Practical AI for UK small businesses, consultants and sole traders

Real tools you use on Monday morning.

Whether it's just you or a team of fifteen, we train you to use AI properly and safely - then build the two or three things that'll actually move the needle. No slide decks, no six-month "transformation programme."

How we work with you

Learn. Apply. Sustain. In that order.

We're not a consultancy that hands over a slide deck and disappears, we work alongside you as an individual, or as a team.

01

Learn

Live, practical training in the tools you actually use. RCFT prompting, safe data handling, when to trust AI and when not to.

02

Apply

We identify the two or three workflows worth fixing, then connect you with the right team to build them.

03

Sustain

Ongoing coaching and refreshers as tools evolve every few months.

Most people don't need more AI tools - they need to know how to use the ones they've already got. That's the skill we teach: not another subscription, but the confidence to use what you've already paid for.
Who this is for

Whether it's just you or a small team, the skills are the same.

Consultants, sole traders and founders

AI as your marketing team, researcher, and first-draft writer, if you know how to brief it.

Small teams (2–15)

Recruiters, agencies, consultancies, service firms whose people are stretched thin.

Already working with us: professionals across life sciences, teams in financial services, operators in hospitality, specialists in economics.

What we cover

The foundation that lets you get the most from AI.

Not tips and tricks - the underlying skills that make everything else work.

01

Understanding how AI works

Tokens, how it "thinks," and why it sometimes gets things confidently wrong.

02

RCFT

Role, Context, Format, Tone - the brief that gets it right first time.

03

Reasoning frameworks

Structured thinking, not one vague question.

04

Governance & safe use

What's safe to paste in, and what to always verify.

05

One voice

Set the brief once, every output stays consistent.

Why this matters for how you're found, too: AI tools like ChatGPT don't search the web like Google - they generate an answer from what they've learned. Once you understand that, it's a short step to understanding AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation): getting your business into the answer AI gives, not just onto a page Google ranks.

Get this foundation right, and it pays off everywhere - customer service, sales, marketing, operations, reporting, governance.

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What senior professionals say

Real feedback, from people who know their industries.

★★★★★

"If AI is Mount Everest, Cris safely guides you to base camp one and shows you the exciting routes ahead. I came away excited and inspired."

Edward · Consultant, Life Sciences
★★★★★

"Cris covered not only the practical uses of AI but how to use it safely and securely - delivered at exactly the right pace."

Vicky · Customer Services Lead, Financial Services
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Who we are

Meet the Founder

Cris Kinrade, Founder and Trainer at AI Fluency
Founder · Trainer

Cris Kinrade

With over 30 years of experience in senior financial services roles across London, Cris is now a Human Edge-certified AI Expert Trainer. Based in East Sussex, working with clients nationwide.

Pricing

Straightforward pricing. Nothing hidden.

Prices are the total cost - we're not VAT registered, so what you see is what you pay. Every engagement starts with a free discovery call.

90 minutes · one person

1:1 Fluency Session

From £150

For consultants and sole traders wanting focused, personal AI coaching.

  • 90-minute live 1:1 session, on-site or Zoom
  • Tailored to your role, tools, and priorities
  • RCFT prompting framework + safe use fundamentals
  • Personal prompt library you can reuse
  • 14-day follow-up email support
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Ongoing Fluency

Monthly retainer for teams that have already trained. Monthly coaching call · new-tool onboarding · quarterly refresher · priority email support.

From £297/month
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Bespoke. If none of the above quite fits, tell us what you actually need and we'll build a proposal to match.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call.

Bring the workflows you'd most like to fix, or just a general sense of where AI feels overwhelming. We'll tell you honestly whether training's the right start.

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