AI SKILLS LABS – Strategy + Smart Prompts (Part 1)
AI SKILLS LAB: The Hands-On Workshop Built for Small & Midsized Business Owners
Overview:
Get hands-on practice using AI as a practical assistant for your small or midsized business—no tech background required.
Build your own custom, ready-to-use prompt using the RICON framework through step-by-step, guided exercises.
Identify real tasks inside your business that AI can take over immediately through interactive, real-time activities.
Learn safe, simple ways to use AI while hands-on with tools, ensuring your data and intellectual property stay protected.
Walk away with practical skills you’ve already used in the room, giving you confidence to apply AI the moment you leave.
If you’re a business owner who’s tired of hearing the buzzwords and just wants AI to help you run your business better, this 3-hour, hands-on workshop is designed for you. No jargon. No overwhelm. Just practical instruction and guided exercises that show you exactly how to use AI to save time, work smarter, and support the growth of your company.
You’ll learn how to think about AI as a strategic assistant—not a tech project—and get comfortable using it in day-to-day operations. We’ll walk step-by-step through building powerful prompts using the RICON framework (Role, Instruction, Steps, End Goal, Narrowing), and you’ll identify real tasks in your business that AI can take off your plate right away.
This is not a sit-and-listen seminar. You will actively build a reusable AI prompt tailored to your business, develop new skills you can use the moment you get back to the office, and understand how to use AI safely without risking your company’s IP.
By the end, you’ll know exactly how AI fits into your workflow—and how it can help your business operate like a bigger, more efficient version of itself.
About the Instructor: Audrey Kerchner
AI Consultant | Chief Strategist | AI Keynote Speaker
Audrey Kerchner is the founder of Inkyma—an AI consulting firm dedicated to helping small and midsized businesses implement solutions that deliver real results. With over 20 years of experience in strategy and marketing, she’s known for turning AI confusion into clear, simple, actionable tasks that any business owner can follow.
She has led dozens of hands-on trainings, including work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and multiple private advisory groups. Audrey excels at guiding business owners through practical exercises, breaking down complex ideas into plain-English steps, and showing leaders how to use AI to lighten their workload—not add to it.
She believes AI should be accessible to every business—not just the big ones—and her workshops reflect that mission.