flyingpenguinTRAINING
Seminars, hands-on workshops and one-to-one coaching for businesses and community groups in Nottingham and Derby. Plain English, your own examples, and a straight answer on what AI should and should not be doing in your business.
Short sessions from £295 From £495 for a half day 3 to 20 people At your place or online
The session changes with the audience. Pick the one closest to yours.
I come to you, or we meet online. Before the day I ask what the business does and where the hours go, so every example is yours. People leave having used the tools on their own jobs, with a short written list of what to start on.
How the workshops runFor clubs, libraries, charities, networking groups and neighbourhood meetings. I explain what AI is, show it working live, and cover the parts people worry about: scams, fake pictures and voices, privacy and jobs. No sales pitch and no jargon.
How the talks runFor an owner or manager who wants to get properly comfortable without an audience. We sit down with your actual work, in person or on a video call, and build habits you will still be using next month.
How coaching worksIt is a quick, tireless assistant that does not know your customers and cannot be held responsible for anything. So every session sorts your work into three piles. Here is how the piles usually look.
Low risk, high nuisance. Good first jobs.
Useful, as long as a person checks it before it leaves the building.
The parts of the job that are the job.
A workshop that ends with a nice feeling and no change on Monday is a wasted morning. These come with every business session.
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I am Garreth. I have run retail businesses since 2003, and I now build websites, software and AI tools for small businesses as Flying Penguin. I use these tools in my own businesses every working day, so what I teach comes from running a business with them.
I will tell you where AI earns its keep, and I will be just as clear about where it does not.
More about meNo. The sessions are written for owners and staff, not for technical people. If someone has never opened ChatGPT, they will be fine. If someone uses it every day, I give them harder problems.
At your premises, at a venue you choose, or online. I am based in Nottingham and Derby and travel across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Further afield is fine; I will tell you if travel changes the price.
Workshops run for 3 to 20 people. Above 20, hands-on time gets thin, so I would split the group or run a talk first and workshops after. Community talks have no fixed limit.
A laptop or tablet each for a workshop, and a few real tasks from their week. For a talk, nothing. I bring the rest.
Whichever you already have, plus the well-known ones: ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and Claude. I am not tied to any of them and I do not earn commission on what you choose.
Some of it, with care. A fair share of every session covers what should stay out, how the tools treat what you type, and how data protection law applies. You leave with clear rules your people can follow.
A short call is the easiest start. Tell me about your business or your group, and I will suggest a session, a length and a price.