Practical AI Skills Anyone Can Learn

Simple ways to work smarter and feel more confident with AI. No tech background needed.

AI is changing how work gets done, and you don't have to be technical to benefit. Whether you're in admin, customer service, retail, hospitality or any other frontline/support role, this session gives you simple, practical ways to use AI in your everyday job. No jargon. No assumed experience.

In 90 minutes, you'll learn how to:

• Save time on the repetitive stuff: emails, meeting notes, reports, admin

• Write prompts that get you better results, including fact checking and styling

• Understand what's safe to use at work, and what's worth checking with your employer first

• Build real confidence with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini

• Apply AI directly to things you do day-to-day

You don't need specific questions to come along. You're welcome to just listen, try things out, and see what other locals in similar roles are doing with AI at work.

Hosted by

Adrian Holtham from Plainlight, an AI training and consultancy firm based here in Ballarat. Adrian works with local businesses to help their teams understand AI in plain English and use it confidently in everyday work.

Dr Rob Layton from BRAIN, the Ballarat Regional Artificial Intelligence Network. Rob has more than 15 years of experience working with AI, leads the Ballarat AI Meetups, and is a highly experienced technology trainer.

This is a collaboration between BRAIN (www.brain.net.au), Plainlight (plainlight.com.au) and the Ballarat Hackerspace.

Tickets are required and seats are limited, so grab yours early.

Experienced with AI, or want the technical deep-dive? Try our AI Tooling Workshops (BRAIN meetup) instead. See the previous session and the next session.