Private team training
I come to your workplace, anywhere in Cairns and Far North Queensland, and train your team on the AI jobs that matter to your business. From front-desk staff to owners.
AI Training · Cairns & Far North Queensland
In-person AI training in Cairns, for small business owners.
If you run a business in Cairns and you've been watching AI go past like a freight train - wondering whether to jump on, and where on earth you'd even grab hold - this page is for you.
I'm Lisa Monks. I'm based right here in Redlynch, and I've been helping Far North Queensland businesses with their marketing since 2011. These days, that includes teaching everyday business owners how to actually use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and NotebookLM - in plain English, with your real business as the example.
No jargon. No hype. No tech background needed.
What's available in Cairns
Three ways to learn, all in plain English
One-on-one sessions
Just you, me, your laptop and your actual business. The fastest way to go from "I know I should" to "I use it every day".
Public beginner workshops
The next beginner AI workshop in Cairns is in the works (no date set yet). Dates go to the register-interest list first - put your name down below.
What you'll actually learn
Not theory. The jobs.
Writing that sounds like you (not like a robot). Getting on top of the admin. Making sense of your own documents with NotebookLM. Planning promotions. Answering customers faster - and the judgement to know what AI should never do for your business.
My rule for all of it: AI drafts. You decide.
If you want the full picture of topics and formats, the main AI training page has the lot.
A local you may have already heard
Cairns is home
You might have caught me talking AI at the Cairns Chamber of Commerce business luncheon, at CityLife's “AI in Business” session, on Triple M Cairns' Tech Tuesday, or through James Cook University and the QLD AI Hub.
I also work with businesses across Australia and internationally online - but Cairns is home, and teaching locals is the best part of the job.
Where I work: Cairns, Redlynch, the Northern Beaches, Port Douglas, the Atherton Tablelands and anywhere in between. If you're further afield in FNQ, ask - I'm no stranger to a drive. Online sessions cover everywhere else.
The next Cairns workshop
In the works right now.
I'm working on a fabulous beginner AI workshop for Cairns as we speak - no date yet, and I won't announce one until it's properly locked in. If you want to learn how all this AI stuff actually works, and how to use it in your business without sounding like generic AI slop, you'll want to be in the room.
Register below and you'll be first to hear when dates are announced - this list finds out before anyone else.
No spam, no drama - just the announcement, and first pick of a seat.
Cairns questions, answered
Things locals ask me
Do you offer AI training in Cairns?
Yes. I'm based in Redlynch and offer beginner-friendly AI training in person across Cairns and Far North Queensland - private team training, one-on-one sessions and public beginner workshops for small business owners, sole traders, consultants and local teams.
Can you come to our workplace?
Yes. Private team training happens at your workplace, anywhere in Cairns and Far North Queensland, using your real business as the example. That's usually where the penny drops - people learn fastest on their own work.
Do I need any technical experience?
No. Everything is designed for complete beginners and taught in plain English. If you can have a conversation, you can learn this - and you won't be made to feel silly for not already knowing.
Which AI tools do you teach?
Mainly ChatGPT, Claude and NotebookLM, because they cover the everyday business jobs - writing, admin, planning, and making sense of your own documents. What we focus on depends on you and your business, not a fixed script.
When is the next AI workshop in Cairns?
A beginner-friendly AI workshop in Cairns is in the works - no date is set yet. When dates are locked in, the register-interest list hears first, before anywhere else - register on this page to be first to know. In the meantime, private team training and one-on-one AI sessions in Cairns are available year-round.
What if my team's spread between Cairns and elsewhere?
No problem - I train online Australia-wide too, and mixed sessions work well: some of the team in the room with me, the rest joining online. We'll set it up around how your team actually works.
Rather just talk it through?
Book a free 30-minute discovery call and tell me where you and AI are at - whether that's "haven't touched it" or "using it but it all sounds like a robot". No judgement, no obligation.