AI training, delivered by Ricardo
AI Kickstart
A 90-minute online session for up to six learners. One prepared exercise, adapted to each learner, teaching practical AI use and how to check its answers.
£79 per person, one-off 90 minutes online, live up to six learners
Sessions are being prepared. Expressions of interest are welcome now - dates will be confirmed once ready.
The free call does not reserve a course place.
Who it suits
- You know AI matters but have not started.
- You want one real task improved, not a lecture.
- You prefer plain language to jargon.
What you need
- A computer with a browser.
- One real task you want to improve.
- No prior AI experience.
The planned exercises do not require a paid AI subscription. The session costs £79 per person. Free-account limits vary; prepared examples and guided checking provide a fallback if access is interrupted.
What you leave with - and how it works
- Your own improved request, written by you in the session.
- A one-page checking habit you keep.
- A first application of the method to a task of yours.
Demonstration - synthetic example, not a live tool
The request
"Draft a short reply to a customer asking why their order is late. Facts to use: dispatched Tuesday; courier reported a delay; scheduled arrival Thursday."
The draft answer
"Hello, thanks for checking in. Your order left us on Tuesday and the courier has confirmed it will arrive on Thursday. We're sorry for the wait - if Thursday doesn't work, reply here and we'll help."
The check
The request supplied three facts. The draft adds a fourth - "the courier has confirmed". Nothing supplied supports it. That is the kind of confident invention the session trains you to catch.
The corrected wording
"Your order left us on Tuesday. Your courier has reported a delay, and the scheduled arrival is Thursday. We're sorry for the wait - if Thursday doesn't work, reply here and we'll help."
In the session you run this loop on YOUR task. You practise with guidance from Ricardo and time to ask questions.
How the 90 minutes run
An approximate structure; the session follows a planned pace and may flex a few minutes, always protecting practice time and the closing recap.
- Welcome and setupabout 10 min
- How the assistant behaves - worked exampleabout 15 min
- Build your own requestabout 15 min
- Guided practice on your own toolabout 20 min
- The check - five-point habitabout 15 min
- Your own task, with individual adaptationabout 10 min
- Wrap-up and next stepsabout 5 min
Learners practise individually and some responses are discussed together - not six back-to-back demonstrations.
Support, materials and limits
Included
- The session itself.
- The exercise pack.
- The one-page checking habit.
- Help from Ricardo during the session.
- Individual adaptation of the exercise to your task.
Not included
- Recordings.
- Support after the session.
- Deploying or running systems in production (that is separate consulting).
- A certificate.
The checking method is not tied to a particular AI tool.
Your trainer
Ricardo Belo Da Silva brings more than 20 years of management and operations experience, works as an Assistive Technology Trainer and Team Coordinator, and builds and uses his own web applications, automation workflows and AI agents. More on the About page.
Questions
- Does the free call reserve a place?
- No. It is a conversation about whether the session fits you. Dates are confirmed once sessions are ready.
- Do I need to pay for AI tools?
- The planned exercises do not require a paid AI subscription. The session costs £79 per person. Free-account limits vary; prepared examples and guided checking provide a fallback if access is interrupted.
- What should I bring?
- One real task you want to improve, prepared or anonymised - not confidential customer data.
- In what language?
- English or Portuguese, for the session and the materials.
- What does the live session add?
- Free material is a good way to start, and much of this can be learned from it. The session adds guided practice on your own task, feedback from Ricardo, and time to ask questions.
Start with a conversation
Bring the task that annoys you most. If the session is not the right fit, you will hear that plainly.
The free call does not reserve a course place.
Or write to hello@cortexleap.tech