Book a private team session
Run AI Foundations just for your team, on a date that suits you. Same room, same questions, examples pulled straight from how your business works.
- Our Office
- Up to 6
- Tailored to your tools and trade
Beginner · In-person training
AI Foundations
The plain-English session that finally makes AI make sense, and shows you exactly where it fits in your business. No jargon, no hype, no assumptions about what you already know.
Overview
Start here. Everything else builds on it.
AI Foundations is the session we wish every owner could sit through before touching a single tool. In an hour we cut through the noise: what AI actually is, what it isn’t, and where it’s already quietly built into the software you pay for.
You’ll learn to spot the everyday tasks worth handing over, and, just as importantly, the ones to keep well away from it. We’ll cover what’s safe to share, when to trust an answer and when to double-check, so you leave confident rather than cautious.
Who it’s for: Owners, managers and whole teams who are AI-curious but unsure where to start, especially if you’re a little skeptical. No experience needed, no laptop required.
Walk out able to…
Concrete, not conceptual. Here’s what you’ll actually be able to do by the time the session wraps.
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Speak the language
Understand the handful of terms that actually matter, so the headlines and sales pitches stop being confusing.
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Spot the opportunities
Map three real tasks in your own business that AI could take off your plate next week.
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Know what’s safe
Understand what you can and can’t share, and how to protect client and company information.
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Tell good from garbage
Recognise when an AI answer is solid and when it’s confidently wrong, and how to check before you rely on it.
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Find the tools you already pay for
See where AI is already built into the software on your desk, and switch the useful bits on.
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Leave with a plan
A simple, written first step you can act on the moment you’re back at your desk.
AI Expert
Your instructor
Tod Ward
Tod has spent 15+ years making technology make sense for small businesses, long before any of it was branded “AI”. He’s the one in the room translating the hype into plain English and practical next steps.
He runs every session personally, with real examples from businesses like yours, trades, clinics, firms and shops right here in the Kawarthas. Expect straight talk, a few laughs, and zero condescension.
- 15+ years translating tech for local business
- Leads every session personally
- Hundreds of owners trained, one-to-one and in teams
- Based in the Kawarthas, works with businesses like yours
Bring it to your team, join an open session, or book us to speak.
Join the next open date
Not a whole team? We run an open AI Foundations session in the Kawarthas as soon as 20 local owners put their hand up.
14
of 20 interested
Just 6 more to lock a date.
Enough interest, a date is being set. Register to claim a spot.
You’re on the list.
We’ll email you the moment a date for AI Foundations is set.
Have us speak at your event
Hosting an event, conference or team day? Enquire about getting one of our AI experts to speak. We turn what AI really means for local business into a plain-English talk, pitched to your audience.
- Keynotes, workshops or panels
- Any audience, any size
- Plain English, zero jargon
Ready when you are
Get your team speaking the same language.
Book AI Foundations as a private in-person session, or register your interest in the next open date. Either way, you’ll leave knowing exactly where to start.
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