​Ever find yourself explaining the same things to AI over and over again?

​Repeating your goals. Re-entering your preferences. Rewriting prompts. Starting with a blank chat every single time.

​What if you could build one AI assistant that already knows who you are, how you think, and how you like to work?

​In this free, hands-on workshop, you'll build your own personalized AI assistant—one that's tailored to your goals, interests, routines, and the kinds of things you do every day.

​No coding required. No technical experience required.

​Just bring your laptop and an idea of what you'd like your assistant to help you with.

​WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

​We'll build your assistant step by step, including how to:

​Create your assistant's foundation

​Learn how to:

• ​define what your assistant is for

• ​give it a personality and communication style

• ​teach it about your goals, preferences, and interests

• ​create instructions that produce consistent, helpful responses

​Teach your assistant about you

​We'll cover how to:

• ​organize the information your assistant should always know

• ​capture your routines, preferences, and recurring tasks

• ​build context so you spend less time repeating yourself

• ​make your assistant more helpful every time you use it

​Customize it for your life

​Discover how to create an assistant for:

• ​writing and creative projects

• ​home organization and planning

• ​learning and studying

• ​travel and trip planning

• ​meal planning and recipes

• ​hobbies and personal interests

• ​career development

• ​productivity and daily routines

• ​family organization

• ​or whatever matters most to you

​Make it better over time

​Learn how to:

• ​refine your assistant as your needs evolve

• ​add new knowledge and capabilities

• ​create assistants for different parts of your life

• ​build a system that becomes more valuable the more you use it

​THIS WORKSHOP IS PERFECT FOR:

• ​writers

• ​creators

• ​parents

• ​students

• ​educators

• ​professionals

• ​entrepreneurs

• ​retirees

• ​lifelong learners

• ​AI beginners

• ​anyone who wants AI to feel more personal and useful

​Whether you want an assistant that helps you write, learn, organize your home, plan your next vacation, manage projects, brainstorm ideas, or simply make everyday life easier, you'll learn how to build one that's uniquely yours.

​WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH

​By the end of the session, you'll have:

• ​your own personalized AI assistant

• ​a framework for teaching it about you

• ​practical ways to use it in your everyday life

• ​a system that saves you time and reduces repetitive prompting

• ​the confidence to keep improving your assistant as your needs change

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• ​📸 Media & Documentation

​Event documentation will be recorded and shared after.

​About Shirley Williams-Toney

​Shirley Williams-Toney is an award-winning storyteller, and AI technologist and systems architect focused on helping people integrate AI into their work in ways that are practical, thoughtful, and human-centered. Through workshops, consulting, and advisory work, she equips creatives and organizations with the systems they need to build, scale, and sustain their ideas.

​Learn more at: www.shirleywilliamstoney.com

​CTRL + CREATE is a bi-weekly, free virtual workshop series designed to help creatives, founders, and culture-shapers build practical confidence using AI while maintaining their thinking, judgment, and perspective.