Your First Hour with Claude
A fast-moving 60-minute intro that takes you from "I've heard of Claude" to "I've talked to it, watched it build a working app, and set it running on its own." The gentle on-ramp to the AI Learning Hub — no jargon, no setup pain, nothing assumed.
Learn It Live With Rupert
One relaxed, demo-driven hour over Google Meet — timed for Sydney lunchtime and Dubai/London mornings. It's the first of four free sessions this week, a test-run of a brand-new podcast setup. Come along, watch Claude in action, and ask anything.
What You'll Walk Away With
Six quick wins in sixty minutes — each one a real thing you've seen Claude do, not just heard about.
Meet Claude
Understand what Claude is and its three modes — Chat, Cowork and Code — and when to reach for each.
Have a Real Conversation
Learn what makes a great request, so you get a clear answer and a recommendation — not a wall of text.
Watch Claude Build
See Claude make a real, filterable app — Artifacts — live in front of you, and tweak it on request.
Put Claude to Work
Discover Cowork — Claude acting on real files and connected apps to produce actual deliverables.
Set It on Autopilot
See Scheduled tasks run jobs while you sleep — a morning brief or the weekly shop, done automatically.
Know Where to Go Next
Leave with the big mental model — more capability, more trust — and a clear path to keep going.
A Peek at the Hour
Real screens from the session — exactly what you'll see Claude doing, live.
Claude builds a real, filterable app — live.
Claude works on real files and connected apps.
Recurring jobs that run while you're away.
Read the Hour as a Book
The First Hour with Claude Handbook — the whole mini-course rewritten as a short, friendly read. Six chapters, one per lesson, each ending with a small thing to try.
3 sections · 6 chapters · read online or download as a PDF · kept up to date as Claude changes
The Hour, Lesson by Lesson
Six short lessons that build on each other — from what Claude is, to talking to it, to it working on its own.
01
Meet Claude
5 min · what Claude is and the three modes
Meet Claude
5 min · what Claude is and the three modes
02
Your First Chat
10 min · talking to Claude and getting good answers
Your First Chat
10 min · talking to Claude and getting good answers
03
Claude Makes Things: Artifacts
12 min · Claude builds interactive apps & pages live
Claude Makes Things: Artifacts
12 min · Claude builds interactive apps & pages live
04
Claude on Your Computer: Cowork
12 min · acting on real files, apps and connectors
Claude on Your Computer: Cowork
12 min · acting on real files, apps and connectors
05
Claude on Autopilot: Scheduled Tasks
12 min · recurring jobs that run while you're away
Claude on Autopilot: Scheduled Tasks
12 min · recurring jobs that run while you're away
06
Where to Next
9 min · the dashboard, a peek at Code, recap & Q&A
Where to Next
9 min · the dashboard, a peek at Code, recap & Q&A
Who This Hour Is For
Absolute Beginners
Never opened Claude? Perfect. We start from zero, with nothing assumed and no jargon.
The AI-Curious
You've heard Claude is powerful but never gone past a single question. Time to see what it really does.
Busy Professionals
Short on time? One hour gives you real, day-to-day wins you can use immediately.
Returning Learners
Joining the rest of the free series? This is the gentle warm-up before the deeper sessions.
Your Instructor
Rupert Chesman
Filmmaker turned AI educator with years of experience teaching AI and creating AI courses — with over 700 students taught in the past year alone. Rupert combines deep technical understanding with a gift for making complex ideas accessible, fun, and immediately useful.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need any experience with AI to join?
None at all. This session is built for complete beginners. If you've never opened Claude, you're exactly who it's for — we start from the very beginning, with no jargon and nothing assumed.
Is it really free?
Yes — completely free. It's one of four free one-hour live sessions running this week as a test-run of a new podcast setup. Just sign up and join.
Do I need to install or pay for anything beforehand?
A computer and a Claude account are all you need, and Claude's free tier is perfectly fine to follow along. Installing the Claude desktop app beforehand means you can try Cowork and Scheduled tasks yourself, but it isn't required — you're welcome to just watch.
When is it on, and what are the timings?
Your First Hour with Claude runs Tuesday 23 June 2026, 1:00–2:00pm Sydney (7:00–8:00am Dubai, 8:00–9:00pm San Francisco the evening before). It's a single one-hour session.
What are the other sessions this week?
There are four free one-hour sessions: Tue 23 Jun — Your First Hour with Claude; Wed 24 Jun — Midjourney & video creation; Thu 25 Jun — Do your taxes with Claude Cowork; Fri 26 Jun — Build something with AI in an hour. All run 1:00–2:00pm Sydney.
Will it be recorded if I can't make it live?
Joining live is best — you can ask questions in real time. I aim to make a recording available to people on the mailing list, so sign up and let me know if you'd like the replay.
What will I be able to do afterwards?
You'll understand what Claude is and its three modes, you'll have had a real conversation with it, watched it build a working interactive app, seen it work on real files with Cowork, and seen it run a job automatically on a schedule — plus a clear sense of what to explore next.
How do I sign up?
Head to the live sessions page and add your email. You'll get the Google Meet link for the session (and the rest of the free series).
About the Expert
Rupert Chesman
AI Educator · Filmmaker · Author of The AI-Native Playbook
Rupert has taught over 700 students this year across corporate workshops, online courses, and live intensives — turning complex AI concepts into practical, immediately applicable skills. As a filmmaker and creative technologist, he brings a unique perspective that bridges technical capability and real-world application.
Spend an Hour with Claude
It's free, it's live, and it's the easiest possible start. Sign up to get the Google Meet link for this session and the rest of the week's free series.