The Jobless Joe Host Playbook

0–10 minMeet Jobless Joe

• The job market is changing: roles are being reshaped and entry-level work is getting automated. Keep it short, keep it local.
• Why AI skills matter: the people who use the tools well will be the ones still in the room.
• Tell Joe's story (or your own): the stick-figure crooner who trained the AI that replaced him, then put it in his backup band.

Say it: "I trained the AI that took my job. Now it works for me." Tonight that's going to be true for you too, at least a little.

10–25 minAI in your pocket

• Live demo on a phone with a free AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, whatever you know best).
• Learning: "Explain [thing from my field] like I'm new to it." Research: "What do employers in [city] look for in a [role]?"
• Résumé and applications: paste a job post, ask for the 5 skills it wants, then ask it to compare your résumé bullet points against them.
• Checking AI: show it getting something wrong or vague. Rule of thumb: verify names, numbers, laws, dates and links before you use them.

25–45 minBuild something: the Meme Engine

• Demo the Meme Engine live (script below): an idea, a link, or your own voice becomes a captioned vertical video page you can share.
• Show the different starting points: type a topic, record a minute, upload an audio file, or paste a link to your own audio or a clip.
• Show other languages if you've prepared the paid multi-language demo, and say what it costs.

45–65 minYour next opportunity

• Three lanes: a skill to learn, a service someone would pay for (writing, editing, social content, simple automations), or a portfolio project that proves what you can do.
• Everyone writes down ONE practical project they could start this week.
• Be realistic: freelancing is competitive, the first income usually takes weeks or months, and many people earn little or nothing at first. Nobody here can promise a job or income.

65–80 minHands-on challenge

• Each person makes something: a rewritten résumé bullet, a cover-letter draft, a 1-minute video, a list of 10 clients to approach.
• Pair up beginners with people who are further along.
• Invite (never pressure) people to share what they made with the room.

80–90 minThe next seven days

• Invite everyone to the free 7-day Jobless Joe bootcamp: one hands-on lesson a day on real tools. Use the tracked link or QR code from your dashboard so your event gets credit.
• Costs, honestly: the lessons are free; Day 1 has people create a few API keys, most free to start, and some tools charge for usage beyond free limits. Meme Engine prices are shown before anything is charged.
• Check people in if you haven't, thank your venue, and tell them where your next event will be listed.

2–3 weeks before

• Book the venue: Wi-Fi, a screen or TV with HDMI, power strips, seating for your capacity.
• Create your event in the dashboard and submit it for review.
• Do the 7-day bootcamp yourself (at least Days 1–3) so the demos are second nature.
• Start the promo schedule in your marketing kit.

The day before

• Run the Meme Engine demo once end to end and keep the finished link open as a backup.
• Test the venue Wi-Fi password and your screen mirroring.
• Print the attendee list (dashboard → Attendees) and a few QR-code flyers for the door.

On the day

• Arrive 30 minutes early. Put the QR code for the 7-day bootcamp on screen as people arrive.
• Check people in from the dashboard on your phone (or tick the printed list and update after).
• Keep to time; the hands-on challenge is the part people remember.

Within 2 days after

• Look at your event metrics: which promo channels brought people, how many came, how many started the bootcamp.
• Thank your venue and partners. Plan the next date.
• Don't email attendees for anything except this event unless they ticked the marketing box.