Know which AI tool to use, and how to direct it.
Plain-English desk references and prompt guidance for executive assistants, founders, and administrative professionals. Verified against the makers' own documentation.
Five platforms. Clear decisions.
The Executive Knowledge Center turns five AI platforms into clear decisions. Each desk reference shows the ways you can work inside one tool, what each is for, what it is not for, and how to route a task in seconds.
The prompt guidance takes it from there. One repeatable method that works everywhere, and a platform by platform playbook for the times a generic prompt is not enough.
Every resource is public, free, and verified against official product documentation.
Desk references
Five platformsOne page per platform. What each way of working is for, what it is not for, how to set it up, and the tell that you are on the wrong one.
Claude: Which Tool, When
Route any task across Claude's five surfaces: Chat, Cowork, Claude Code, Projects, and Skills. Know when a quick chat wins and when the job belongs to an agent.
ChatGPT: Which Tool, When
Chat, Work, Projects, Skills, and Plugins, sorted by the job in front of you. Learn where a fast answer ends and a finished deliverable begins.
Microsoft Copilot: Which Tool, When
One card for both Copilots. See which surfaces belong to Microsoft 365 Copilot at work, which belong to the personal Microsoft Copilot, and which serve both.
Gemini: Which Tool, When
Chat, Gems, Apps, Multimodal, and Grounding. Match the task to the right way of working, from a saved persona to live web facts to your own Google files.
NotebookLM: Which Tool, When
Sources, Grounded Chat, Audio Overview, Notes, and Studio. The source-grounded research workspace, mapped for executive use.
Prompt guidance
Three resourcesStart with the method. Go deeper with the playbook. Keep the card on your desk.
Effective Prompts
One method, five platforms. The KVAS BRIEF Method plus copy-ready prompts for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and NotebookLM. Start here, then go deeper with the Platform Prompting Playbook.
The Platform Prompting Playbook
Twenty pages on how to write a prompt for each platform, not just any platform. Universal prompt anatomy, five platform sections with blank templates and worked examples, one task run five ways, ten reusable frameworks, and a troubleshooting section for when the first answer misses.
The Prompt Card
One page, on your desk. The prompt structure each platform responds to, side by side, in the order you write it. Print it and stop guessing.
Read this before you rely on any of it.
These references were verified against each maker's official documentation. Product names and features change often. Recheck the source before relying on a specific detail.
AI can be wrong. No tool listed here is error-free, and grounding or citations reduce mistakes without removing them. Review AI-supported work against its sources before you share it or act on it.
This is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, or Google. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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