AI as Your Personal Learning Coach
Published by Pearson
Unlock the power of AI using ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, Gemini, and Perplexity
- Professional Growth Within Reach—For Everyone: Learn to harness tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini as powerful, personalized learning partners—helping you (and your team) grow in leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills, with the kind of support executives often pay top dollar for.
- Build Critical AI Fluency for Smart, Safe Adoption: Cut through the noise with a grounded understanding of what AI can—and can’t—do. You’ll build literacy, bust myths, and practice ethical strategies tailored to real-world professional use.
- Sustainable Habits for Smarter Work and Skill Growth: Whether you're leading a team or learning solo, you'll gain repeatable, time-efficient practices to embed AI into your daily routines—accelerating how you think, plan, and lead while building momentum for continuous development.
Generative AI is reshaping the way professionals learn, communicate, and lead—but for many, it still feels like an intimidating black box. This live class transforms AI from a buzzword into a hands-on learning partner. Instead of focusing on coding or complex configurations, you’ll explore how to confidently use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity to sharpen your thinking, build new skills, and lead more effectively—no technical background required.
Designed for smart, curious professionals at all levels, this class offers a clear, ethical, and practical approach to AI literacy and personal development. You’ll learn how to evaluate AI output, navigate common pitfalls, and design your own repeatable learning workflows. Whether you're a team lead, an executive, or someone simply eager to grow, you’ll walk away with scalable strategies to use AI for communication, leadership, critical thinking, and beyond—just like the coaching support top leaders rely on.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Learn to confidently use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot to create personalized solutions.
- Accelerate growth in core skills like communication, leadership, and critical thinking using AI.
- Establish sustainable AI-powered habits for continuous development.
- Apply clear frameworks to make smart and effective decisions about AI integration at work and beyond.
This live event is for you because...
- You are AI Curious – but not sure where to begin: Eager to delve into the latest AI technologies and practical applications of AI agents in various industries.
- You seek Practical AI Solutions: Ideal for professionals aiming to apply AI in practical settings. Rather than delving into the engine, you want to know how to drive this car.
- You are a Professional: You are driven to continue to learn and grow.
Prerequisites
- Basic Computer and Internet Skills
- An Open Mind
Course Set-up
Students are encouraged to experiment with different Generative AI solutions. Free accounts are sufficient for most exercises, some demos will model use cases that require paid subscription plans.
Creating an account is optional if attendees want to personalize settings and save a history of work.
- Create a ChatGPT account (optionally, you can sign up for a subscription to follow along some of the advanced demos and exercises): https://chat.openai.com/
- Create a Claude account (optionally, you can sign up for a subscription to follow along some of the advanced demos and exercises)
- Create a Perplexity account
Recommended Preparation
- Attend: How LLMs Work by Kate Harwood
- Watch: How LLMs Understand and Generate Human Language by Kate Harwood
Recommended Follow-up
- Watch: Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) and Prompt Engineering by Sinan Ozdemir
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Segment 1: Getting Comfortable with Generative AI (50 min)
- GOAL: Learn what AI tools are available and where they shine
- MYTH: “I don’t have time to learn AI”
- BUST! Tool Tour + Rapid Demos (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity) (5 tools x ~5 min + 5 min recap)
- EXERCISE: “Ask an AI to Teach You Something in 3 Minutes” (5 min)
- LEADER TIP: Frame curiosity as a leadership asset
Q&A (5 min)
Break (5 min)
Segment 2: Communicate with Impact Using AI (45 min)
- GOAL: Improve your writing, presenting, and hard conversations
- MYTH: “Using AI feels like cheating”
- BUST! Demo: Prepping a tough conversation, customizing style for audience
- EXERCISE: Write a short speech in your voice with AI assistance (5 min)
- LEADER TIP: Use AI to model communication for your team, ask for feedback to promote continuous improvement in communication skills
Q&A (5 min)
Break (10 min)
Segment 3: Critical Thinking, Prompting, and Trust (45 min)
- GOAL: Ask better questions and get better answers
- MYTH: “AI can’t be trusted—it just makes stuff up”
- BUST! Prompt crafting, detecting hallucinations, live fact-checking, overcoming our own biases
- EXERCISE: Rewrite a prompt to get more useful output (5 min)
- LEADER TIP: Coach your team to verify, not just consume
Q&A (5 min)
Break (5 min)
Segment 4: Building Your Personal AI Coaching System (45 min)
- GOAL: Use AI to support continuous learning and skill growth
- MYTH: “AI can’t help with complex skills or leadership”
- BUST! Demo: Learning a language, framing decisions, creating a customized learning plan
- EXERCISE: Define your first 30-day “AI Learning Sprint” (5 min)
- LEADER TIP: Create team rituals for AI-supported learning
Q&A (5 min)
Wrap-Up & Next Steps (15 min)
- Review Key Takeaways
- Discuss 30-60-90 Day Learning Plans
- Bonus Materials Overview
- Open Q&A
Your Instructor
Laura Mahalel
Laura Mahalel is a dynamic leader in technology enablement and learning, with rich experience bridging technical complexity and human understanding. As a seasoned program developer and AI adoption champion, Laura has designed and delivered transformative learning experiences to thousands of software engineers and professionals. Her inclusive approach and passion for empowering diverse audiences make her uniquely skilled at helping people overcome fear and uncertainty to build confidence with new technologies. She also draws on her background as a certified yoga instructor to bring a sense of balance, mindfulness, and curiosity to every learning experience—because technology should empower, not overwhelm. She believes that AI is not here to replace us but rather sees it as a vehicle for enhancing our lives and work.