ChatGPT, Claude, Projects, AI Agents from Beginner to Expert (Udemy.com)
Master ChatGPT, Claude Projects, Gemini, Prompt Engineering & Autonomous AI Agents to Automate Work & Boost Productivity
Created by: Todd McLeod
Last updated September 2026
What you will learn
- Master core AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude (Desktop & Projects), Google Gemini, Copilot, and Grok.
- Build and deploy autonomous AI Agents and browser automations to handle multi-step workflows.
- Apply professional prompt engineering frameworks (Markdown, XML tags, few-shot examples, and meta-prompting).
- Create dedicated AI Project workspaces and Gemini Notebooks connected to local files and Google Drive.
- Conduct real-time voice simulations for interview prep, executive briefings, and sales coaching.
- Leverage multimodal AI to analyze photos, code, documents, spreadsheets, and audio recordings.
- Generate professional content, marketing materials, images, video scripts, and custom software code.
- Fact-check and audit AI outputs to prevent hallucinations and ensure data privacy and ethical compliance.
Course Description
Welcome to the most complete, practical, and up-to-date Artificial Intelligence masterclass available online!
Whether you are a complete beginner or looking to advance your technical edge, this course provides everything you need to harness the power of modern AI. Designed and taught by California Professor Todd McLeod, this course bridges foundational AI concepts with the latest cutting-edge workflows—including Claude Coworker projects, autonomous AI agents, voice prompting, and advanced prompt engineering frameworks.
What You Will Master in This Course:
• Core LLM Mastery: Work with industry-leading models including ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Grok.
• AI Projects & Workspaces: Build persistent knowledge containers in Claude Projects, Gemini Notebooks, and ChatGPT to manage business files, codebases, and research.
• Autonomous AI Agents: Deploy AI agents with local folder access, Google Drive connectors, and browser automation to perform multi-step tasks on your behalf.
• Advanced Prompt Engineering: Master modular prompt components, Markdown hierarchy, XML tags, few-shot examples, and meta-prompting ("prompt for a prompt").
• Interactive Simulations & Voice Mode: Run real-time voice simulations for interview prep, executive briefings, and sales coaching.
• Multimodal Workflows: Upload photos, data spreadsheets, PDFs, and audio recordings to extract instant insights, meeting minutes, and action items.
• Media Creation & Coding: Generate images, audio, video concepts, and custom codebases effortlessly.
• Critical Verification & Ethics: Protect your privacy, manage AI memory settings, and apply healthy skepticism to audit outputs and prevent hallucinations.
Why Take This Course?
Instead of just theory, you will learn through hands-on demonstrations and actionable exercises. Move past simple chatbot queries and transition into building automated, end-to-end workflows that save you hours every week.
Join today and start mastering the AI tools shaping the future of work!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
3,625 Reviews
Todd McLeod
Fun, Quick, & Easy
Learning can be fun, quick, and easy if you have the right teacher. I come from a family of teachers, I've taught at the college and university level for over 20 years, and I have been recognized as one of the top teachers in the California college system. I became a teacher because I love sharing knowledge and seeing how it transforms people's lives. Learning is the noblest of all endeavors. The more you learn, the more you improve your life.
Learn Quickly & Effectively
All of my courses include step-by-step tutorials and hands-on exercises. The tutorials show you what to do. The hands-on exercises allow you to practice what you have just seen. These hands-on exercises also come with all of the files you need and video solutions so that you can learn more quickly and effectively.
Great Courses for Beginners
I work with beginners all of the time. I understand how to take topics and make them easy to understand.
The Human Element
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Reviews
By ARCHANA TAPKIR on 8/18/2026
the experience exceeded my expectations. The quality of work, responsiveness, and overall support were outstanding, making for a smooth and highly positive experience. I chose this rating because everything was handled exceptionally well. The attention to detail, efficiency, and commitment to delivering excellent results went above and beyond what I expected.
By Patrick Beahn on 8/14/2026
This course was a bit long, and at times was tougher to get through, but the most important areas were well covered. For me, learning about the top prompts was an extremely useful set of tools. His shared knowledge about the little things to do in several situations was another as well. But most of all was the syllabus and the links he shared, the videos to back up his content and the links to his chats and documents. Todd did not hold back and that helped me to fill in many gaps.
By Kasma gad mohamed omar khalifa on 8/9/2026
I really appreciated how hands-on this course was. Instead of just theory, the prompt engineering section actually walked through real-life stuff like interview prep, resume polishing, and getting output into files like CSV and PPT. Very useful content!
By Andrew Wendling on 8/5/2026
Much of the content was already known based on my previous experience. I would have like to add the checkmarks to the outline to avoid some sections, but was unable. I would also agree with previous comments, the material is long and requires a significant time investment.
By Jim Hanratty on 7/17/2026
Neural pathway stimulation and learning! With persistence and patience, you will succeed! Repetition is the mother of mastery. Excellent lectures with no zzzzzz My new Guru!
By Yvonne Musil on 6/17/2026
Todd is an exceptional instructor. His ChatGPT course was over 26 hours long, yet he kept me engaged and interested from beginning to end. One of the things I appreciated most was how he wove personal stories and real-life experiences into the lessons, making the material both relatable and memorable. Todd clearly cares about his students and has a genuine passion for teaching. His enthusiasm shines through in every lesson. He also has a unique laugh that always made me smile whenever he chuckled. At 73 years old, I consider myself a lifelong learner, and I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course. I learned a great deal and felt encouraged throughout the experience. I look forward to taking more of Todd's classes in the future and would highly recommend him to anyone interested in learning about ChatGPT and AI.
By David Pettit on 6/2/2026
Yes, this is a good match for me. I am finding it useful and interesting; I have learned some things I did not know. I enjoy the instructors little occasional side trips into related topics. He has a good sense of humor and is interesting to listen to too and has a pleasant speaking voice. He keeps me engaged and interested.
By Anonymized User on 5/28/2026
I really loved the specific step by step explanation and the way Todd delivered the information, I would love to watch videos of him and keep learning more. Thanks Todd
By Robert Conway on 3/29/2026
Excellent way to begin to incorporate AI tools into your life. The biggest benefit was in changing the way that use AI, not as a better search engine but as an assistant. Great for learning how to prompt rather than search. The instructor incorporated a lot of phychology concepts to broaden the lessons which was good but towards the end was getting repetitive and no longer adding value to the AI instruction, easy enough to skip though those lessons towards the end. I recommend the course as an excellent starting place to change your approach to the AI tools so you can maximize their benefit from the beginning.
By Aakash Kashyap on 2/22/2026
Well, first of all, thank you, Sir Todd McLeod. Thank you, sir, for making a wonderful course, and i would like to say that I learned a lot from this course, and learn about LLM and about other think you discuss in the course about life and moral code that make me happy to listen and learn from you. Sir, thanks for making a wonderful course.
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