AI Essentials Workshop · Manchester
AI Training & Workshops in Manchester
Most AI training is a webinar someone half-watches. This is different: a half-day, in-person workshop at your Manchester office where your team completes real work with AI, your documents, your emails, your workflows, and leaves with skills they use that same afternoon. No slides about the future of work; just practical capability, built in a morning.
Why local matters
Being Manchester based means this isn’t a trainer with a train ticket. I can visit before the session to understand how your team works, run the workshop anywhere from Ancoats to Didsbury without travel costs, and come back for the follow-up in person. Manchester’s mix of agencies, practices and growing SMEs also means the exercises draw on genuinely local, relevant examples rather than Silicon Valley case studies.
Who it’s for
Teams of 3–20 people who want everyone working from the same page. Ideal when a few people dabble with AI, others are sceptical, and nobody is sure what’s allowed.
Problems it solves
- A couple of people use ChatGPT in secret; nobody knows if that’s okay
- Training videos are generic and don’t use your industry’s examples
- Staff worry AI is coming for their jobs, so they avoid it
- You’ve got Microsoft Copilot licences nobody actually uses
What you get
- Half-day workshop at your office (or online), built around your real tasks
- Plain-English explanation of what AI can and can’t do
- Hands-on exercises using your actual documents and workflows
- A prompt library your team keeps, written for your business
- A simple, sensible AI usage policy you can adopt immediately
- Follow-up Q&A call two weeks later
What changes
- Everyone leaves having completed real work with AI, not watched a demo
- Shared ground rules, so nobody is guessing what’s allowed
- Typically 2–4 hours per person per week saved within the first month
Typical timescale: One half-day session, usually booked 1–2 weeks out.
Common questions
Where in Manchester do you run workshops?
At your premises anywhere in Greater Manchester, city centre, MediaCity, the suburbs. If you don’t have a suitable space, I can arrange a city-centre meeting room.
How many people can attend?
Three to twenty works best. Larger Manchester teams usually split into two focused sessions, often by function, so every exercise stays relevant to the room.
Our team isn’t technical. Will they keep up?
Yes, the workshop is designed for people who’ve never used AI. If your team can write an email, they can do everything in the session. The pace is set by the room, not a slide deck.
Which tools do you cover?
Whatever fits your business. If you’re a Microsoft shop, we build around Copilot. Otherwise usually ChatGPT or Claude. I’m independent, so I recommend what suits you, not what pays commission.
Can you run it for a specific team, like sales or admin?
Absolutely, focused sessions for one team often get the best results, because every exercise uses that team’s real work.
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