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SUMMARY:NSA Austin: AI Workshop (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Small Business AI Mastery for Speakers\nhttps://nsa-austin.com/events/september-25-2026/ \nYou may use AI most days\, and you’re keeping up as well as anyone can while running a business and getting on stages. Then\, you hear about AI running someone’s entire business. You try to copy it\, get lost\, and conclude that AI is either over-hyped or is beyond you. \nNeither is true. What’s missing is not your effort\, and it’s not your aptitude. \nWhat’s missing is a way to measure where you are today\, to see what becomes possible at the next levels\, and most importantly\, how to get to the next level without chasing every new tool\, trend\, and shiny object that comes along. \nAnd you need the workflow\, prompts\, time\, and support to build what your business needs to move towards your next level. \nThat is what this day gives you. \nMorning Presentation:\n\nFinally understand what is happening when you have a conversation with AI: where it excels; where it breaks down; and what all the terminology you keep hearing actually means.\nLearn to stop AI from confidently making things up: the “eager intern” problem; the exact rules that prevent it from guessing when it lacks facts; and the settings that keep your business data from becoming AI training data.\nDetermine where you stand in implementing AI in your business and what is possible. Map yourself on the AI Competency Ladder\, watch a real behind-the-scenes walkthrough of a small business whose daily admin runs on AI.\nIdentify your next 3 steps to leveraging AI in your business\nPaste in your instruction prompt to ensure consistent tone\, negative constraints\, and zero unverified guessing across all future chats.\n\nWorking Lunch\nBring your own food. During lunch\, we’ll make sure you are setup and ready to build\, so the afternoon starts with everyone in the same place. Coffee\, tea\, and water provided. \nAfternoon Build Workshop:\n\nBuild\, Style\, and Publish a Live Speaker Landing Page (Zero Coding Required): Walk in with your bio\, headshots\, talk topics\, and brand colors. Walk out with a live speaker web page\, published.\nLearn the Art of Rapid Prompt Iteration (“Vibe Coding”): Experience how to direct AI using simple\, conversational English to change layouts\, restyle colors\, add video players\, and adjust page sections on the fly.\nBuild a Working Post-Event Audience Follow-Up App & Testimonial Dashboard: Create a complete app that displays a presentation QR code you’ll show at the end of an event\, collects attendee contact info\, automatically delivers your digital giveaway\, gathers feedback\, and displays incoming reviews on a clean\, visual dashboard you can share with event planners.\n\nBonus Digital Takeaways \n\nThe General Instructions Template: A pre-engineered instruction prompt ready to paste into your AI settings to ensure consistent tone\, negative constraints\, and zero unverified guessing across all future chats.\nThe General Instructions Template: A pre-engineered instruction prompt ready to paste into your AI settings to ensure consistent tone\, negative constraints\, and zero unverified guessing across all future chats.\nThe “Stop Writing Like AI” Tone Optimizer: A dedicated prompt and rule set that strips out robotic clichés\, corporate fluff\, and telltale AI jargon so your drafts sound like a real human.\nThe AI Glossary: A clean reference dictionary defining core technical terms (tokens\, context windows\, non-deterministic outputs\, closed vs. open models\, and connectors) in plain English.\nThe Website & App Prompt Vault: The exact copy-paste master prompts used during the workshop so you can rebuild or iterate your web pages and audience apps at any time.\nThe Small Business AI Automation Idea Bank: A comprehensive reference guide compiling actionable business automation use cases (including inbox triage\, multi-channel repurposing\, proposal generation\, expense reconciliation\, client prospecting\, and event briefing sheets) designed to free up time for high-value client connection.\n\nAttendee Prerequisites\, questions & support here: https://nsa-austin.com/events/september-25-2026/ \nMeet Carey Rouse \nCarey Rouse is an endurance athlete and the founder of Velo Escapes\, which runs small group cycling trips.  \nCarey runs his business on AI systems he built himself\, and he is not a developer.  \nHis back office has no code in it: AI jobs run around the clock on his email\, seven publishing channels\, and a 2\,000-clip video library – all on $100 a month. \nBefore that\, Carey spent 28 years managing large technology projects. \nCarey wrote Find Meaning Through Relentless Discipline and has published ten guides on how he built an AI-first company. When he’s not leading cycling trips\, Carey speaks and consults on putting AI to work in a small business. \nLearn more about Carey at careyrouse.com and linkedin.com/in/careyrouse. \n \nSeating is limited. We anticipate this event will sell out.\nhttps://nsa-austin.com/events/september-25-2026/
URL:https://nsaspeaker.org/local-event/nsa-austin-ai-workshop-in-person/
LOCATION:https://nsa-austin.com/events/september-25-2026/
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SUMMARY:NSA SoCal: Happy Hour (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Happy Hour!\n\n🥂No program. No pitch. Just people. 🍹\nhttps://nsasocal.org/events/september-25-2026/ \nThe best part of NSA isn't just what happens at our programs—it's the relationships we build along the way. \nJoin us for an informal Happy Hour to connect with fellow speakers\, authors\, trainers\, coaches\, and thought leaders. Share what's new in your business\, exchange ideas\, celebrate successes\, and enjoy an evening with people who understand the speaking profession. \nCome as you are\, bring a colleague or guest\, and leave with new ideas\, new connections\, and maybe even a few new friends. \nConnection is always on the agenda!\nhttps://nsasocal.org/events/september-25-2026/
URL:https://nsaspeaker.org/local-event/nsa-socal-happy-hour-in-person-6/
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