AI Workshops That Actually Help
- Tony Gilbert
- May 22
- 1 min read
A good AI workshop should not feel like a sales pitch from the future.
It should not make people feel stupid.
It should not drown them in jargon.
It should not include a slide titled “The Fourth Industrial Revolution” unless someone is prepared to apologise.
A good AI workshop should help people understand:
What AI is.
What it can do.
What it cannot do.
Where it can help.
Where it can go wrong.
What the organisation should do next.
Most importantly, it should be tailored to the audience.
A board does not need the same workshop as a group of teachers. A senior leadership team does not need the same session as a sales team. A business owner does not need a technical lecture when what they really need is clarity, risk management and a way forward.
Useful workshop focus areas might include:
Audience | Useful focus |
School boards | Governance, risk, privacy, policy and strategic direction |
School leaders | Staff use, student use, workload, assessment and implementation |
Teachers | Practical examples, safe use, planning and classroom implications |
Business leaders | Productivity, workflows, risk, data and value |
Staff teams | Everyday use, better prompting, examples and guardrails |
The aim is not to turn everyone into an AI expert.
The aim is to give people enough understanding and confidence to make better decisions.
And ideally, to make the session useful enough that nobody spends the whole time pretending to take notes while actually clearing emails.
Next step:
AGFox.ai offers practical talks and workshops for schools, businesses, boards and leadership teams. Get in contact to discuss a session that fits your context.



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