Ask AI to distill your session into the 5-10 most important reference points — definitions, formulas, prompts, or steps — formatted as a scannable one-page cheat sheet participants can use after the session ends.
Why Cheat Sheets Outlast Slides
Slides are designed to be seen once in a specific sequence. A cheat sheet is designed to be referenced repeatedly, out of order, whenever someone needs a quick reminder. These are completely different use cases, and most educators only create slides — leaving participants without a useful reference document for the weeks and months after the session.
A good cheat sheet is like the laminated card you keep next to a complicated piece of equipment. You don’t read it top to bottom every time. You scan it for the specific thing you forgot, get the answer in five seconds, and get back to work. That’s the level of utility a great cheat sheet delivers.
How to Prompt AI for a Cheat Sheet
Paste your session content — your outline, slides, or key teaching points — into Claude or ChatGPT and ask: “Create a one-page cheat sheet from this session. Include the 5-10 most important reference points that participants will look up after the workshop. Use short labels and brief explanations. Make it scannable, not narrative.” The AI identifies what’s most reference-worthy versus what was contextual explanation, and surfaces the right material.
For sessions that include AI prompts — like a workshop on writing course content with Claude — the cheat sheet can include the actual prompt templates participants can copy and use. That makes it immediately practical: participants open the cheat sheet, copy a prompt, paste it into Claude, and get a result. That’s the level of usefulness that makes people keep your handout.
What This Means for Educators
As a trainer or coach, a cheat sheet is one of the highest-ROI materials you can create. It takes 15 minutes to generate with AI, but it extends the value of your session for months. Every time a participant opens it to look something up, they’re re-engaging with your content and re-experiencing the value you delivered. That’s also what drives referrals and repeat enrollment.
The Simple Rule
Every workshop gets a cheat sheet. Paste your session content into AI after your next session prep and ask for the one-page reference version. Format it in Canva or a simple Google Doc, share it in your community or via email, and watch how many participants mention it weeks later.