AI for Business: A Full-Day Practical Workshop

AI for Business: A Full-Day Practical Workshop

Unlock the amazing potential of AI to save time, boost your creativity, and streamline your business operations.

By UHI North, West and Hebrides

Date and time

Friday, May 23 · 9:30am - 3pm GMT+1

Location

UHI North, West and Hebrides, Fort William

Carmichael Way Fort William PH33 6FF United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 5 hours 30 minutes

This one day workshop is designed to demystify Artificial Intelligence (AI) and show you how to use it right now in your business. Whether you're a business owner, marketing manager, operations lead or in sales, this course will show you practical tools and ideas you can use straight away.

No jargon. No fluff. Just smart ways to work more efficiently.

What you'll learn

  • What AI is (and isn’t): A clear, non technical intro to AI, what it can do today, where it’s heading, and where the limits are.
  • The various AI platforms explained: A hands on walkthrough of ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Grok, Claude, Perplexity and NotebookLM
  • AI for everyday business tasks: Writing emails, analysing data, generating proposals, content planning and more
  • AI for content creation: Various AI tools to help create and optimise content, images, videos, and audio.
  • Intro to Automation: How to connect apps using tools like Zapier and make repetitive tasks disappear
  • Build your own Custom GPT!: Hands on walkthrough of creating your own custom built GPT you can use in your business straight away!
  • Ethics and Security: What you need to know about security, privacy, transparency and using AI responsibly

Who this is for

This workshop is built for:

  • Business owners and directors
  • Marketing professionals
  • Sales teams
  • Operations and admin teams
  • Anyone curious about using AI to work smarter, not harder

What you’ll leave with

  • Confidence to start using AI tools immediately
  • A list of tools matched to your business type
  • Clarity on what AI can really do, and how to avoid the common mistakes
  • Loads of ideas to save time, improve content, and automate the boring stuff
  • Certificate of completion

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UHI North, West and Hebrides

Proudly rooted in the culture, location, and landscapes of the North and West Highlands, Skye, and Outer Hebrides, we are connecting our rural and island communities and delivering relevant and distinctive learning and research opportunities, shaped by their needs and ambitions.

We also provide a skills pipeline for the region’s growth sectors, including net zero decarbonisation, renewable energy, engineering, advanced manufacturing and technologies, space ports and land and sea-based industries, as well as Gaelic.

As an anchor institution in the region, our aim is to have a transformative impact on our communities by encouraging people to live, work and study here by providing opportunities for people to shape their futures in a changing world.

We do this by providing courses to suit more people, at more levels, for more reasons, equipping them with the skills they need for learning, life, and work, now, and in the future. This includes:

  • Senior phase courses for S4, S5 and S6 pupils
  • Further education
  • Apprenticeships
  • Undergraduate higher education
  • Postgraduate higher education
  • Short training courses for businesses
  • Leisure and evening courses

Through a range of courses at all levels, we’re removing barriers to learning and providing pathways for our students. They can join us on a course that suits their needs, progress from one level of qualification to the next, and leave with a qualification when the time is right for them.