I Hate Giving AI Lectures
But I Love Doing AI Workshops
Get on the waitlist to attend the first sessions of Basecamp Canada!
I’ve been teaching technology for over fifteen years. From how to use and build websites with WordPress to podcasting basics, I’ve helped people who would say at the beginning of class “I don’t know if I can do this; I’m not very good with computers.” say at the end “I didn’t know I could do that!” How did they get there?
Hands-on workshop-based classes.
I’ve watched it play out in classroom after classroom, webinar after webinar, you don’t learn technology by listening you learn technology by doing. To really understand AI, to “get it” (or grok it in geek parlance) and understand all the parts of what makes AI great—and not so great—you have to paste in the prompts, hit return, and watch what happens yourself.
Educational theater
Here’s what happens at a lot of AI “classes” (aka presentations). Someone clicks through forty slides. There’s a lot of nodding at first. A few “wow, interesting” moments. Good questions in the chat. But by the beginning of the second hour of talking, eyes have glazed over. People are looking at LinkedIn. People are checking email. People have mentally checked out from the whole talk.
At the end people say thank you. You get a few questions from the folks still awake. You share the class resources (cheat sheets, prompts, a link to the deck). Everyone has a vague sense that they should probably do something about AI, that it probably can help them, but…
Nothing changes.
That’s not learning. That’s educational theater. You sat in the audience, watched the show, and moved on. You didn’t quickly jump right back to the exercises to try another thing. You didn’t have a million ideas buzzing in your head how to apply the things you just did. You didn’t think, “well if I can do that, maybe I could do this…”
The only way to actually grok AI—to understand something so thoroughly it becomes part of you—is to sit down with a real task, try something, see what happens, and try again. You have to mess with it. You have to see the hallucinations first hand—even if it’s from your own LinkedIn profile—to understand what’s really going on.
Why I teach Basecamp in Canada
Basecamp Canada is a two-hour, instructor-led AI workshop built for people who work in the real world—not for developers, not for AI researchers, not for people who already have opinions about model weights (model, what now?).
People with busy jobs and busy lives. People who see all the talk about AI and think “yeah I really need to learn that, but I hate taking tech classes.” People who just want to know—how does AI actually help me in my job today?—then be able to apply what you learned right away. If you’ve been watching your industry automate and wondering how long before AI hits your role—this class is specifically built for you.
Did you know: AI-skilled Canadians earn 56% more than people who don’t. Most AI training leaves you wondering if this will help me in my job—Basecamp gives you tangible tools to give you a leg up at your job now and beyond.
What you’ll leave with
This class isn’t just slides, talking, copying, pasting, and watching AI do its thing. You leave with real resources you can use long after you’re done with the class. Resources that make you more than AI savvy, you’ll have AI expertise.
Here’s what you get:
- A clear, jargon-free picture of how AI tools actually work
- Three core prompting styles, when to reach for each one, and examples how they work
- DRAFT Framework cheat sheet, three real AI outputs you built yourself, and the language to explain your AI skills to your boss and be indispensable
- Real practice on real tasks, not toy examples cooked up for a demo
- A copy of all the materials including a curated list of people to learn more from
- Confidence to open a chat window Monday morning to get more “work” done faster so you can get to the actual work for your job.
Two-hours. Hands-on practice. Real examples. $99 all in.
“I’ve worked with AI tools for a couple of years and primarily use ChatGPT, so I wasn’t coming in new to the space. What stood out to me was the intentional structure of the workshop: Clear segmentation, a well-timed break, and a hands-on format where participants left with tangible outcomes, not just theory. It created space for different engagement styles. It felt like a thoughtfully designed experience, not just a presentation. It’s clear the workshop was built by Tris, an expert who understands both AI tools and adult learning dynamics.” -Kimberly C-R
Secure your seat now
Right now we’re building the waitlist for Basecamp Canada to get enough people to be able to lock-in dates on the calendar. If we get more people than we can accommodate in a single class, we’ll offer enough dates to give everyone a chance to attend. That is a problem I’ll be happy to have to deal with!
If this sounds like something you or your team needs get on the waitlist now to hold your spot. When dates are confirmed—waitlist folks hear first.
Register your interest and get on the waitlist
The talk about AI saving you time is true. The 56% wage premium is real. The displacement risk is real. Two hours and $99 to find out which side you land on—that math is easy. See you in class.
