Your First Steps with AI

Schedule

Sat Apr 11 2026 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch | Surrey, BC

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Dive into AI basics, have fun, and kickstart your smart tech journey with us in person!
About this Event

AI for Professionals: Boosting Productivity with Prompt Engineering
4-Hour Intensive Workshop

Target Audience: Absolute beginners who want practical, no-code AI skills.

Overall Goal: Participants leave with immediate, actionable techniques that deliver clear ROI, saving hours per week while protecting data and confidence.


Pricing & Tickets

Early Bird — $49
Limited to the first 15 seats. Perfect for fast movers who want the best deal.

General Admission — $79
Full access to the 4-hour live workshop experience.

Early Bird pricing ends soon — secure your spot before it’s gone.


Workshop Schedule (Minute-by-Minute)

00:00 – 00:45: AI Foundations & Security
00:45 – 02:00: The Art of Prompt Engineering
02:00 – 03:00: Workplace Application & Role-Play
03:00 – 04:00: Beyond Chat: Specialized Tools


Important

Requirement: Laptops required. All activities use free accounts (ChatGPT + Jotform).

Tone: Professional, encouraging, and ROI-focused.


Section 1: AI Foundations & Security

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain GenAI & LLMs at a beginner level
  • Personalize ChatGPT settings for daily use
  • Identify privacy risks and apply security habits

Key Talking Points:

  • Generative AI Basics: How LLMs predict patterns
  • Interface Tour: Sidebar, history, and model selection
  • Custom Instructions: Set "once-and-forget" rules

Security Spotlight:

  • Green Light: Drafting emails, summarizing public articles, brainstorming meeting agendas
  • Yellow Light: Pasting internal memos (anonymize names first), drafting project plans
  • Red Light: Client passwords, private financial data, proprietary source code, or HIPAA-protected info

Section 2: The Art of Prompt Engineering (00:45 – 02:00)

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how prompts shape output
  • Master the Context-Task-Constraint framework
  • Refine prompts for business relevance in under 2 minutes

Key Talking Points:

  • Prompt Power: Shrink a 30-minute task to 3 minutes
  • The Framework: Giving the AI a persona and boundaries
  • Refinement Tips: How to iterate when the first answer isn’t perfect

Section 3: Workplace Application & Role-Play

Learning Objectives:

  • Apply prompt engineering to real documents (emails, reports, summaries)
  • Automate repetitive writing
  • Use AI role-play for difficult conversations

Section 4: Beyond Chat: Specialized Tools

Learning Objectives:

  • Build professional forms in minutes with Jotform AI
  • Deploy a customer-service chatbot with Jotform AI Agents

Key Talking Points:

  • Why go beyond ChatGPT? Specialized tools multiply output
  • Instant Form Building: Describe it, then deploy it

Reasons to Choose This Course

Expert Led: This course is led by experienced professionals and senior software engineers who have delivered hundreds of sessions across Canada.

The Developer Edge:
Unlike AI influencers, this course is designed by Senior Software Engineers who build these tools. You aren’t just getting prompt tips—you’re getting a developer’s perspective on integrating AI safely into your workflow.

High Stakes: Learn from experts who apply AI in real-world, high-stakes environments.


What You Will Walk Away With
  • Personal AI Coach: A fully customized ChatGPT setup
  • Template Library: Reusable, copy-paste email and report templates
  • Live Chatbot: A complete, deployable customer-service agent (link + embed code)
  • Security Playbook: Confidence to use AI without risking your data

Before vs. After

Before:
30+ minutes drafting one email, struggling with tone, security worries

After:
5-minute drafts, polished and consistent tone, secure habits that protect your career


Closing: Your 30-Day AI Challenge

To lock in the habits and prove the ROI:

  • Track hours saved for 30 days (sheet provided)
  • Use one new template or workflow daily
  • Join the private follow-up group to share wins
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Where is it happening?

Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch, 10350 University Drive, Surrey, Canada

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Tickets

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