AI for Business: Hands-On AI Tools Workshop — In Person

A practical beginner workshop exploring today's most useful AI tools for research, content, automation, data, and business. AI for Business: Hands-On AI Tools Workshop AI is moving fast, but using it well doesn’t have to be complicated. In this two-hour, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to put AI tools to real work in your business. If you don’t know what that looks like, we will explore your possibilities together. Bring your laptop and your actual tasks. You’ll work through practical use cases, try the best tools, and leave with workflows you can use the next day. What you will explore: Text AI and large language models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other leading models. Learn how they can be used beyond answering everyday questions. AI search and research: Explore Perplexity, NotebookLM, Consensus, and Elicit for deep research, source-based answers, document analysis, and organizing what you find. Image AI: Generate and edit images indistinguishable from reality. Learn how instructions, references, and style choices affect the result. Video AI: See how today’s frontier video generators compare and where AI video can fit into marketing, training, and creative work. Voice, audio, and music: Explore voice cloning, conversational AI, and music generation. AI coding and app building See how a clear idea can become a working website, internal tool, or app live on the internet. Automation and AI agents: You will have access to your own personal assistant that can take action on your behalf. It operates from its own computer and can do almost anything you need it to do digitally. We will help you set it up for day-to-day tasks and show you how to use it responsibly. Data and documents: Use AI to work with PDFs, spreadsheets, reports, and business information. Sales, marketing, and customer service: Explore practical workflows you can bring back to your business for lead research, content, outreach, follow-up, and customer support. Who it’s for: Small business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals who want to start using AI with confidence. No technical background needed. The session adapts to your comfort level, so whether you’re curious or already experimenting, you’ll get something out of it. Format: This is a hybrid event. Attend in person in San Diego (venue to be announced) or join online from anywhere. The online session includes access to the attendee event page. Details: Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 6:00–8:00 PM Pacific Time In-person: $75 early bird (limited to 10 tickets, ends October 4) / $97 regular — capacity 10 Online: $30 early bird (ends October 4) / $45 regular — capacity 20 Presented by The Velvet Desk, an AI consultancy that helps businesses and professionals put AI to useful work through clear strategies, practical workflows, and well-designed systems. Refund Policy: Refunds are available through October 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time. Eventbrite fees may be non-refundable. Tickets may be transferred to another attendee before the event. No refunds are available for no-shows or cancellations made after the refund deadline