AI Training
Build the AI skills your business needs
I offer hands-on AI training to help small businesses use AI more effectively, find worthwhile opportunities and learn to build practical solutions in-house. Training is tailored to your goals, experience and the work you want to improve.
In person in Metro Vancouver · Online across Canada · English or Mandarin
When AI Training helps
Too much back and forth with AI?
You keep rewriting prompts, explaining what you want and fixing results. The time savings aren’t what you expected.
Not sure where AI would be most useful?
You want to make these decisions in-house, but aren’t sure how to assess which ideas are realistic or worth trying.
Want to build AI solutions in-house?
You have ideas for AI assistants or automations, but your team needs the skills to build, test and maintain them.
AI Training options
Choose the training that fits your needs. Each option stands on its own and includes hands-on practice.
Practical AI Training
Best for
Employees who are new to AI or want to use it more effectively.
You’ll learn
- Choosing and using AI tools effectively
- Better prompting, reference materials and practical AI techniques
- AI for writing, research, data, visuals and industry tasks
- Recognizing hallucinations, checking key results and protecting confidential information
- Creating reusable instructions and AI setups
Hands-on
Practise with your own work, such as writing emails, summarizing meeting notes or preparing reports. Learn how to improve AI results and reuse what works.
AI Opportunity Workshop
Best for
Business owners, managers and employees who want to identify and assess AI opportunities themselves.
You’ll learn
- Finding AI opportunities in your business
- Mapping how work gets done today
- Evaluating readiness, potential value, effort and risk
- Comparing AI, automation and simpler approaches
- Prioritizing what is worth testing first
Hands-on
Assess a real business process, compare possible approaches and identify practical next steps.
AI Implementation Training
Best for
Individuals or teams who want to build and manage AI solutions themselves.
You’ll learn
- Planning and setting up an AI solution
- Building custom AI assistants and agents
- Creating automations with no-code or low-code tools
- Testing, handling errors and adding human review
- Documenting and maintaining what you’ve built
Hands-on
Build and test a simple AI assistant or automation with my guidance, using a real task from your business.
How AI Training works
Step 1 · Understand your needs
I learn about your experience, the tools you use and what you want to improve.
Step 2 · Plan the training
I recommend the topics, exercises and format, then confirm the scope and price before we begin.
Step 3 · Learn by doing
You practise, review results and develop skills and methods you can keep using.
Let’s Talk
AI Talks & Events
I also give practical AI talks, lunch and learn sessions, and webinars for businesses, chambers of commerce, professional associations, libraries and community groups. Topics include AI at work and AI Search, with content tailored to your audience and event.
AI Training FAQs
Do we need prior AI experience?
No. Training can start with the basics or focus on more advanced applications, depending on your experience.
Can we choose just one training option?
Yes. Each option is independent. If you already know what you want to build, you can go directly to AI Implementation Training.
What makes this different from an online course?
I build and test AI workflows in my own business and in client projects, and that hands-on experience shapes the training. You work through relevant tasks, review what AI gets right and wrong, and learn practical methods you can keep using afterward.
Which AI tools do you teach?
Training can cover tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, as well as other platforms depending on your needs. I’ll confirm the tools, features and account requirements before training.
Do we need coding experience for AI Implementation Training?
Not necessarily. We can start with no-code or low-code tools, depending on what you want to build. I’ll recommend an approach that fits your experience and the complexity of the project.
How do you handle confidential business information?
We agree on the materials before training. Exercises can use approved business documents, anonymized information or sample files. I’ll also help you understand the data privacy considerations of the tools being used.
How long does training take, and what does it cost?
Training can be a focused session or a short series. Duration, group size and pricing depend on your goals and the level of hands-on support required. I’ll provide a quote based on the agreed scope before you commit.