30 lessons · 450 minutes total
AI Without the Jargon
Bite-size, 15-minute lessons that turn AI from buzzword into a daily habit.
No maths, no code, no hype. Every lesson ends with one thing you actually do that day — so by the end you have a working set of AI habits, not a certificate you forget about.
- Who it's for
- Anyone non-technical — office workers, freelancers, teachers, parents, career changers.
- Format
- 30 lessons × 15 minutes · self-paced video + one-page cheat sheets · lifetime access
Curriculum
Six modules, thirty lessons, one working set of AI habits.
1 · Getting your bearings
You understand the landscape well enough to stop feeling behind.
- 01
What AI actually is, in one sitting
15 minAI as a very well-read guesser. The one mental model that makes everything else click — no algorithms required.
- 02
The five words people throw at you
15 minModel, prompt, token, training, hallucination — decoded with everyday comparisons you can repeat at work.
- 03
What AI is genuinely bad at
15 minMaths, current events, remembering you, and telling the truth about gaps. Know the limits before you rely on it.
- 04
Choosing your first tool
15 minA simple comparison of the main assistants, free vs paid, and what to install to get started today.
- 05
Your first ten minutes with an assistant
15 minA guided walkthrough: open it, ask three questions, and see the difference a good ask makes.
2 · Asking well (prompting without the mystique)
You get usable output on the first or second try, consistently.
- 01
The four-part ask
15 minRole, task, context, format. One sentence pattern that fixes 80% of disappointing answers.
- 02
Show, don't describe
15 minGive it an example of what good looks like — the single biggest quality upgrade available.
- 03
Following up instead of restarting
15 minHow to steer a mediocre answer to a great one with three types of follow-up.
- 04
Making it sound like you
15 minFeed it your own writing, build a reusable tone instruction, stop sounding like a robot.
- 05
Your personal prompt library
15 minSave the handful of asks you'll reuse weekly. Template pack included.
3 · Everyday wins
You've replaced real chores with 2-minute versions of themselves.
- 01
Email and messages in half the time
15 minDrafting, replying, softening, shortening, chasing politely.
- 02
Turning a mess into a plan
15 minBrain-dump in, structured checklist or itinerary out.
- 03
Reading less, understanding more
15 minSummarising documents, contracts and reports — and what to never trust a summary for.
- 04
Meetings, notes and actions
15 minRecording, transcribing and extracting who-does-what without typing.
- 05
Spreadsheets without formulas
15 minDescribe what you want in words and let AI write the formula or clean the data.
- 06
Learning anything faster
15 minUsing AI as a patient tutor: explain-like-I'm-new, quiz me, correct me.
4 · Images, voice and video
You can produce decent visuals and audio without design skills.
- 01
Making an image you'd actually use
15 minHow image tools read your words, and the four details that make output look intentional.
- 02
Fixing photos and documents
15 minCleaning up, removing objects, extracting text from a photo of a page.
- 03
Voice notes, transcripts and dictation
15 minTalking to your assistant when typing is the bottleneck.
- 04
Short video and slides, quickly
15 minGoing from a rough outline to a presentable deck or clip.
- 05
Deepfakes and knowing what's real
15 minPractical tells, verification habits, and how to protect your own likeness and voice.
5 · Trust, privacy and judgement
You use AI confidently without exposing yourself or being misled.
- 01
Why it makes things up
15 minHallucination explained simply, plus a 30-second fact-check routine.
- 02
What never to paste in
15 minPersonal data, client details, passwords, health records — and safer alternatives.
- 03
Bias in plain terms
15 minWhere skew comes from, where it shows up in your own output, and how to counter it.
- 04
Scams that use AI
15 minVoice cloning, convincing phishing, fake profiles — and the family rules that stop them.
- 05
Disclosure and doing it honestly
15 minWhen to say AI helped, and how to keep your work genuinely yours.
6 · Making it stick
You leave with a routine, not just knowledge.
- 01
Finding your three repeat tasks
15 minA short audit of your week to locate the highest-value automations for you.
- 02
Building a small assistant of your own
15 minCustom instructions and saved assistants, set up in one lesson, no code.
- 03
Connecting the dots
15 minSimple chains: inbox to task list, notes to summary, form to reply.
- 04
Keeping up without drowning
15 minA 20-minute-a-month routine to stay current, and who to ignore.
Buying for a team?
Team seats and invoicing available — or pair it with the structured AI for Small & Medium Business programme.