, code, images, reasoning — without the brand wars. The scorecard behind it is in Talk to AI Like a Pro.
Read it Cheat sheetMake it fit the context window
What fits, what falls out, and how to structure long work so the model never loses the plot. The mechanics are explained in Talk to AI Like a Pro.
Read it Cheat sheetThe AI privacy checklist
How to make sensitive work safe to paste — the swap, the redaction prompts, the few real hard stops, and the settings worth setting once. Drawn from the responsible-use thinking in Responsible AI, Security and Ethics.
Read itGuides
Longer reads that settle a question properly.
Fix a bad answer in three moves
When the answer is vague, wrong, or too long: diagnose it, direct the fix, and redraft — without starting over. A taste of the Direct Loop from Talk to AI Like a Pro.
Read it GuideSpotting a hallucination
How to catch it when an AI is confidently wrong — the tells, the habits, and the checks that take ten seconds. Which side of AI's jagged edge a task falls on is the heart of Understand AI.
Read it GuideResearch with AI without being misled
Using AI for real research: sources, verification, and where the confident nonsense hides. Goes deeper in Understand AI and Responsible AI, Security and Ethics.
Read it GuideWhat to automate first
A sober way to pick your first automation — the tasks that pay back, and the ones that bite. A taste of the Leverage Test from AI Automation and Workflows.
Read itWalk-throughs
One real task, done start to finish.
Plan your week with AI
One real personal-planning task done start to finish — from a brain-dump to a planned week, with the prompt. An easy first win, and a taste of Your AI Life.
Read it Walk-throughSummarise a long document properly
From a 60-page PDF to a summary you can trust — including how to check it. One of the workflows taught in AI Productivity Mastery.
Read it Walk-throughMeeting notes to an action list
Turning a messy transcript into decisions, owners, and follow-ups — repeatably. Part of the professional toolkit in AI Productivity Mastery.
Read itTemplates
Ready to adapt — each ships with the reasoning.
Prompt library starter
A small, organised set of working prompts for everyday tasks — annotated with why each works. The start of building your own library, as taught in Talk to AI Like a Pro.
Read it TemplateAI usage policy for small teams
A sensible one-page policy: what your team may use, for what, and where the line is. Drawn from AI for Business Growth and Responsible AI, Security and Ethics.
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