Speaking & workshops

Make AI understandable.
Make it useful.

Practical talks and hands-on workshops for small businesses, teams, and groups. Clear explanations, familiar examples, and room for the questions people actually have.

Built around your audience. Welcoming to beginners.

Jon Guttman
Hi, I’m Jon.Builder & teacher · Los Angeles
Two ways to learn together

A useful introduction.
Or a chance to try it.

A practical talk

Help your audience understand what ChatGPT and everyday AI tools can do, where they fall short, and how to think about using them.

  • Plain-language explanations and familiar examples.
  • Real tasks such as emails, notes, and planning.
  • Questions and discussion shaped around your group.

A hands-on workshop

Give your team a guided opportunity to work through tasks, try prompts, and discuss what happens when they use AI in their own work.

  • A focus chosen around your team’s goals.
  • Practice giving context and improving an answer.
  • Checking results and considering what information to share.
A teacher who also builds

Patient with people.
Practical about the tools.

I previously worked at Apple as a Creative, teaching customers how to use their computers, and later offered independent teaching and tech support. Today I build AI systems as well as teach people to use them.

Jon Guttman

Your guide, Jon.Former Apple Creative.
Independent teacher & tech support.

A useful session starts with the people in the room: what they do, what they’re curious about, and where they’re getting stuck.

We’ll choose examples that make sense for your audience and discuss what AI can help with, what needs checking, and where a person should stay involved.

No technical background is needed. There’s space to start with the basics.

Planning a session

Tell me about
your group.

We’ll discuss the format, scope, and fee around what you want the session to accomplish.

  1. Your audience

    Who’s attending, what they do, and how familiar they are with AI.

  2. Your goals

    What you want people to understand or be able to try, and any particular workflows or tools.

  3. The practical details

    The date, setting, and time you have in mind. We’ll discuss what fits before making a plan.

Your next step

Let’s make it useful
for your audience.

Email me about your group, the goal for the session, and any date you have in mind.

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