Frequently Asked Questions

  • AI Skill Drop™ (formerly Techie Tutorial) helps AI builders share progress, learn in public, and grow through building. We capture thinking in progress, not polished products—because progress matters more than perfection.

  • What began as Techie Tutorial has grown into AI Skill Drop™. A community driven system created by Dione Johnson, to close the gap between learning AI and showing real-world application. The system helps you transform AI builds and learning accomplishments into impactful stories and engaging digital media that showcase your skills to the right audience.

  • Our three-mode system guides AI builders step by step:

    Discover Mode: Explore community builds, resources, and inspiration to fuel your projects.


    Contribute Mode: Share your progress using structured guidance and submission templates.


    Evaluate Mode: Reflect on your work and craft compelling stories that showcase your learning and impact.

  • Discover Mode helps you explore community builds and resources tailored to your AI interests. You can:

    • Browse builds by category (Conversational AI, Automation, Image Generation, Video Processing, App Development, Data Science, Audio Processing)

    • Find tutorials, articles, and guides from trusted contributors

    • Get inspired by what others are building

    • Connect with builders working on similar challenges

  • Contribute Mode helps you share your AI learning experience with structured content types:

    💬 Say Hello - New to the community? Introduce yourself with #AboutMe, #OpenToLearn, and #OpenToBuild (≤55 words total)

    📚 ResourceShare - Share valuable tutorials, articles, books, or guides that helped your learning

    ❓ Member Q&A - Answer questions about your learning experience or share insights about resources

    🎙️ Micro Buildcast - Create 60-90 second audio insights about your builds (Requires Amplify Beta Access)

    🎤 Micro Skillcast - Share quick skill development tips in 60-90 seconds (Requires Amplify Beta Access)

    🎬 Custom Media Production - Request hands-on support for content creation, branding, or amplification

  • Evaluate Mode helps you craft compelling stories about your AI builds and learning:

    🔍 BuildStory - Tell why your build matters in ≤100 words, focusing on key decisions and lessons learned

    🛠️ BuildShare Showcase - Create a structured snapshot highlighting skills, tools, learning, and impact

    ✏️ StudyNotes - Summarize learning experiences from courses, programs, or self-study with actionable insights

    ⏱️ BuildPitch - Develop a 60-second spoken summary perfect for interviews, networking, or professional conversations

  • AI Skill Drop™ Amplify (currently in Beta) transforms your builds into compelling audio and video content with professionally drafted scripts.

    Content types available:

    • Micro Buildcast Scripts (60-90 seconds): Quick, focused video scripts with clear hooks, core insights, and actionable takeaways

    • Micro Skillcast Scripts (60-90 seconds): Skill-focused videos with specific learning objectives and step-by-step formats

    • Behind the Build Podcast Scripts (300-400 words): Deep-dive audio storytelling covering your build process, challenges, technical decisions, and lessons learned

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  • Choose the content type that fits what you want to share:

  • Great content:

    • Captures thinking in progress, not finished products

    • Emphasizes learning and experimentation

    • Includes specific insights and actionable takeaways

    • Focuses on the "why" behind decisions

    • Celebrates constraints, pivots, and lessons learned

  • What is a Say Hello post?

    A Say Hello post is your introduction to the community (≤55 words total):

    • #AboutMe (≤15 words): Who you are

    • #OpenToLearn (≤15 words): What you want to learn

    • #OpenToBuild (≤25 words): What you want to build

  • ResourceShare lets you highlight learning resources worth sharing, including:

    • Resource topic

    • Author or organization

    • Why it's valuable (skills, builds, or concepts it enables)

  • Member Q&A helps you share insights about your learning experience by answering questions like:

    • What's the single insight or tweak that had the biggest impact on your learning?

    • What's one surprising lesson you learned that others might overlook?

    • What advice would you give someone starting their own learning experience?

    • Custom questions welcome!

  • BuildStory is a ≤100-word narrative that tells why your build matters, focusing on:

    • Key constraints or challenges

    • Critical decisions you made

    • Lessons learned

    • One key insight

  • BuildShare Showcase is a structured snapshot that highlights:

    • What you built

    • How it works (high level)

    • Tools/models used

    • What you learned

    • Skills practiced

    • Optional: industry, role, additional context

  • StudyNotes summarize learning experiences from courses, programs, or self-study. Choose from three focus areas:

    1. Learning Experience & Outcomes: Why you chose the program, what changed, most valuable takeaways, what you think differently about AI now

    2. From Learning to Impact: What you built/tested/applied, technical or professional impact, influence on your AI approach

    3. Advice & Signal for the AI Community: What you wish you'd known, who this learning is right for, trends to watch

  • BuildPitch is a 60-second spoken summary covering:

    • What did you build?

    • Why does it matter or what problem does it solve?

    • Key skills demonstrated or technical choices made

    • One interesting insight or lesson learned

    Perfect for interviews, networking, or professional conversations. Verbal only—no form submission required.

  • Micro Buildcast is a 60-90 second video script about your builds, structured as:

    • WHY: Why you built this

    • WHAT: What you created

    • HOW: How it works or what you learned

    Requires Amplify Beta Access.

  • Micro Skillcast is a 60-90 second video focused on skill development:

    • Specific learning objective

    • Step-by-step guidance or tips

    • Expert insight delivery

    Requires Amplify Beta Access.

  • Behind the Build Podcast is a 300-400 word audio script that guides storytelling and discussion [Coming Soon]:

    • Your build process and challenges

    • Technical decisions and methodology

    • Solutions and lessons learned

    • Structured narrative for listener engagement

    Requires Amplify Beta Access.

    1. Share details about your build or learning experience

    1. Answer 2-3 focused questions

    2. Receive a professionally drafted script

    3. Review and refine in one revision round

    4. Record and share with confidence

  • Amplify helps you:

    • Preserve your authentic voice

    • Create professional media content without production skills

    • Reach audiences who prefer audio/video formats

    • Build your personal brand as an AI builder

    • Inspire others with your experience

  • Request Beta Access →

    • Conversational AI & NLP: Chatbots, RAG systems, document Q&A, text analysis

    • Automation & Robotics: Task automation, sensor systems, workflow orchestration

    • Image & Visual Generation: AI art, style transfer, product visualization

    • Video Processing: Automated editing, content analysis, video generation

    • App Development: AI-powered features, intelligent UIs, recommendation systems

    • Data Science & ML: Predictive models, classification, clustering, forecasting

    • Audio Processing: Transcription, voice systems, audio enhancement

  • Email us at: aiskilldrop@gmail.com

  • Join our LinkedIn group: AI Skill Drop™ Community

  • Request Custom Media Production through our contact form for hands-on support with content creation, branding, or amplification.