Prompt Engineering in AI with ChatGPT and Excel - A Practical Masterclass
Ray Evans
Overview:
Productivity & Professional Masterclass: Prompt Engineering means giving AI clear, structured instructions so it produces consistent, professional-grade answers. Put simply, it’s how you guide AI to work like a skilled assistant instead of generating unpredictable responses.
This practical masterclass focuses on mastering prompt engineering to work faster and smarter with ChatGPT, AI, and Excel. Ray demonstrates structured prompts, output control, iteration techniques, and efficiency shortcuts that significantly reduce manual effort-while highlighting risks professionals must avoid.
Key Benefits:
- Save hours using repeatable prompt frameworks
- Control output format, length, and clarity
- Work smarter with proven AI tips and shortcuts
Why you should Attend:
Ray's webinars replicate the in-person classroom experience and include a professional Learning Guide with practical hands-on exercise files, providing a superior learning and knowledge retention experience for attendees.
- Harness the full potential of your software investment
- Time-Efficient Power Learning with Focused Topics
- Practical Hands-On Skill Enhancement with High Retention
- Supporting Resources, Learning Guide and Practice Files
- Improved Productivity, Quality and Error Minimisation
- Up-to-Date Current Knowledge Transfer
- Professional Development Recognised for Career Advancement
- Interactive Experience Through Chat and Live Interaction
- Rapid Return on Investment
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Prompt Engineering Explained (Essentials Definition)
- Why ChatGPT Answers Vary (Vague vs Specific)
- The 5-Part Prompt Framework
- Exercise: Bad Prompt vs Better Prompt
- Roles: Analyst vs Auditor vs Executive Writer
- Output Control: Bullets, Tables, Word Limits
- Anti-Hallucination Rules (No Guessing)
- Budget vs Actual: Executive Commentary
- Budget vs Actual: Data Quality Check
- Cash Flow Risk Scan
- Transactions: Duplicate and Suspicious Items
- Drafting a Finance Email from Findings
- Iterative Prompting: v1 ? v2 ? v3
- Building Your Personal Prompt Library (Save & Reuse)
- Documenting Questions and Responses (Mandatory Workflow)
- Practice: Create Your Own Work Prompt (Real Job Task)
- BONUS 1: Work smarter in ChatGPT and AI - Hints, Tips, Rules, Efficiencies and Shortcuts
- BONUS 2: Can AI blackmail a human? A concerning and essential example to all AI users
Who Will Benefit:
- This webinar benefits professionals who already use ChatGPT and Excel but want clearer, safer, and more consistent results
Ideal for anyone seeking practical prompt engineering skills to improve accuracy, productivity, decision-making, and responsible AI use in real-world work
Speaker Profile
Ray Evans blends a professional, easy-going style with a strong grasp of adult learning-shown in his broad mix of classroom, seminar, workshop, and live-online delivery, plus the practical materials that support them.
Backed by Microsoft certifications, he teaches more than 2,500 topics across Artificial Intelligence, Copilot, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Publisher.
He also holds qualifications in Frontline Management, Accounting, Training and Assessment, and is certified in Six Sigma business-improvement methodology.
Since 1990, Ray has trained over 40,000 students, business owners, and executives and authored extensive training and procedural documents, complex reports, and engaging web content-demonstrating strong communication skills and exceptional knowledge transfer.
To provide the best learning and knowledge retention experience for attendees, Ray’s unique and engaging webinars replicate the in-person classroom experience and include:
A comprehensive step-by-step Learning Guide
Demonstrations and practical exercises
Exercise files; and
Productivity techniques