Introduction to the Skill 00:00:01 The presenter introduces the video and explains the goal: using Claude's Skills feature for academic paper writing. 00:00:18 The skill's purpose is to create a professional research paper ready for publication in a top journal. 00:00:32 The skill is interactive: it asks questions to determine the user's level, specialization, and target journal. 00:02:00 The presenter explains that this skill was created by them, unlike a previous one, and they will walk through it.
Accessing and Uploading the Skill 00:02:15 The presenter navigates to the Skills section in Claude Desktop and explains the difference between Skills and Connectors. 00:02:30 Skills are structured instructions that can be grouped to perform tasks, avoiding repetitive prompting. 00:03:07 The presenter selects 'Upload Skill' and notes that the skill file must have a specific extension, like .skills or a zip. 00:03:40 The presenter uploads the 'Academic Paper Writer' skill file, which is built from scratch.
Using the Skill: Initial Questions 00:04:14 The presenter demonstrates the interactive guide by starting a new prompt to write an academic paper. 00:04:45 He sets the effort to medium to suit the free version and clicks to activate the skill. 00:05:34 The skill asks the first question about the user's academic degree, and the presenter selects 'Postdoc'. 00:06:07 The second question asks if the user has results or wants a theoretical review; the presenter chooses 'review only'. 00:06:39 The next questions cover citation style (APA) and specialization (Educational Psychology). 00:07:31 The skill asks about a target journal; the presenter lets the model choose a suitable one.
Setting Paper Parameters and Outline 00:07:47 The presenter selects a word count of 5000-7000 words for the paper. 00:08:20 The skill summarizes the user's inputs and begins searching for relevant literature. 00:08:53 The presenter asks to proceed to the outline phase, which is step two. 00:09:09 The skill presents the outline, including title page, sections, and references. 00:10:00 The skill reports that it found sufficient references and asks for a quick check before writing.
Refining References and Starting Writing 00:10:17 The skill asks for review of the outline before proceeding. 00:10:34 The presenter requests to increase the number of sources from 20 to 30. 00:11:24 The skill acknowledges and continues, adding more references. 00:12:13 The presenter asks to continue with the introduction, and the skill begins writing.
Writing the Paper Section by Section 00:12:28 The skill starts drafting the introduction, covering theoretical framework. 00:13:04 It then moves to the literature review, discussing working memory and inhibitory control. 00:13:21 The presenter asks to complete the paper and create a Word document.
Final Output and Conclusion 00:13:54 The skill completes the paper, noting it is 25 pages with 6500 words, APA formatted. 00:14:28 The Word file includes title page, abstract, keywords, introduction, literature review, and more. 00:15:02 The presenter discusses the professionalism and suggests improvements like adding results. 00:15:37 The presenter encourages viewers to try the skill and provide feedback for enhancements.