How do I train colleagues in AI pragmatically without pricey courses?
Most internal AI trainings fail because they are theoretical (what is a transformer) or generic (general prompt tips). What works is task-oriented: per role three to five concrete scenarios with before-and-after examples, in one workshop afternoon per quarter.
Try this first
- 1Ask each role for three tasks that take too long or are too tedious now. Sales: rewriting quote text. Finance: normalising invoice descriptions. Support: summarising tickets. Use those as training material.
- 2Build a before-and-after document. Original input, original output, AI prompt, AI output, time saved. That is more concrete than a '10 prompt tips' list.
- 3Run a two-hour session per group where everyone runs one of their own tasks with guidance. Not listen, but do with the laptop open.
- 4Hand each participant three 'homework prompts' to share with colleagues the next week. A Slack or Teams channel for prompt sharing works better than a one-shot session.
- 5Repeat quarterly with fresh tasks. AI models change often, and the second pass is usually where real adoption lands.
When to bring us in
Want us to set up a first workshop afternoon for your team with tasks from your own practice, we can run it.
See also
- Can I paste a customer file or email into ChatGPT?Depends on the account and settings. Free ChatGPT and a Team tenant behave very differently from what most people assume.
- I want a one-page AI policy for my teamA real one-pager beats a thick document nobody reads. Four headers and concrete examples.
- How do I tell if an AI answer is made up?Models sound confident even when they are wrong. A few habits catch most mistakes.
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