Advanced Reasoning and Extended Thinking with Claude Training Course

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Duration

2 Days

Course Overview

Helps experienced users get Claude to handle complex, multi-step problems. Participants learn chain-of-thought prompting, extended thinking and prompt chaining to improve accuracy on analytical and reasoning tasks. 

Format of Training

  • Instructor-led sessions 
  • Worked reasoning examples 
  • Hands-on labs on complex tasks 
  • Reasoning prompt patterns

Course Objectives

  1. Explain how reasoning prompting improves accuracy 
  2. Apply chain-of-thought and step-by-step prompting 
  3. Use extended thinking for complex tasks 
  4. Break large tasks into prompt chains 
  5. Combine reasoning with structure and examples 
  6. Evaluate reasoning quality in outputs

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Day 1 

Session 1: Reasoning Fundamentals 

  • Why step-by-step prompting works 
  • Chain-of-thought techniques 
  • When to use extended thinking 
  • Reasoning versus quick answers 

Session 2: Prompting for Complex Tasks (Hands-on Lab) 

  • Structuring analytical prompts 
  • Guiding multi-step reasoning 
  • Lab: solve a complex task with reasoning prompts 
  • Checking the logic of outputs 

 

Day 2 

Session 3: Prompt Chaining 

  • Breaking tasks into stages 
  • Passing outputs between steps 
  • Combining reasoning with structure 
  • Lab: build a multi-step prompt chain 

Session 4: Accuracy and Evaluation (Hands-on Lab) 

  • Reducing reasoning errors 
  • Verifying analytical outputs 
  • Lab: refine a reasoning workflow 
  • Documenting reliable patterns
Team reviewing charts and documents together around a meeting table

Bespoke Option

We are open to customizing this program to align with your specific learning objectives. If your team has particular goals or areas they wish to focus on, we would be happy to tailor the course outline to meet those needs and ensure the program supports the achievement of your desired outcomes.

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