9-Week Series for Small Businesses
AI Lunchbreak Resource Library
Bite-Sized AI for Small Business Success. No Powerpoint presentations, just hands-on demos to give you the tools and insights you need, followed by Q&A to answer YOUR questions for the topic of the day. Join us every week over the series and transform your marketing and your understanding of AI!
Week 1: Best AI Tools for Small Business Success
- Video Replay
- AI Tools handout
- Week 1 Mission:
- Part 1: Identify where AI can be helpful by tracking your time, finding tasks that are highly repetitive, and asking what new activities are most needed to help your business grow.
- Part 2: Try new AI tools: 2 on desktop/laptop and 2 on your phone
Week 2: Get Optimal AI Results with Better Prompting
- Video Replay
- AI Prompting Guide
- Prompting Examples for AI Prompting Guide
- Week 2 Mission: Start tracking your prompts in a prompt library to improve your learning and to keep your prompts handy (simple spreadsheet with headings such as Prompt, Purpose, Example Output, and Notes)
Week 3: Advanced ChatGPT – Custom GPTs, Projects & More
- Video Replay
- Customizing ChatGPT Guide
- Week 3 Mission: Customize your ChatGPT and other major AI tools you’re using (Claude, Gemini, Copilot). Turn Memory on to make sure it learns from your interactions.
Week 4: Supercharge Your Marketing Strategy & Branding with AI
- Video Replay
- AI for Marketing Strategy Guide
- Week 4 Mission: Walk through the entire Marketing Strategy Guide for your business. Ensure you have a complete marketing strategy as we move into content development!
Week 5: Creating Compelling Text Content with AI
- Video Replay
- Guide to Building Branded Content
- Week 5 Mission: Plan and start your content strategy using the Guide to Building Branded Content.
Week 6: AI for Effortless Social Media
- Video Replay
- AI for Successful Social Media One-Pager
- Week 6 Mission: Plan your social media calendar using some of the principles discussed in this workshop.
Week 7: Making Marketing Magic with AI in Canva
- Video Replay
- AI in Canva Quick Guide
- Week 7 Mission: If you have the pro version, set up your brand guidelines to maximize AI use in Canva.
Week 8: Creating Stunning Images with AI
- Video Replay
- AI for Images Handout
- Week 8 Mission: Plan the images you need and plan how you will source them (taking photos, using stock images, and creating with AI.
Week 9: Creating Compelling Video with AI
- Video Replay
- Steps to Creating Video Using AI
- Week 9 Mission: Plan the videos you need and create your first one with simple tools.
Hey AI Lunchbreakers!
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