A letter from the council you have read three times
It used to mean
Read it again, still unsure, ring them and wait on hold
Now it can mean
Type it in and ask what it actually means, what you have to do, and by when
For adults 40 and beyond
AI is changing the world. Here’s where you fit in.
You don’t have to become a tech person. You just need to see what’s actually possible, and where it could genuinely make your life easier. That is what Still Relevantt is for.
Or start with the free guide. Where to begin, in plain English.
Where most people are
Most people aren’t frightened of AI. They just can’t see where they come into it.
It gets talked about as something technical, aimed at younger people, mostly about jobs and computers. So a lot of capable, intelligent adults switch off long before they find out what it could actually do for them.
- “I don’t really understand this.”
- “I’m not sure how it applies to me.”
- “I’ve tried ChatGPT, but I don’t know if I’m using it properly.”
- “My workplace doesn’t allow AI, so I don’t see how it’s relevant.”
- “Is this really something I need?”
If any of those sound like you, you are in exactly the right place. That gap is the whole reason Still Relevantt exists, and nothing here will make you feel silly for being in it.
What people tell me afterwards
Nearly everyone arrives thinking it is a search engine.
That is not a silly assumption. It is what the thing looks like: a box you type into. But it is the reason most people try it once, get something flat back, and quietly decide it is not for them. Here is what changes once somebody shows you.
You think
Somewhere to look things up, more or less like Google
It is actually
Something that takes a task you are turning over in your head and helps you simplify it
You think
A place to ask questions and get an answer back
It is actually
A way to make things: content, flyers, resources, plans, in minutes rather than evenings
You think
A research tool, and not much more
It is actually
Something you instruct properly, so what comes back is what you actually ordered
You think
A techy thing, for tech people
It is actually
Something for meal plans, week planning and the ordinary running of a life
Every line on the right came from somebody who sat through one session. None of them were technical. Most of them had tried it before and given up.
See the sessionsWhat could it actually do for me?
The same things you already do. A lot less effort.
Pick the part of your life you want to look at. These are ordinary jobs, not demonstrations, and none of them need you to be technical.
A wet Saturday with the grandchildren
It used to mean
Give in and put the television on
Now it can mean
Six things to do with a five-year-old and a nine-year-old, using what is already in the house
Planning a trip that suits everyone
It used to mean
Eleven browser tabs and a spreadsheet nobody else opens
Now it can mean
Describe who is going, the budget and the pace, get a day-by-day plan you can argue with
The eulogy, the toast, the card you cannot find words for
It used to mean
Stare at it for an evening and write something you are not happy with
Now it can mean
Talk about the person properly, get a starting point, then make it yours
A meeting on Thursday where somebody will push back
It used to mean
Rehearse in the car and hope
Now it can mean
Ask for the six objections you will face and the weakest part of your own argument
The part of your job you nod along to and do not fully follow
It used to mean
Nod again, look it up later, never look it up
Now it can mean
Ask for it explained plainly, then again with an example, until it genuinely lands
An interview you have not done in fifteen years
It used to mean
Ask a friend once, feel awkward, stop
Now it can mean
Practise as often as you like, be pushed hard, and be told which answers were vague
A career decision you have been circling for a year
It used to mean
The same three thoughts on every drive home
Now it can mean
Lay it out, ask for the strongest argument against your instinct, then decide
The book, the business, the project you keep meaning to start
It used to mean
One enormous undefined lump in your head, so nothing happens
Now it can mean
A sequence of small steps, starting with the smallest version you could finish in a fortnight
Testing an idea without telling anyone yet
It used to mean
Protect it by never showing it to a single person
Now it can mean
Ask for the strongest case against it, privately, before anyone else sees it
Promoting the thing once it exists
It used to mean
Pay someone for a flyer, or post nothing at all because you cannot face it
Now it can mean
Flyers, captions, a month of posts and a short video, made in an afternoon
Learning something properly this time
It used to mean
Buy the course, watch two lessons, never return
Now it can mean
A patient tutor that explains it your way and never gets bored of you
Three places it helps
More parts of your life than you might realise
Everything on this site sits in one of three worlds. Start with whichever matters most to you right now.
The ordinary things you already care about
AI for everyday life
Trips, cooking, family, grandchildren, gardening, letters, hobbies, writing, planning, keeping on top of things. The parts of life that have nothing to do with a job.
Have a lookBeing better prepared, whatever your workplace allows
AI for work and career
Preparing for meetings, thinking through a decision, getting your head around something complicated, practising for an interview, learning a skill you have been meaning to pick up.
Have a lookThe thing you have been meaning to start
AI for what’s next
Running or growing a business, making content and videos without losing your week to it, flyers and marketing you would otherwise pay for, a book, a community group, or a bit of extra income.
Have a lookThe thing people say most often
“My workplace doesn’t allow AI, so this isn’t for me.”
I hear this constantly, and it is based on a fair assumption that turns out to be wrong. Your employer’s policy controls what company information goes into these tools. It does not control what you understand, how prepared you are when you walk into a room, or what you can learn on a Sunday afternoon.
Almost nothing on the right involves your employer’s data at all.
Read the full answer- Prepare for a difficult meeting
- Understand something complicated
- Practise for an interview
- Think through a career decision
- Improve something you have written
- Research an idea properly
- Plan a project
- Work out the right questions to ask
Who is behind this
I teach the way I wish someone had explained it to me.
My background is business strategy, business analysis and data. Years spent sitting between the people who understand the technical detail and the people who have to act on it, translating in both directions. That turns out to be exactly the right preparation for this, because most of the problem is translation.
What pushed me into doing it properly was watching capable people, people with twenty and thirty years of hard-won judgement, describe themselves as “not technical” and go quiet. Not because they could not understand it, but because every explanation on offer was written by someone who had forgotten what it is like not to already know.
Your experience is not made irrelevant by any of this. In most situations it is precisely what lets you use these tools well, because you already have the judgement and the context. AI just helps you do more with what you already know.
Where most people start
Three good first steps
Where Do I Fit In?
Live session | 90 minutes | online
The one to come to first. No jargon, no assumed knowledge, and no laptop skills required. You leave knowing three specific things AI could do for your life, and having tried one of them.
See dates and detailsAsking Better Questions
Live session | 2 hours | online | £65
The single thing workshop people name most often as what finally made it work. You get out of these tools roughly what you put in, and almost nobody is taught how to put anything in. Two hours on that alone.
See dates and details5 Things AI Can Do For You This Week
Two pages | straight to your inbox
Five things you can try this week, each with the exact words to type. Written for people who are curious but not convinced, which is most people.
Send it to meIn their words
From people who walked in unsure
Before we had the AI clarity session, I was using AI but it felt confusing and a bit intimidating. I did not really like most of the results it was giving me. It was not sufficient. I knew it could help, but I did not really understand how to apply it to my business in a real way. In our session, it finally made sense. You broke things down in a way that felt natural, and I could actually see how it fit into what I was already doing. Since then, I have been using ChatGPT to create content for my small business, and it has honestly made things so much easier. I am showing up more consistently and spending way less time overthinking everything.
I had an AI training session with Temi a couple of months ago, and it was such a worthwhile experience. She took me through an introduction to ChatGPT, how to prompt effectively for business, and practical ways to get better results from AI. We even explored how AI can review and refine its own output, which I found really fascinating. What stood out most was how generous she was with her time. I had only booked about an hour or so, but she must have spent about 3 hours with me to make sure I really understood and got value from the session. She explained things in a very clear, practical, and approachable way, and I left feeling much more confident about using AI in real life, not just in theory. I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants hands-on, useful AI training delivered with expertise and care for you as a learner.
“Before today, I thought AI was a weird thing and it was just for tech people. Being taken through it step by step and being encouraged to know that I can do it has made me feel much more confident.”
“I thought AI could be used for mostly techy things. I learned that I could start using AI for personal tasks.”
“I learnt how to write better prompts so AI can create useful content and save me time.”
“I learnt how to prompt AI properly to get the required results, both for my personal life and business development.”
“I learnt how to use AI to make resources in a few minutes. It leads to time saving and better organisation.”
“It is informative and equips you for the future.”
“Even for those already familiar with AI, this workshop prompts you to actually start using it in practice.”
For organisations
Bringing your people along, not just your systems
Most AI training loses the room in the first ten minutes, because it starts with the technology instead of the people. Sessions for organisations start with what your teams actually do, in language everybody in the room can follow.
- Sessions pitched for mixed rooms, including complete beginners
- Nothing that makes experienced staff feel behind
- Built around your own policy on what is and is not allowed
- Support afterwards so the confidence actually lasts
Reading
Start here, free
AI for work and career
My workplace doesn’t allow AI. Is any of this relevant to me?
Probably more than you think. Almost none of the useful things happen inside your company systems anyway.
Read itAI for work and career
How to use AI at work if you're not technical
You do not need to understand how it works to use it well. You need to know how to brief it, where it helps, and what to check.
Read itAI for what’s next
AI for the thing you’ve always meant to start
The book, the business, the allotment, the community group. Here is where a bit of help actually removes the thing that has been stopping you.
Read itFAQ
Questions people actually ask
My workplace doesn’t allow AI. Is this still relevant to me?
Yes, and this is the most common thing people say. Your employer’s policy controls what company information goes into these tools. It does not control what you understand, how well prepared you walk into a meeting, or what you learn on a Sunday afternoon. Most of what we cover happens on your own time and your own device.
I’m not technical. Is that a problem?
Not at all. You do not need to become a tech person, and nothing here will try to make you one. If a word needs explaining, it gets explained, and nobody is expected to already know.
I tried ChatGPT once and it was disappointing. What did I do wrong?
Almost certainly nothing except ask it a very short question. These tools respond to how you ask more than anything else. Learning to ask better questions takes an afternoon and changes what you get back completely.
Am I too old for this?
No, and it is the wrong question. The hard part of using AI well is knowing what a good answer looks like and spotting when something is wrong. That takes years of life and work to build, and you already have it.
Do I need to pay for anything to get started?
No. A free account on one of the main tools is enough for everything we cover, and you will never be told you need a subscription to take part.
What if I only want this for personal things, not work?
That is a perfectly normal reason to be here. A large part of what we cover is nothing to do with jobs: family, travel, hobbies, learning, letters, planning and the things you have always meant to start.
Free guide
Where do I start with all this?
A short, plain-English guide to what AI could actually do for someone like you, and the handful of things worth trying first. Free, and no jargon anywhere in it.