A Facilitator Cut Two-Day Workshop Prep From 10–13 Hours to Under 4 With Claude and Granola
By recording sessions in Granola and having Claude turn each day's recordings and notes into the next morning's materials, a facilitator cut prep for a two-day workshop from 10–13 hours to under 4 and ran two in a month alone.
Who this is about: Product leader and coach running in-person workshops (Jori Bell)
What it takes
- Cost
- Free planClaude: Free plan. Pro is $20 a month billed monthly ($17 a month billed yearly), and Max starts at $100 a month. Team seats are $25 a month billed monthly.Price checked Oct 24, 2026 on claude.com. Prices change; check before you buy.
- Setup time
- Under an hourOur estimate from the source, for one business.
- Skill needed
- No codeApps and settings only.
Explain it simply
She records planning calls and workshop sessions, then brings those notes into Claude to build agendas, guides, and handouts. Each night of a workshop she feeds in the day's recordings and notes so the next day is ready. The AI drafts the paperwork; she still leads the room.
What was done
Jori Bell recorded the planning conversations that shaped each workshop in Granola, then brought them into Claude to build the agenda, facilitation guides and handouts.
During the workshop she recorded every session. Each night she fed the recordings, her handwritten notes and her observations into Claude, and each morning she walked in with an updated facilitation guide and handouts based on what actually happened the day before.
How it went
The logistics for one two-day workshop used to take 10–13 hours: 2–3 for the agenda, 3–4 for guides and materials, 2–3 to rebuild for day two, and 2–3 for the post-workshop summary. With the AI stack each step takes under an hour, and the whole thing comes in under 4 hours. She ran two two-day onsites in a month by herself, with a third coming up.
- Because logistics took less of her attention, she could take part in the discussions herself instead of only managing the room.
- Limits: her point is that AI gave her capacity, not skill. Running the room well came from years of teaching, coaching and improv. The time figures are her own estimates. The workshops were for her own team, not paying clients.
Prompt
Nightly rebuild: "Here are today's session transcripts, my handwritten notes
(photos) and my observations. Summarize what happened, what landed, what
didn't and open questions. Then update tomorrow's facilitation guide and
handouts to reflect it. Keep the agenda timing; flag anything to cut."
After the workshop: "From all sessions, write a summary with decisions,
action items with owners, and open questions."Our prompts for the routine the post describes.
Business fit
Who this helps, and how:
Independent contractors (barbers, bartenders, consultants): run multi-day client workshops alone by turning each day's recordings into the next day's plan overnight.
AgenciesAgencies and freelancers: turn kickoff and discovery recordings into an agenda, handouts and a follow-up summary.
AgenciesMedical and health professional business owners: turn a recorded staff training day into a written recap and checklist for people who missed it.
Local & serviceContent creators: turn a recorded live course or cohort session into the next session's worksheet and summary email.
Creators
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Similar tools
Other tools for this job, and how they differ. Chosen by our editors, never paid for.
- Otter.ai
Records and transcribes meetings; pair it with Claude or ChatGPT for agenda and handout drafts.
- Fireflies.ai
Similar meeting capture with searchable notes and summaries.
- Notion AI
Drafts agendas and handouts inside Notion if that is already your workshop workspace.
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