Two hours. Not hype. Not fear. Clarity. Understand what AI actually is, get hands-on with the tools professional teams are already using, and leave with a clear first step.
If that's you, you're exactly who this is for. The people struggling most with AI right now are the ones who jumped in without a foundation. This workshop builds the foundation first.
| 10:00 – 10:25 | Welcome + AI literacy warm-up: find out where you're really starting from |
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| 10:25 – 10:50 | What AI actually is: the types of AI, and how its role has shifted from automation to augmentation to agency |
| 10:50 – 11:30 | Live tool demos: watch AI automate repetitive work (emails, reports, scheduling), turn a document into a podcast, generate a video explainer and mind map, and build an app and website, live, using ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Claude Cowork, NotebookLM, and Gemini |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Hands-on practice: you use Claude yourself, with guided prompts and live support |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Your AI action plan + how to govern your own AI use, then close |
Everyone is welcome, though it's designed with professionals 40+ in mind, who feel left behind by AI and want to fix that properly. You don't need any technical background. You don't need to download anything. You bring curiosity; we bring the clarity.
per person
| Date | Saturday 1st August 2026 |
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| Time | 10:00am – 12:00pm (UK) |
| Format | Live online via Microsoft Teams |
| Group size | Limited: small by design |
Each ticket admits one person. Your Microsoft Teams joining link is sent by email the day before the workshop.
Nathan Shillingford, founder of Virtual Elevation. Nathan uses AI daily to run real operations across multiple organisations, and has spent his career delivering training that changes how people work, from boardrooms to frontline services.