TTAI2005: AI Basics Camp 1: Getting Started with AI in Business: Tools & Techniques (2 days)

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About this Course

Curious about AI and how it can actually help you in your role? AI Basics for Everyday Business Users: Getting Started with AI Tools & Techniques is a workshop-style, hands-on workshop-style event is built for business professionals who are new to AI and want to learn how to apply it with confidence. No technical background required!

Discover how AI can become your most valuable workplace assistant in this hands-on, instructor-led course designed for business professionals who want to work smarter, not harder. You will explore the real-world applications of AI across a wide range of business tasks and gain practical experience using user-friendly GPT tools (like ChatGPT, Gemini and others) to improve communication, generate content, analyze data, and support decision-making. Guided by an expert who understands the needs of non-technical users, you will learn how to craft effective prompts, automate repetitive tasks, and integrate AI into your existing workflows using tools you already know, such as email, spreadsheets, and document editors.

Along the way, you will develop key skills in prompt engineering, data-aware AI usage, and responsible AI practices, giving you the confidence to handle business data securely and ethically. Whether you are managing projects, handling customer inquiries, analyzing data, or writing reports, you will discover practical ways AI can make your work easier and more impactful.

A Few Quick Notes:

The course agenda, use cases, tools and hands-on activities can be easily adjusted to better suit your role or use case (finance, sales, marketing, analytics, etc).
Once you get the basics under your belt, you can easily step into more advanced business user courses to help you take your skills and tools to the next level. We offer several great nest step options to help you built your toolset.
All AI students receive a copy of our AI in Business Playbook, a rich guide full of tips, guidelines, best practices, suggested skill paths, and many other additional resources to help boost your skills.

Audience Profile

At Course Completion

This hands-on workshop is designed to help you get comfortable with AI. No tech background needed. With the support of a friendly expert instructor, we'll break things down into easy-to-follow steps and show you how to make the most of today's AI tools in your everyday work.

Whether you're just starting to explore AI or want to use it more effectively in your role, you'll walk away with practical skills and the confidence to apply them right away.

Here's what you'll learn in this interactive, hands-on session:

• What AI actually is (in plain English) and how it can help with your job. We'll cover the basics, different types of AI, and how it's already making an impact in business.
• How to use popular tools like ChatGPT and Gemini to support everyday tasks, like writing, researching, brainstorming ideas, and more.
• How to write simple, clear prompts that guide AI to give you helpful and relevant responses so you can get better results with less effort.
• Ways to use AI for daily work activities like summarizing documents, drafting emails, planning projects, or organizing information, saving you time and energy.
• Tips to streamline your workflow with AI, from automating routine tasks to managing your to-do list more efficiently.
• How to use AI for creative work, like building presentations, creating content, or designing visuals to communicate your ideas clearly.
• How AI can help you make sense of data, spot patterns, and support smart decision-making with tools that assist in reporting and analysis.
• Best practices for using AI safely and ethically, including how to protect sensitive data, respect privacy, and stay on the right side of company guidelines.

If your team requires different topics, additional skills or a custom approach, our team will collaborate with you to adjust the course to focus on your specific learning objectives and goals. This course focus, tools, use cases and practical labs can be easily tuned to meet the vertical or role of your choice (marketing, finance, insurance, transportation, etc.). Please contact us for details and options.

Outline

Prerequisites

No technical skills or pre-reqs required! This course is great for anyone looking to learn basic AI tool skills, without having to have a technical background. Looking to improve efficiency at work using easy to learn tools and skills, or apply these skills to make your personal life easier leveraging computer-based, user friendly assistants who are always ready to help? This course can get you there.

You just need to have basic familiarity with using computer applications and digital tools in a professional setting, such as email clients, office suites, and project management tools.  It is also helpful to have a general understanding of how businesses operate, including knowledge of your own business operations and processes.