Small Business AI Workshop

A practical day for Central Alberta owners and creators.

Six short modules, optional “try this” notes, and a discovery conversation at the end — not a plan menu. No graded tests. Leave with one job for next week.

First shop, year twenty, cafés, shops, trades, salon, or a camera and a notebook — you belong in the room. Working alone is a full path. Pair / share is optional.

FacilitatorEnd-of-day feedback

Facilitating? Open projection

  • No sales pitch. Discovery only if you want it.
  • Optional writing. No graded tests.
  • Your judgment stays yours.
  • Cafés, shops, trades, salon, or something else local.

Home / agenda

How the day moves.

Arrive and settle

Coffee, wifi, open the day-site on your phone or laptop.

Welcome and about us

Who is in the room, how the day works, and who David and Katie are.

Module 1 — What AI is (and is not)

Cut through the noise. See three uses that fit a shop like yours.

Module 2 — Find the work worth handing over

Walk a normal week and mark the two hours you most want back.

Break

Ten minutes. Stretch, refill, no homework.

Module 3 — Ask so you get something useful

Turn a vague request into a prompt you would actually send.

Lunch

The site stays open. Optional: jot one real task from this morning.

Module 4 — Words that help people find you

A post, a homepage line, and a reply you can reuse.

Module 5 — Catch the questions you already answer

FAQs, missed calls, and the lead that went quiet.

Break

Short pause before guardrails and the week ahead.

Module 6 — Guardrails and a week you can keep

What not to automate. Pick one thing for the next seven days.

Action plan

Write the week, the month, and what you will ignore.

Next steps

A discovery conversation if you want a second set of eyes — not a plan menu.

Feedback and certificates

Optional questionnaire, then print your certificate.

Close

Leave with the workbook, cheatsheet, and one job for Monday.

Resources live under Downloads

Student hub and teacher hub stay in one place.

Workbook, cheatsheet, certificate, and feedback — plus run-of-show and presenter notes — are under Downloads. Not a second toolbar.

Present