AI Without the Hype: Use the Tools. Keep Your Brain.

Sat May 16 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC-04:00

Switchyards Toco Hills | Atlanta

Benjamin R Hall
Publisher/HostBenjamin R Hall
AI Without the Hype: Use the Tools. Keep Your Brain.
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Cut through the AI noise. Leave with tools and habits that make you more effective without sacrificing critical thought. 6 seats. 2 hours.
About this Event

Most AI workshops will promise to 10x your productivity. This isn't that.

What this workshop offers is something harder to find and more useful: a clear-eyed, practical way to think about AI that you can actually apply to your work on Monday morning. No hype. No doom. No silver bullets.

You're already using AI — or you're watching everyone around you use it and wondering if you're falling behind. Either way, you've probably noticed that the tools can as easily create new problems as solve old ones. More tabs. More context switching. More noise. Work that looks productive but isn't really yours.

This two-hour workshop is for professionals who want to use AI to think sharper — not just work faster — and who aren't willing to outsource their judgment to a chatbot.

What you'll walk away with:

  • A single, practical question that will change how you evaluate every AI tool you use
  • Hands-on time with tools worth actually knowing — including Claude, NotebookLM, Wispr Flow, and Gemini
  • A clear sense of where AI adds genuine value in your workflow and where it quietly gets in the way
  • A one-page reference guide you keep — built around your own critical thinking, not someone else's hype
  • The confidence to make your own decisions about these tools going forward

About your facilitator

Ben Hall has spent nearly 20 years helping working professionals learn new skills without losing themselves in the process. He works at the intersection of instructional design, adult learning, and emerging technology — and he has spent the last several years thinking carefully about what AI can and can't do for real people with real jobs. He's not here to sell you on a tool. He's here to help you think.

EdS · MEd · MLIS · 15+ years in adult learning design

A few details

  • Small cohort — 6 seats only
  • Bring your laptop
  • Coffee, tea, and stroopwaffles provided
  • Held in a private room at Switchyards Toco Hills, Atlanta
  • Full refund up to 2 days before
  • Questions? [email protected] · benjaminrhall.com
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Switchyards Toco Hills, 2931 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Atlanta, United States

Tickets

USD 99.00

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