A framework that works on any AI tool
The CRAFT framework gives you a repeatable system for getting good output, whether you're drafting a memo, analyzing data or writing a client message.
[ BOSTON ]NEXT CLASS: EARLY 2027
Hands-on AI class in Boston for people who don't code
In two days, you'll learn to use AI to triage email, clean spreadsheets, summarize documents, do a first-pass document review and generate and test a weekly report. You practice together, in person, on the same provided case files. Not sure yet? Read the free AI guides first. Massachusetts employer? See the employer details.
Practical AI and Workflow Automation for Non-Technical Professionals: 12 instructional hours over two weekdays.
Lab 1: triage and draft email with AI
Tools you'll use hands-on
Claude and Claude Code. Others are demonstrated.
The Problem
Your team is using AI. You're not sure what they're actually doing with it.
You've sat through the board decks with “AI Strategy” on every slide. You've tried ChatGPT twice and it gave you something you'd never send. You bought a LinkedIn Learning license six months ago and haven't opened it.
Meanwhile, someone ten years younger on your team is producing work in half the time and you can't tell if it's brilliant or dangerous.
The problem isn't that you're behind. It's that every AI learning option was built for someone who isn't you.
What You'll Actually Build
Five labs in two days.
Here are four of them.
Right now
Reading, sorting and answering email takes a big part of the day, and much of it doesn't need your attention.
After the class
Using a provided inbox, you practice having an AI assistant sort threads, summarize them, flag action items and draft replies, and you learn to check every draft before it goes out.
Practiced in Day 1, Hour 4
Right now
Reports get built by hand every week from the same spreadsheets, the same way, and it takes hours.
After the class
You use a provided starter project and a written specification with an AI coding assistant to generate, test and correct a multi-step weekly report from provided data.
Built in Day 2, Hour 10
Right now
Reviewing an agreement takes an afternoon of reading line by line for unfavorable terms.
After the class
On provided sample agreements you practice AI first-pass review: flag clauses, compare them to a checklist, and learn what AI review cannot do. It is not legal advice.
Practiced in Day 2, Hour 11
Right now
You know which tasks repeat, but not which ones are safe and worthwhile to hand to AI.
After the class
You map recurring tasks for a case company using a standard worksheet: trigger, AI step, human review, output, and estimated hours saved.
Practiced in Day 2, Hours 7 and 8
What This Is
Not another online course you'll never finish
Learn AI Fast is a two-day, in-person AI class in Boston for managers, founders and senior professionals who don't write code. You practice AI workflow automation on provided case files for email, documents, spreadsheets and agreement review. Two days, 20 seats, $1,299 per person. Next class: early 2027, dates to be announced.
This is
- Two weekdays, in person, with an instructor who works with AI tools every day
- Practice on sample files, so everyone works on the same exercises
- A room of up to 20 professionals, all working through the same labs
- Two days of live teaching and guided practice
- Where AI gets things wrong, and how to catch it
This is not
- A lecture where someone explains what a neural network is
- A certification to put on your LinkedIn
- A Zoom call where you mute yourself and check email
- A self-paced course with homework you'll never do
Beyond the Automations
What else you walk away with
Know which tool to reach for
You'll use Claude and Claude Code hands-on, see other tools demonstrated, and learn when to use one over another.
The judgment to check AI work
You'll know how to tell whether AI output is good, how to improve the prompt, and where to draw the line on what is safe to automate.
A way to design AI workflows
Trigger, AI step, human review, output, plus a worksheet for estimating hours saved, which you can reuse on any task.
Practice in a room, not a recording
The instructor is in the room while you work through every lab, so a weak prompt gets corrected on the spot.
Optional take-home worksheets
Blank templates for putting what you learned to work at your own company afterward.
[ The Curriculum ]
Two Days.
Real Tools.
Working Automations.
Day 1: get hands-on with AI assistants, and practice email, documents and spreadsheets.
Day 2: design workflows, generate and test a weekly report, review documents with AI, and learn where AI goes wrong.
Two days, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with a lunch break. Everyone works on the same sample files.
Highlight
[ 01 ]9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Foundations and Everyday Automation
Prompting, AI agents, email, documents and spreadsheets, all with the same provided practice files. Laptop and account check from 8:15 AM, before class starts.
How Modern AI Assistants and Agents Work
What a large language model is, what it does well and badly, and how today's assistants and agent tools differ. Claude and Claude Code are used hands-on; others are demonstrated. Tool landscape, permissions and safe settings. We check that every laptop and account is ready.
The CRAFT Prompting Framework
A repeatable way to get reliably good output from any AI tool: Context, Request, Alternatives, Feedback, Transfer. The whole room takes the same weak prompt for a board-update memo to a strong one, live.
AI Agents and Automation Concepts
How an agent carries out multi-step work, what tool use and permissions mean, and where a human must approve. The instructor builds a working automation from a plain-English description so you see what is possible before the labs.
- Lunch break
Lab 1: Email Triage and Drafting
Everyone works the same provided inbox from a fictional company: sort and summarize threads, flag action items, draft replies, and check every draft before it would be sent.
Lab 2: Documents and Files
Summarize a provided meeting transcript and project folder, pull out decisions and action items, and generate a status update.
Lab 3: Spreadsheets
On a provided sales workbook: clean messy data, generate formulas from plain English, run a short analysis with AI, and verify the numbers before trusting them.
[ 02 ]9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Workflow Design, Review and Responsible Use
Design workflows, build one automation, review documents, and learn where AI goes wrong.
AI Workflow Design
The pattern behind every useful automation: trigger, AI step, human review, output. A standard worksheet shows how to estimate hours saved. Example workflows are provided.
Case Study: Map the Workflows
The same case company for everyone. Map three recurring tasks, decide which to automate and which to leave alone, and critique each other's maps with the instructor.
Research with AI, and Checking It
Build a short research brief on a provided scenario with AI search tools, then check every claim and citation against its source. Learn the habits that catch invented facts.
- Lunch break
Lab 4: Generate and Test a Weekly Report
Use a provided starter project and a written specification with an AI coding assistant to generate, test and correct a multi-step weekly report from provided data. The instructor demonstrates first.
Lab 5: First-Pass Document Review
On provided sample agreements, flag risky clauses, compare terms against a provided checklist, and learn what AI review cannot do. It is a first pass, not legal advice.
Responsible AI, Policy and Wrap-Up
Hallucinations, confidentiality and what never goes into an AI tool, bias, and the core elements of a workplace AI-use policy, with a generic template. A short pilot, measure, scale framework and a recap.
Your Instructor
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Randy Torres
Founder, Roviq · Boston
Randy Torres is the founder of Roviq LLC in Boston and teaches both days of the class himself.
- Boston-Based
In the room
Two days, in person, hands on a keyboard
Illustration
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IllustrationIllustrative images, not photos of the venue or a past cohort. Venue details, parking info and everything you need arrive in the logistics email one week before the class.
Why In-Person
Five things no online course can replicate
You've tried the self-paced route. Here's why 20 people in a room for two days produces results that a screen never will.
- 01
Real-time correction
The instructor sees a weak prompt the moment you write it and corrects it before it becomes a habit.
- 02
Everyone on the same material
The whole room works on the same provided case files, so the instructor can compare approaches, show what went wrong, and answer questions everyone shares.
- 03
Two focused days
Two weekdays, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with a lunch break.
- 04
Hands-on, not a lecture
Most of the time is spent using the tools on exercises, with the instructor demonstrating first and leading each step.
- 05
A fixed price and curriculum
One tuition price covers the instruction. What you learn is written down in the curriculum on this page before you pay.
Is This Right For You
Built for people who do real work. Not tech hobbyists.
This is for you if:
- You manage people or run a business and want to automate the repetitive parts of your week
- You've heard of AI tools but don't know which ones matter or how to actually set them up
- You review contracts, vendor agreements, or NDAs and want a faster first pass
- You've been told to 'figure out AI' for your team or organization and want to start with solid skills
- You tried ChatGPT, got underwhelmed, and figured AI wasn't for you yet
This is not for you if:
- Software engineers or data scientists who want to build ML models
- Anyone whose main goal is a certificate for their resume. There is no certificate
- People who already use AI agents daily and build their own automations
- People who prefer self-paced online learning (if that works for you, save the money)
[ 03_INVESTMENT ]
Two days.
One price.
[ 20 SEATS PER CLASS ]
$1,299
per person
Practical AI and Workflow Automation for Non-Technical Professionals: 12 instructional hours over two weekdays.
- Two days in person in Boston, 9am to 4:30pm
- Hands-on practice with email, documents and spreadsheets
- Build a simple automation
Tools you'll use hands-on: Claude and Claude Code. Others are demonstrated.
A paid AI assistant account is required. Tuition does not include it.
20 seats per class · Early 2027
Massachusetts employer? Ask us about Workforce Training Fund reimbursement.
[ Get details → ]Free Guides
Step-by-step AI guides for people who don't code
GuideHow to automate Gmail with ClaudeGuideClaude Code for non-programmers: your first projectGuideUsing AI with Excel: cleaning data, formulas and reportsGuideHow to write AI prompts that workGuideAI meeting notes that turn into action itemsGuideHow to summarize PDFs and contracts with AIGuideUsing AI with Google Sheets: formulas, cleanup and reportsGuideHow to automate your weekly report with AIGuideA company AI policy template for small teamsGuideCustom GPTs are going away: what to use insteadGuideWhat your employer can see in your AI chats: Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, GeminiGuideMicrosoft 365 Copilot: what your employer can seeGuideChatGPT at work: what your employer can see in Enterprise, Business and EduGuideClaude at work: what your employer can see on Team and EnterpriseGuideGemini at work: what your Google Workspace admin can see
Questions People Ask
Straight answers about AI at work
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Common Questions
Before you decide
Learn AI Fast is a two-day, in-person, instructor-led AI class in Boston for professionals who are not developers. The course is called Practical AI and Workflow Automation for Non-Technical Professionals: 12 instructional hours over two weekdays. You use Claude and Claude Code hands-on, and see other tools demonstrated, on email, documents, spreadsheets and document review, using the same provided practice files as everyone else in the room. It is taught by Randy Torres of Roviq, 20 seats per class, $1,299 tuition.
Yes. Learn AI Fast is a two-day in-person class in Boston, 9am to 4:30pm both days. No coding or prior AI experience is needed. The next class is planned for early 2027; dates are announced once confirmed. You leave with a method you can reuse and a weekly report you generated and tested, not a certificate.
$1,299 per person. The price is tuition for the class. A paid AI assistant account is required and is not included; Claude Code needs a paid Claude plan (or equivalent API access), which you or your employer supply. We send setup instructions before class.
Ask us about Workforce Training Fund reimbursement. Your company pays the invoice, applies at least 21 days before class, and may be reimbursed up to 100% of approved tuition if approved.
Many employers pay for professional development. We provide an itemized invoice. Check your own employer’s policy and approval process.
The class teaches general AI skills that apply in any industry: prompting, automating routine email, document and spreadsheet work, designing workflows, and checking AI output. Experienced people often bring the best judgment about what is worth automating. Exercises use provided case files so everyone learns the same material.
That is fine. Day 1 starts with how AI assistants work and builds up from there. No prior AI experience is expected.
This is a two-day hands-on workshop, not a semester or a certificate program. You spend most of the two days using AI tools on provided case files, with the instructor in the room, and you leave with a method you can reuse.
No. Every exercise uses provided files from a fictional company, so the whole room learns the same skills and no confidential data is needed. The skills transfer to your own work afterward. We also provide optional take-home worksheets for putting the skills to work at your company afterward.
A laptop and a power adapter, and an AI assistant account set up from the instructions we send beforehand. Because the build lab uses Claude Code, which needs a paid Claude plan or equivalent API access, that account is supplied by you or your employer, not by us. We send a short logistics email before class with venue details and parking.
Full refund if requested 14+ days before the class. 50% credit toward a future class within 14 days.
The exercises use provided files, not your data. Day 2 teaches what is safe to put into AI tools and what is not, which is part of the curriculum.
Stop reading about AI.
Start using it.
Two days of hands-on practice with the AI tools your work already touches.
Get detailsQuestions? Email randy@roviqai.xyz
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