Speaking · Teryl Brouillette
AI talks that are honest, practical, and human.
Your audience has heard that AI will change everything, and that it will take everything. Teryl gives them the third story: what it actually is, what it is for, what it puts at risk, and how to claim back the time it gives them.
Signature talks
Three talks. Each one leaves something behind.
AI and the Humanity Dividend
Best for: Chambers, associations, conferences, leadership retreatsAn honest look at what AI is, what it is for, and what it puts at risk, from energy use to synthetic content to jobs. Then the question most AI talks skip: when AI gives us time back, who gets it?
The audience leaves with
- Plain answers to the three biggest worries
- A method for spotting the right first project
- A decision about what reclaimed hours are for
INTRO to AI: Your First Real AI Project
Best for: Small-business centres, CFDCs, BIAs, lunch and learnsMost AI projects fail because they start with a tool instead of a problem. Owners and teams take one real task from their own week and turn it into a clear, safe plan, using a four-part method and a printed worksheet.
The audience leaves with
- One task sorted into good or bad candidate
- A completed INTRO worksheet
- One thing to try this week
AI Is Here. Now What?
Best for: Opening remarks, AGMs, dinners, galasA fast, story-led journey through what we risk, what we could gain, and what we still get to decide. Leaves a room curious instead of anxious, with a shared language for the conversation that follows.
The audience leaves with
- A clear view of risks and possibilities
- Why AI literacy is agency, not endorsement
- One question worth keeping
Why planners book it
Not a sales pitch. Not a doom talk.
The signature idea is the Humanity Dividend: when AI gives people hours back, do those hours get absorbed into more work, or reinvested in people, purpose and wellbeing? It gives a room a reason to care about AI that goes beyond productivity.
- Honest about the risks: energy, synthetic content and jobs get named and answered, not skipped
- Something to do on Monday: every session ends with a method and a task, not a vibe
- The room takes part: audiences answer live from their phones on EKM Live, an audience app Teryl built
- Built for your audience: a planning call first, so the examples come from your members’ world
Recent stages
Where Teryl has spoken lately.
- Oct 2026 AI and the Humanity Dividend, 90-minute lunch keynote Orillia Area CDC, "Connect, Learn, Grow" at Casino Rama
- Sep 2026 AI Is Here. Now What? Nerd Night at Paper Planes, Orillia
- Sep 2026 What would you do with five more hours a week? Orillia Business Women's Association dinner
- Since Sep 2026 Get Started in AI Consulting, monthly session Women Build AI communityVirtual
- Jun 2026 Building Microsoft Copilot agents, hands-on workshop Northland Ontario, co-led with Emily Baillie
- May 2026 Your Digital Mirror: using AI as a thinking partner for storytelling New Narratives masterclass, Renee Lynn Frojo's storytelling communityVirtual
- Jan 2026 Make ChatGPT useful in your day-to-day work Purse Strings community of financial professionalsVirtual
- Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 AI masterclass series for doctors Dr. Jo Watkins' mentoring group for doctors and healthcare professionalsVirtual
- Oct 2025 Building custom GPTs, hands-on workshop Hawk Ridge, Orillia
About Teryl
A builder who can hold a room.
Teryl Brouillette is the founder of Electric Kite Media, an AI consultancy for small and mid-sized businesses. Teryl has advised more than 70 founders, executives and board leaders on AI adoption and delivered over 45 workshops and briefings across North America and the UK.
Trained as an actor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before a career in film, brand storytelling and marketing, Teryl brings a performer's ease to a subject most people find either thrilling or frightening. Talks are plain-language, honest about the risks, and built so every audience leaves with something to do on Monday.
Booking
Check a date for your event.
Tell us a little about the event. You will hear back within two business days with availability, a recommended format, and a clear quote. In person across Ontario, virtual anywhere. Community and non-profit rates available.
Prefer email? [email protected]
Before you book
What planners ask before booking.
Can the talk be tailored to our audience?
Yes, and it always is. Every booking starts with a short planning call about who will be in the room and what they deal with day to day, so the examples, stories and exercises come from your audience's world rather than a generic deck.
Do you speak virtually?
Yes. Every talk works virtually, with live polls and Q&A, for audiences anywhere. In-person talks are available across Ontario, and further afield by arrangement.
What does a keynote cost?
Fees depend on the format, length and travel. Chambers, community organizations and non-profits get a community rate. Send the details through the form and you will get a clear quote, usually within two business days.
What do you need from us on the day?
A screen or projector with HDMI and a microphone, ideally a wireless lavalier. Teryl brings a laptop and clicker. Internet is only needed if the live audience game is part of the session; everything else runs offline.
Can a keynote be paired with a workshop?
Yes. A common format is a morning keynote for the whole group followed by a hands-on INTRO workshop for the people who want to go further, or a separate session for your leadership team.