AI Quick Start

1-Hour Live AI Workshop for Media Pros
A fast, practical introduction to AI for journalists, PR pros, and communicators. In just 60 minutes, you’ll learn how to plug AI into your day-to-day work—safely, ethically, and without losing your voice.
Next Class: Friday, Nov. 13 @ 1 p.m. ET. Reserve your spot now!
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What You’ll Learn in 1 Hour
In this live AI workshop for media professionals, you’ll learn how to:
Every session is updated with the latest tools and features, so the examples you see actually reflect how AI works this month.
Who This AI Workshop Is For
AI Quick Start is designed for anyone who works with words and stories:
No technical background required. If you can use a browser, you can use this.
Led by a Media-Native AI Expert

Pete Pachal
AI Quick Start is taught by Pete Pachal, founder of The Media Copilot and a veteran tech journalist (Mashable, CoinDesk, NBC Universal). He spends his days living at the intersection of AI and media, helping newsrooms and comms teams use these tools responsibly and effectively.
Stop dabbling. Start using AI effectively.
Everyone has used a chatbot. Very few have build custom assistants with structured prompting or collaborated with AI on a research project. Start using AI smarter.
This isn’t theory. You’ll be able to put AI to work the same day on real assignments.
Perfect as a standalone AI skills boost or as an on-ramp to our 6-week AI programs for journalists and PR/communicators.