Short notes from AICoach.my - AI events in Malaysia, practical AI tips, and things worth sharing.https://aicoach.myen-myCopyright 2026 Vessel Business Networkhttps://aicoach.my/diary/why-we-still-meet-in-personhttps://aicoach.my/diary/why-we-still-meet-in-personMost of our AI training works fine over Zoom. The in-person sessions do one thing online cannot, and it has nothing to do with the slides.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTSharingCommunityCorporate Traininghttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-6-recaphttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-6-recapMaking app interfaces from plain text, generating leads with Claude, and optimising content so AI answer engines recommend you. Three talks, one Sunday.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTEventInno DayClaudeAEOhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-21-landing-pageshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-21-landing-pagesJames Chong broke down what actually makes a landing page fill seats: promise the result first, put the form early, and repeat one call to action.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingMarketinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/build-your-app-with-claude-codehttps://aicoach.my/diary/build-your-app-with-claude-codeA National Training Week session on the Claude ecosystem, building a working web app live, and publishing it. Over 300 registered and more than half turned up on the night.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:30:00 GMTEventClaudeNo-Code AICommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/claude-program-first-sessionhttps://aicoach.my/diary/claude-program-first-sessionSession one covered prompting, fact-checking and artifacts. Several participants had already turned it into real reports and dashboards for their own work.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMTEventClaudeProgramshttps://aicoach.my/diary/corporate-insurance-full-dayhttps://aicoach.my/diary/corporate-insurance-full-dayA big room, a wide spread of roles, and a full day of AI training. The third group from the same company to come through, which tells its own story.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTEventCorporate TrainingCommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/corporate-marketing-teamhttps://aicoach.my/diary/corporate-marketing-teamA team of marketers, copywriters and social media managers spent a day on prompting, image generation and building their own AI tools. The pace was quick.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTEventCorporate TrainingMarketinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-19-transition-to-claudehttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-19-transition-to-claudePast participants from several programs came back for one evening to see what Claude does differently, and how to bring their AI memory across with them.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingClaudehttps://aicoach.my/diary/demo-day-18-showcasehttps://aicoach.my/diary/demo-day-18-showcaseDemo Day #18 ran through a currency tracker, a burnout monitor, a property defect form and eight more, all built by people with no programming background.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMTEventDemo DayNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/two-days-of-claude-in-househttps://aicoach.my/diary/two-days-of-claude-in-houseA company brought us in for two full days on Claude AI. Two groups through the same boardroom, and a lot of work that will not be done by hand again.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTEventCorporate TrainingClaudeCommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-5-recaphttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-5-recapWhat Claude can actually do, how to automate WhatsApp with it, and how to get more done using Claude Skills. Then everyone built something.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTEventInno DayClaudeAutomationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/automate-whatsapp-with-claudehttps://aicoach.my/diary/automate-whatsapp-with-claudeA session with an asset management team on letting Claude handle inbound enquiries, log them to a spreadsheet, and start conversations. No code involved.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTEventClaudeAutomationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/claude-creator-group-23-kickoffhttps://aicoach.my/diary/claude-creator-group-23-kickoffThe pioneer group started with projects, custom skills, and the browser extension. Being first means nobody can tell you how it usually goes.Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTEventClaudeProgramshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-18-chatgpt-in-excelhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-18-chatgpt-in-excelA hands-on hour installing an AI add-in for Excel, building dashboards, and running a real salary equity analysis on a school administrator's data.Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingExcelhttps://aicoach.my/diary/google-ai-program-showcasehttps://aicoach.my/diary/google-ai-program-showcaseA bilingual business diagnostic, a financial ratio analyser, and a family planning tool - the apps three participants built to complete the Google AI Program.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTEventGoogle AINo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/april-ai-project-presentationshttps://aicoach.my/diary/april-ai-project-presentationsThree participants from Groups 19 and 21 presented working apps: a health planner, a decision compiler, and a platform matching parents with tutors.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTEventDemo DayNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-4-recaphttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-4-recapTwo talks on why a language app keeps people coming back every day, and what small businesses can borrow from it. Then three hours of building.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:30:00 GMTEventInno DayCommunityCustomer Experiencehttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-3-recaphttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-3-recapThree talks, then everyone opened a laptop and built. A calendar app, a feedback tool, and a website - all made in one Sunday afternoon in January.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 08:30:00 GMTEventInno DayCommunityNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/diy-your-app-workshophttps://aicoach.my/diary/diy-your-app-workshopThe DIY Your App & Website with AI workshop: write a product requirement document, build a functional app with no coding, and share it for people to try.Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMTEventWorkshopNo-Code AICommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-2-recaphttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-2-recapThree talks from Yee Peng, Li Hong and Ricky Soo, then a room full of people building nutrition assistants, speechwriting tools and an accounting website.Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMTEventInno DayCommunityGoogle AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-13-geminihttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-13-geminiAn hour on Google's Gemini: generating and editing images with Nano Banana, and building Gems, the small custom assistants that save repeat work.Sat, 06 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingGeminiGoogle AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/chatgpt-team-essentialshttps://aicoach.my/diary/chatgpt-team-essentialsTeam accounts, prompt engineering, and Custom GPTs, run twice in a day for management and departmental staff at a corporate client.Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMTEventCorporate TrainingChatGPTCustom GPThttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-build-an-ai-agenthttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-build-an-ai-agentAn AI agent can answer customer questions, draft content and watch your data overnight. Start by naming the one job you want it to own.Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingAutomationAI AgentsMake.comhttps://aicoach.my/diary/upgrade-to-ai-chatbotshttps://aicoach.my/diary/upgrade-to-ai-chatbotsThe old website chatbot answered five questions and gave up. An AI chatbot reads your own material and answers in your own words instead.Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingChatbotNo-Code AICustomer Experiencehttps://aicoach.my/diary/streamline-your-businesshttps://aicoach.my/diary/streamline-your-businessThe tasks worth automating are rarely the big ones. They are the small repeats nobody notices until you add up the hours they quietly take.Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingAutomationWorkflowSMEhttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-1-recaphttps://aicoach.my/diary/innoday-1-recapThe first Inno Day packed Keep In Touch Co-Working Space for over three hours of building websites, AI agents and automations from scratch.Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMTEventInno DayCommunityNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/boost-your-copywriting-with-aihttps://aicoach.my/diary/boost-your-copywriting-with-aiAI is poor at knowing what you want to say and good at getting it said. Used in that order, it turns a blank page into a working draft.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingCopywritingMarketingChatGPThttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-forms-that-workhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-forms-that-workA form does not have to just collect a name and sit there. With AI behind it, it can answer, qualify, book and follow up on its own.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingNo-Code AILead GenerationAutomationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/chatbots-that-talk-like-youhttps://aicoach.my/diary/chatbots-that-talk-like-youA chatbot with a personality is not a gimmick. Character shapes how people talk to it, and how much they are willing to tell it.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingChatbotCustom GPTCustomer Experiencehttps://aicoach.my/diary/from-a-silly-idea-to-a-palm-reading-aihttps://aicoach.my/diary/from-a-silly-idea-to-a-palm-reading-aiSomeone floated the idea of an AI that reads palms. Three months later it was live, with a seven-episode video story attached.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingAI AgentsCommunityNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/boost-your-productivity-with-an-ai-assistanthttps://aicoach.my/diary/boost-your-productivity-with-an-ai-assistantThe useful assistants are not the ones that think for you. They are the ones that handle the admin around the thinking.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingProductivityAutomationMeetingshttps://aicoach.my/diary/boost-your-ads-with-aihttps://aicoach.my/diary/boost-your-ads-with-aiGood ads are usually the tenth version, not the first. AI matters because it makes getting to the tenth version cheap.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingMarketingCopywritinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/vibe-check-your-marketinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/vibe-check-your-marketingPeople remember how a brand made them feel long after they have forgotten what it claimed. That feeling is something you can work on deliberately.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingMarketingCopywritingCustomer Experiencehttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-slides-in-minuteshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-slides-in-minutesBrainstorm with AI, then let a design tool turn the content into slides. The point is not speed for its own sake - it is getting a draft to react to.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingPresentationsChatGPTProductivityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/building-an-mvp-with-aihttps://aicoach.my/diary/building-an-mvp-with-aiThe hardest part of a first product is not building it. It is finding out whether anyone wants it before you have spent six months.Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingSMENo-Code AIResearchhttps://aicoach.my/diary/from-zero-to-hero-in-the-digital-worldhttps://aicoach.my/diary/from-zero-to-hero-in-the-digital-worldOne line from a participant sums up the change better than anything we could write. Previously the non-tech could not do anything. But now they can do it.Tue, 13 May 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingCommunityNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/social-media-magic-with-automationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/social-media-magic-with-automationA spreadsheet, a writing tool and a connector are enough to keep a posting schedule running without anyone remembering to post.Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingAutomationSocial MediaMake.comhttps://aicoach.my/diary/when-ai-is-good-companyhttps://aicoach.my/diary/when-ai-is-good-companyWe expected the technical sessions to be the memorable ones. Some of the tools people liked most were the ones that simply said something kind.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingCommunityChatbotCustom GPThttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-teamwork-makes-the-dream-workhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-teamwork-makes-the-dream-workOne prompt trying to do five jobs usually does none of them well. Splitting the work between several agents is what changes the output.Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMTSharingAI AgentsAutomationWorkflowhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-connect-your-toolshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-connect-your-toolsMost business software works fine alone and badly together. Connecting them is usually a bigger win than adding another tool to the pile.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingAutomationMake.comWorkflowhttps://aicoach.my/diary/your-voice-is-the-interfacehttps://aicoach.my/diary/your-voice-is-the-interfaceHow you say a thing shapes what comes back, whether you are talking to a person or to a model. Vagueness in, vagueness out.Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingPromptingCommunityProductivityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-custom-gptshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-custom-gptsNaming it, writing the instructions, choosing the conversation starters. Building a Custom GPT works better as a group activity than a solo one.Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingCustom GPTChatGPTCommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-einvoicinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-tip-einvoicingOne business owner automated about 80 percent of their e-invoicing work with AI. Less data entry, faster payments, and it is not only for big companies.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingAutomationE-InvoicingSMEhttps://aicoach.my/diary/chatbots-as-your-front-deskhttps://aicoach.my/diary/chatbots-as-your-front-deskA good chatbot is not clever. It is the receptionist who greets everyone, answers the ordinary questions, and passes on the ones that need you.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingChatbotCustomer ExperienceSMEhttps://aicoach.my/diary/the-jarvis-idea-minus-the-suithttps://aicoach.my/diary/the-jarvis-idea-minus-the-suitWhat made Iron Man's assistant appealing was not the technology. It was that it anticipated, decided and acted without being asked twice.Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingAI AgentsAutomationWorkflowhttps://aicoach.my/diary/content-created-while-you-watchhttps://aicoach.my/diary/content-created-while-you-watchA blog post, a Facebook post and a matching image, produced end to end without anyone touching a keyboard. The first run was rough. It got better.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingAutomationSocial MediaMarketinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-gpt-that-tells-jokeshttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-gpt-that-tells-jokesBuilding a joke-telling GPT sounds like a waste of an afternoon. It teaches more about tone, instructions and taste than most serious projects.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingCustom GPTChatGPTCommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-for-everyone-not-just-codershttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-for-everyone-not-just-codersThe goal we keep coming back to is unglamorous. Give people who have never written a line of code the ability to build the thing they need.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingNo-Code AICommunityEducationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ricky-and-co-opens-its-doorshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ricky-and-co-opens-its-doorsWe invented a law firm that does not exist, built its website, and gave it a chatbot. The point was to see how far an afternoon goes.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingWebsitesChatbotNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/diagrams-without-the-dragginghttps://aicoach.my/diary/diagrams-without-the-draggingFlowcharts usually mean an hour of nudging boxes into alignment. Describing the process in plain text and letting the diagram draw itself is quicker.Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingWorkflowNo-Code AIProductivityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/practising-a-talk-with-aihttps://aicoach.my/diary/practising-a-talk-with-aiMost nerves before a talk come from not knowing whether the thing works. AI will not stand on the stage for you, but it will listen first.Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingPresentationsProductivityCommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-morning-news-briefing-built-for-youhttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-morning-news-briefing-built-for-youSomeone wanted the news that matters to them and nothing else. Getting there turned out to be less about fetching stories and more about choosing sources.Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingCustom GPTProductivityResearchhttps://aicoach.my/diary/letting-ai-grade-its-own-seohttps://aicoach.my/diary/letting-ai-grade-its-own-seoGetting AI to write an article is old news. Getting it to review the article against what search engines reward is the more useful trick.Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingSEOMarketingCopywritinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/research-reports-in-minuteshttps://aicoach.my/diary/research-reports-in-minutesA business report used to be a week of gathering and a weekend of writing. We built a version where you fill in a form and read the result.Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingResearchAutomationMake.comhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-writes-your-hari-raya-pantunhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-writes-your-hari-raya-pantunNot everyone can produce a good pantun on demand. One participant built something that can, and it turned a chore back into a pleasure.Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingChatGPTCustom GPTMalaysiahttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-as-a-fact-checkerhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-as-a-fact-checkerThe same technology that makes it easy to produce convincing nonsense also makes it faster to check. Which side wins depends on how you use it.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingResearchCommunityEducationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/turning-telegram-into-a-life-coachhttps://aicoach.my/diary/turning-telegram-into-a-life-coachA bot that listens to whatever is on your mind, replies with something useful, and emails you a summary afterwards. Built inside an app you already have.Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingChatbotAutomationNo-Code AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/landing-pages-that-ask-for-one-thinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/landing-pages-that-ask-for-one-thingA landing page is not a smaller website. It has a single job, and most of the craft is in removing everything that gets in its way.Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingMarketingWebsitesCopywritinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-as-the-eager-internhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-as-the-eager-internThe most useful way to picture AI in a small business is not a genius. It is a capable new hire who never gets bored of the boring parts.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingSMEProductivityAutomationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/what-teachers-do-with-the-time-backhttps://aicoach.my/diary/what-teachers-do-with-the-time-backThe interesting part of AI in education is not the technology. It is what a teacher with twenty years of experience does once the paperwork shrinks.Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingEducationProductivityCommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-website-in-an-afternoonhttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-website-in-an-afternoonBuilding a website used to mean HTML or a budget. In one session, people went from a topic to a published page in about ten minutes.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingWebsitesNo-Code AIMarketinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-chatbot-is-only-as-good-as-its-materialhttps://aicoach.my/diary/a-chatbot-is-only-as-good-as-its-materialSome chatbots are a menu with extra steps. The difference between those and the useful ones is almost entirely what you feed them.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingChatbotNo-Code AICustomer Experiencehttps://aicoach.my/diary/where-ai-stops-and-you-starthttps://aicoach.my/diary/where-ai-stops-and-you-startA session that turned into a debate. AI can produce endless variations of a thing, but variation is not the same as having something to say.Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingCommunityCopywritingMarketinghttps://aicoach.my/diary/automating-your-financial-datahttps://aicoach.my/diary/automating-your-financial-dataChecking prices by hand every morning is a habit, not a job. One session replaced it with a sheet that fills itself before anyone arrives.Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMTSharingAutomationMake.comWorkflowhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-6-gemini-livehttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-6-gemini-liveA demonstration of Google's Gemini and what changes when the AI can see and hear rather than only read what you type.Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingGeminiGoogle AIhttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-content-creationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-content-creationGenerative AI for content creation, run for Group 4 in January 2025 - building the pages a small business actually needs, without a designer.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTEventAI Coaching ProgramNo-Code AIWebsiteshttps://aicoach.my/diary/easy-chatbot-on-your-websitehttps://aicoach.my/diary/easy-chatbot-on-your-websiteHandling enquiries, capturing leads and answering in more than one language - the session covered what a chatbot actually changes for a small business.Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTEventChatbotNo-Code AILead Generationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-prompt-engineeringhttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-prompt-engineeringPrompt engineering ran twice that winter, for Group 4 and again for Group 1. It is the first module for a reason - everything after it depends on it.Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTEventAI Coaching ProgramPromptingChatGPThttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-5-ai-untuk-rakyathttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-5-ai-untuk-rakyatAn introduction to Malaysia's free national AI literacy course, run as a live session with a quiz. The response was better than expected.Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingCommunityMalaysiahttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-ai-automationhttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-ai-automationBasic workflows with Make.com, then connecting apps so they talk to each other. No code, and the sessions ran across three groups that winter.Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMTEventAI Coaching ProgramAutomationMake.comhttps://aicoach.my/diary/master-presentation-skillshttps://aicoach.my/diary/master-presentation-skillsAn online session on using AI to lift a presentation - not just to generate the slides, but to sharpen what you actually say.Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMTEventPresentationsGammaCommunityhttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-4-chatgpt-projectshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-4-chatgpt-projectsTwo features that sound similar and do different jobs. Live demos of when to reach for a Custom GPT and when a Project is the better fit.Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingChatGPTCustom GPThttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-custom-gptshttps://aicoach.my/diary/module-custom-gptsFirst a Custom GPT from scratch, then connecting it to outside systems. Beginners with no coding background built working tools in a single session.Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMTEventAI Coaching ProgramCustom GPTChatGPThttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-3-ai-for-kidshttps://aicoach.my/diary/ai-sharing-3-ai-for-kidsCustom GPTs for language learning and test prep, then a session where children learned to spot AI-generated content through games.Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMTEventAI SharingEducationCustom GPT