Design Your AI Assistant
Discover the assistant that would best support your work and create a personalized plan for bringing it to life.
You'll also have a 30-minute support session with me, to talk through anything you're unsure about this session.
You don't need another list of prompts
You ask AI a question and get an answer. The next day, you start all over again.
Sometimes it helps. Sometimes it misses the mark. And sometimes explaining what you want takes longer than doing it yourself.
The problem may not be the tool. It may simply be that it's never been given a clear job.
- Where you keep starting from scratch
- What takes more prep than it should
- Where a first draft would help
- What should always stay with you
Not "What can AI do?" but "Where could I use the right kind of support?"
What's included
Everything you need to design one assistant
01
The workshop recording
Design Your AI Assistant workshop, available to watch on your own schedule. Pause, rewatch, and go at your own pace.
02
Your AI Assistant Blueprint
A simple plan to fill in as you watch: what your assistant helps with, what it shouldn't do, and what you'll always review.
03
A 30-minute support session
One-on-one time with me to talk through your Blueprint, or anything you'd like a second pair of eyes on.
Once you join, you'll receive the recording and a link to book your support session whenever you're ready.
How it works
You stay the decision-maker the whole way through.
Find where you need support
Look at what takes your time and what you keep starting from scratch.
Explore your options
You'll have a list of assistants that fit your work.
Choose one
Not the most impressive one. The one you're most likely to use.
Design it
Decide what it helps with, what it needs and what stays with you.
Get your Blueprint
Your answers become a clear plan you read over and correct.
What This Session Covers
A clear plan for one assistant. Your starting point whenever you're ready to build.
"I know the assistant I want to create, why I need it, and what it should help me do."
- Its purpose and working name
- What it helps with
- What it shouldn't do
- When you'll use it
- What you'll give it each time
- What it should produce
- What you'll always review
- Your first real task for it
Plus tone and format, examples it may need, what to gather before building, open questions and limits to keep in mind.
Is this workshop for you?
This workshop is for you if
- You've used AI but feel like you're starting from scratch each time
- You've heard about personalized AI assistants but don't know which one you need
- You have too many assistant ideas and want help choosing
- You want practical support rather than more AI theory
- You want an assistant designed around your work
- You want to save time without giving up your judgment
- You'd rather be guided than face a blank worksheet
- You want to know what to prepare before building
- You're curious about AI but don't think of yourself as very technical
- You'd like to start with one useful assistant rather than trying to hand off everything at once
This may not be the right workshop if
- You're looking for advanced software development
- You want apps connected or technical setup done during the session
- You want someone to build the entire assistant for you during this workshop
- You expect AI to work without your guidance or review
- You want an assistant to make high-stakes decisions for you
- You're looking for a general overview of every AI tool
- You already have an assistant that's fully designed, set up and tested
Good to know
What to bring
- Your computer
- A free or paid account with Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or another AI tool
- A rough idea of the work you'd like help with
- Optional: examples or templates you use
How soon can I watch?
Right away. Once you join, the recording is ready for you in your course portal.
How do I book my support session?
You’ll find a booking link in your welcome email. Choose a time whenever you’re ready. If you don’t see the email in your inbox, it may be worth a quick look in your spam or junk folder.
Do I need to know which assistant I want?
No. Finding it is one of the main activities. Come with several ideas, one, or none at all.
Will I build the assistant during the workshop?
No. You'll design it and leave with your Blueprint, ready for whenever you want to build it.
Is this technical?
No. The session focuses on your work and your needs, not on software features.
I use ChatGPT, Copilot or other AI tools. Is this still useful?
Yes. You can follow along in the AI tool you already use. The workshop helps you move from occasional conversations to a clear assistant designed around one real need.
Where would the right kind of support make a real difference in your work?
The workshop helps you explore that question, choose one assistant, and come away with a plan, with a 30-minute session to talk it through.
Dorothy Villegas AI & Systems Specialist
Hi, I'm Dorothy.
Maybe you already use AI here and there.
A post. An email to a client. Notes from a call.
You give it a prompt, get a draft, and then spend a while reworking it so it sounds like you. The next time, you start from scratch again.
That's a very common place to be.
And AI may be able to help with more than you're using it for now. When there are so many possibilities, deciding where to start can take more time than you have.
I understand that feeling.
Long before I knew anything about AI or systems, I learned something about helping people.
As a child in a seaside town, I gathered shellfish at low tide for neighbors and made cold drinks to sell on hot days. They could have done those things themselves, but they didn't always have the time.
The work looks different today, but I still begin in much the same way: noticing what people need and finding a thoughtful way to support them.
I spent more than 20 years in technology, working in training, support and systems. Much of that work involved helping people understand tools that felt confusing, unfamiliar, or simply like too much to take on.
Helping people feel more comfortable with technology has always been my favorite part.
Today, I help coaches, consultants and other experts design and set up AI and systems around the way they already work. I also provide training and guidance, so the technology feels easier to understand and use day to day.
This can make the everyday work easier to manage and create a little more room for clients, new ideas and the parts of your business that need your personal attention.
I believe your business should make room for the life you're building alongside it.
Outside of work, you'll usually find me walking, camping, blending a smoothie, enjoying a good spa day, or spending time with the people in my life.
I've also completed 5K, 10K and half-marathon races. Those miles taught me three things I still carry into business:
That's the approach behind this workshop, too.
You don't need to figure out every possible way to use AI.
You can start with one assistant, designed around where you'd most like support, and leave with a clear plan for what it could help with, what it needs from you, and what should always stay with you.