Session 5: Real-World Application -- Solving Your Actual Problems

Facilitator Guide: Session 5

Duration: 90 minutes. This is the integration session. Everything they have learned comes together on a real problem they actually care about. Your role shifts from teacher to coach. Ask more questions than you give answers.

Opening: Reflection on the Journey So Far (10 minutes)

Ask: "Think back to Session 1, when I asked you to rate your confidence with AI on a scale of 1 to 10. What would you rate yourself now? What changed?"

This is not a trick question. Most people have jumped at least 3-4 points by this stage. Help them see their own progress. Adult learners need to recognize their growth to stay motivated.

Then ask: "What did the person you shared your project with say?" Their reactions to the Session 4 project often provide powerful motivation.

The Integration Framework: When to Use What (15 minutes)

Facilitator: This is the strategic thinking layer. Help them build a mental model for choosing the right tool.

You now have two powerful tools. The key question is: which one do I use when? Here is the simple decision framework:

Use ChatLLM when you need to:

• Think through a problem or decision
• Write or edit text (emails, reports, proposals, content)
• Analyze data or documents
• Research a topic
• Brainstorm ideas or get a second opinion
• Prepare for a meeting or presentation
• Learn about something new

Use AI Agent when you need to:

• Build a website, landing page, or web application
• Create a tool or calculator that people can use
• Set up a form that collects and stores data
• Build a dashboard that displays information
• Create something that needs to be deployed and shared with others
• Automate a process that involves multiple connected steps

Use both together when you need to:

• Plan something in ChatLLM, then build it in AI Agent
• Research with ChatLLM, then create a presentation tool with AI Agent
• Analyze data in ChatLLM, then build a reporting dashboard with AI Agent
• Write content in ChatLLM, then build a website to publish it with AI Agent

The most powerful approach is almost always a combination. Let ChatLLM be your strategist. Let AI Agent be your builder.

Choosing Your Real-World Project (10 minutes)

Facilitator: Help them pick something meaningful but achievable. Push back gently if they pick something too small ("I want to write an email") or too large ("I want to rebuild my entire business").

Now it is time to tackle something real. Not a demo. Not an exercise. A real problem or opportunity from your actual work.

Good project examples:

• Build a client-facing FAQ page or resource center for your business
• Create a project proposal by researching the topic in ChatLLM and building the presentation outline
• Build a simple internal tool -- a ROI calculator, a pricing estimator, a project tracker
• Create a content strategy by analyzing your industry in ChatLLM and building a content calendar
• Build a landing page for a new service or product you are launching
• Analyze a dataset and create a summary report with actionable recommendations

How to scope it right:

1. Can you describe it in 2-3 sentences? Good scope.
2. Does it solve a real problem or create real value? Worth building.
3. Can it be meaningfully started in 45 minutes? Right size for this session.

Building: The Combined Workflow (45 minutes)

Facilitator: This is the core of the session. They work, you coach. Check in every 10 minutes. Ask what they are doing, what is working, where they are stuck.

Phase 1: Plan with ChatLLM (15 minutes)

1. Describe your project to ChatLLM. Be thorough -- what it is, who it is for, what it needs to accomplish.
2. Ask ChatLLM to help you structure the project. What are the components? What content is needed? What data do you need?
3. If research is needed, do it in ChatLLM. Ask about best practices, competitor examples, industry standards.
4. Ask ChatLLM to write any content you need -- descriptions, copy, labels, instructions.
5. Save or copy the output. This is your blueprint.

Phase 2: Build with AI Agent (25 minutes)

1. Take your blueprint and translate it into a clear prompt for AI Agent.
2. Include the content ChatLLM helped you create.
3. Build iteratively -- foundation first, then details.
4. Check the preview after each change.
5. Refine until it meets your standards.

Phase 3: Review and Reflect (5 minutes)

1. Look at what you built. Does it solve the problem you started with?
2. Would you actually use this? Would your clients or team?
3. What would make it better? (Write these down -- they are your next steps)

Troubleshooting Common Issues (10 minutes)

Facilitator: Address whatever came up during the building phase. Common issues:

• "It built something different from what I wanted." This almost always means the instructions were ambiguous. Identify what was unclear and restate it specifically. AI Agent is literal -- if your description could be interpreted two ways, it might pick the wrong one.
• "I am not sure how to describe what I want." Draw it on paper first (even badly). Then describe what you drew. Or find an example of something similar and say "make something like this but with these changes."
• "It made an error or something is broken." Tell AI Agent exactly what is wrong. "When I click the submit button, nothing happens" is more helpful than "it is broken." Be specific about what you expected vs. what actually happened.
• "I want to change something but I am not sure how to ask for it." Describe the change in terms of what you want the user to experience, not in technical terms. "When someone hovers over a card, it should lift up slightly and show a shadow" instead of "add a CSS transform."

Session 5 Takeaways

• ChatLLM and AI Agent are most powerful when used together. Plan in ChatLLM, build in AI Agent.
• Scope matters. Start with something specific and achievable, then expand.
• Your ability to describe what you want clearly is the most valuable skill in AI. It only gets better with practice.
• When things go wrong, get specific. Vague complaints get vague fixes.
• You just solved a real problem with AI tools. That is not a drill -- that is your new workflow.

Before Final Session

1. Continue using and refining what you built. Use it for real. Note what works and what you want to change.
2. Make a list of 5 other things you could build or automate with these tools. Dream a little.
3. Write down your three biggest questions or uncertainties about using AI going forward.
4. Think about: what would change in your business or work if you used these tools every day for the next 90 days?