Course overview
Start hereAI for Independent Consultants
START HERE

Priya's Thursday, two ways

8 lessons · 30 prompts

A day in the life of an Independent Consultant: what changes with these prompts.

Track progress as a member

Priya, an independent operations consultant for small manufacturers.

Priya starts Thursday with a discovery call at a family owned packaging company. Before the call, she opens ChatGPT and uses the Client Discovery And Needs prompt. She pastes her rough notes from the owner's email and asks for themes, open questions, and a one page summary. The summary shows the owner mentioned slow quotes three times, so Priya adds two follow up questions about pricing approvals.

After the call, she uses Claude with the Business Process Analysis prompt. She lists the quote steps: inquiry email, spreadsheet pricing, manager approval, PDF quote. Claude points to the approval step as the bottleneck and suggests a simpler path. Priya edits the suggestion because she knows the manager also checks credit, then saves the map for her report.

For a separate strategy client, she uses Gemini with the Strategic Planning And Recommendations prompt. She asks for three options for adding a maintenance service, with risks and first steps. Gemini returns a clear comparison. Priya adds a note from her own market visit and drafts a short recommendation.

Before lunch, she uses ChatGPT with the Project Management And Admin prompt to turn her notes into a status report and invoice summary for two clients. She checks the numbers, sends both, and stops working at three. She takes her dog to the park and reads on a bench.

Before

  • Notes pile up after every call.
  • Proposals wait until late at night.
  • Admin eats Friday afternoons.
  • Every new client feels like a scramble.

After this course

  • Notes turn into themes before lunch.
  • Proposals start with a strong draft.
  • Admin takes one focused hour.
  • Client work feels calmer and more deliberate.

What you'll learn

  • Discovery prep: Prepare interviews, synthesize notes, and surface client needs with a clear prompt.
  • Process mapping: Map how work flows, spot bottlenecks, and draft practical improvements.
  • Market scans: Structure competitor research and turn scattered findings into useful profiles.
  • Strategy options: Frame choices, test scenarios, and shape recommendations you can defend.
  • Proposal drafts: Draft scope, fees, and updates that keep clients informed and aligned.
  • Report structure: Build presentations, write executive summaries, and prepare for hard questions.
  • Change plans: Plan rollouts, support adoption, and create training materials for new ways of working.
  • Admin rhythm: Track timelines, risks, status reports, and invoices with less last minute rush.

How this course works

  1. 8 lessonsOne task of your job each, from client discovery and needs to project management and admin.
  2. Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
  4. Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.