Tregantle AI

30/01/2026

Ever wondered what an AI voice assistant actually sounds like in action?

I've set up a demo voicebot called Mike who answers calls for a fictitious café called "More Toast Please."

Mike can answer questions, take table bookings, and handle calls when staff are busy or the place is closed. We've got this running live at a local café, and it's taking the strain off staff during busy service times.

Give it a try: Ring Mike on 01492550800

The calls aren't recorded. If you make a booking with your real email, you'll get a (fake) confirmation. The bookings go straight into ResOS — a powerful, feature-rich booking system that's a genuine alternative to the big-name players like ResDiary and OpenTable, but much more affordable.

I'm curious what you think. Does it feel natural? Would something like this be useful in your business?

If you run a café, restaurant, or any business where the phone rings at the worst possible time, drop me a message. Happy to have a quick, no-pressure chat about whether it could work for you.

16/01/2026

Sometimes it’s easy to overthink prompting, and end up stuck before you even start.

If you try to write the "perfect prompt" up front, you'll waste time and still miss something. The faster path is usually:

1. Start messy. Describe what you want in plain English.

2. Iterate. Tighten the output through a few back-and-forths. Go back and branch into new chats if needed.

3. Once it works, ask the AI to turn the whole process into a reusable prompt.

Example from today: My wife's charity work in Sierra Leone often leaves her with messy budget files which she needs to tidy up to present to funders. She asked me to help, I said I would but only once. So I created her a re-usuable prompt like this...

I had a local team's budget in a Microsoft Word format, messy with typos etc, and I wanted a clean, consolidated table. Here’s what I did with ChatGPT 5.2 Thinking (summarised version below, if you want to see the full prompt and the convo that got me there, let me know and i'll share it):

1. First pass: “Make a 2-column table: section heading + cost.”

2. Next: “Check if the line items actually sum to the subtotal.”

3. Then: “Flag only the sections where the gap is ≥ 15%.”

4. Final: “Add a Note column summarising what’s inside each section.”

Bonus: “Add error-correction rules (e.g., OCR typos like I5,000 → 15,000) — but don’t guess.”

Only after I'd iterated to a result I liked, did I say:

“Now write me the prompt that would have done all of that in one go.”

That’s the move: treat AI like a collaborator, not a vending machine. Talk to it, steer it, correct it. When you’ve got something repeatable, crystallise it into a single prompt you can reuse next time, and save the prompt somewhere (I use Notion).

It’s worth doing this for anything you'll repeat.

What workflows are you repeating? Drop them in the comments - happy to suggest approaches.

09/01/2026

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23/10/2025

“I can already tell I'm going to love this. I used to have to go to the office to do my quotes — this is going to make life so much easier.” — Lewis, LRG Plumbing & Heating

This was Lewis seeing his new AI-powered quoting system in action for the first time.

The AI helps write the quote, drawing on his past jobs to suggest materials, wording, and structure — but Lewis stays in control, guiding it and checking the details.

It means his quotes go out faster, customers get responses sooner, helping him win more work — and freeing up more time for the real jobs out on site.

https://youtu.be/LSbh5u47xtQ?si=CS0xLzOWqsv6n0Vx

Curious how AI could help your business work smarter and grow stronger? Get in touch for a no-obligation chat.

See how Zoho Invoice and ChatGPT can help you quote faster and save time on admin.This demo shows a custom GPT trained specifically for plumbers — but it can...

21/10/2025

🚀 Excited to share that I’ve officially launched Tregantle AI — an AI consultancy based here in North Wales.

We work exclusively with local businesses who are curious about AI but unsure where to begin.

Our goal is to show what’s possible — whether that’s saving time on admin, winning more work, or simply getting more done with less — and help you take the first steps with confidence.

We’re proud to bring cutting-edge AI support to North Wales. No hype, no jargon — just practical ways to help your business grow and give you some time back.

👉 If you’re curious how AI could help your business, drop me a message.