How the two of you split it. Your partner opens (segment 1) — "the new AI environment": AI is everywhere now, everyone's polarized on it, and this room is a calm middle place to actually learn. He hands to you at the "let's get practical" beat. You take it from there: who we are, the live stuff, the tools, and the soft close. Ari optional. Keep both halves simple, simple, stupid-simple.
Segment 1 · Partner opens
The New AI Environment ~0:00–0:08
Partner's lines (not yours) — he sets the tone: AI is in every headline, every ad, everyone's got an opinion, and it's exhausting. Tonight isn't hype and isn't doom — it's a place to just see what this thing actually is. Then he hands to you.
Your cue to take over: when he says something like "…and that's why we wanted to do this. Sean, take it away."
Segment 2 · You
Who We Are & What Tonight Is ~0:08–0:13
Keep this dumbed-down and short. Do NOT list credentials or resume. Two sentences of "who," then straight into "what this is / isn't."
Real quick on us — we're AI developers and IT guys. We build this stuff for businesses all day. That's it. You don't need to know any of that to get everything out of tonight.
Here's what tonight is: a beginner room. No experience needed, nothing to install, and no sales pitch — I'll mention one thing at the very end and that's it. If you've never typed a single thing into AI, you're exactly who this is for.
And here's my one rule: there is no dumb question in here. If you're confused, say it out loud — because if you're wondering, three other people are too.
Do a quick read of the room: "Show of hands — who's used ChatGPT or something like it before? … Who's never touched it? Perfect, you're going to love this."
Segment 3 · You — the interactive moment
Let's All Do One Thing Together ~0:13–0:23
This is the little web app. Everyone opens it on their phone and does it live. Its whole job is to be friendly and make them feel capable — NOT to sort them into "advanced." Every result is encouraging.
Before I show you anything, I want you to do something — because you learn this by touching it, not by watching me. Everybody grab your phone. I'm putting a link on the screen. It's a 60-second thing, five easy questions, no wrong answers.
Put the link/QR on screen. Give them 60–90 seconds. Walk the room a little. This is the "hey, this is something we built, and look — you just used it" moment.
See what it did? You just answered five plain questions and it gave you a starting point. That's the whole idea of tonight — AI meets you where you actually are. Nobody here is behind. You're all at the starting line, which is the best place to be, because everything from here is upside.
Ask 2–3 people what result they got — keep it light, celebrate every answer.
If someone says "I felt kind of dumb on question X" — that's your opening: "That's exactly why we built it soft. No one's judging you."
Transition: "Okay — now let me show you the thing everyone came to see. Let's actually use AI."
Segment 4 · You — the core
Live Follow-Along Demo ~0:23–0:45
Screen-share ChatGPT. No slides. Do real, tiny, relatable tasks. Get ONE volunteer to do one along with you on their own screen. This is 80% of the value — go slow.
Simplest way to think about AI: it's a very well-read assistant that can write, summarize, and plan for you. That's it. You talk to it like a person. Watch.
Write an email: "Write a friendly email cancelling a dentist appointment for Thursday." Read the result out loud. "See — I didn't format anything. I just asked."
Summarize: paste a long paragraph — "Summarize this in 3 bullet points a busy person would actually read."
Plan something: "Plan a simple birthday dinner for 8 people on a $200 budget."
Rewrite 3 ways: take one sentence — "Make this warmer. Now make it shorter. Now make it sound more professional."
The pro move: "Before you answer, ask me any questions you need." Show how it interviews YOU. "This one trick makes everything better."
Follow-along beat: "Someone pick a task — anything small from your real life — and type it on your phone right now. Let's see what you get." Let one person share their screen or read it out.
That's it. That's the whole magic. You're not learning to code — you're learning to ask well.
Segment 5 · You — land it
Tools + Soft Close ~0:45–0:58
Quick — here are the only tools a beginner needs to know this month. Don't try all of them. Pick one.
ChatGPT — the one we just used. Free. Start here.
A free image tool — type a sentence, get a picture. Great for fun and for work.
A free transcription tool — drop in a voice memo, get clean text back.
One automation example — one sentence on how this connects into real work (keep it teaser-light).
Your homework is one word: pick one. Use it once this week for something real — an email, a summary, a plan. That's how this sticks.
Q&A first, THEN the close: "Before I wrap — what questions do you have? Anything. No question too basic." Take every hand. Capture the good ones for future content.
The one and only promo — say it warm, zero pressure:
Everything we did tonight is yours to keep and practice. If you want the guided, go-at-your-own-pace version, there's a full boot camp that picks up exactly where this left off — and I've got a beginner coupon for anyone in this room. And whether or not you ever buy a thing from us, grab the free cheat sheet — the link's on screen. Thanks for spending an hour leveling up with us.
Lead magnet + coupon go on the final screen. The free cheat sheet is what captures emails — that's the real win of the night.
Before tomorrow — your checklist:
Read this once out loud, cut anything that isn't you. Your voice > my words.
Send me the partner's opener when he drafts it — I'll merge both halves into one clean run-sheet.
Have the demo app link + QR ready to throw on screen (I'm building the beginner app next).
Decide the lead-magnet link + coupon code for the final slide.
Confirm the Meetup link is out (partner owns the invite).