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Launch three live workflows that save you hours every week — no code required.

#QS101 · N8N101TRAINER-READY · Introduction to Workflow Automation & n8n Fundamentals (4h)
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01

The Canvas & Triggers

Objectives
  • ·Navigate the n8n editor confidently
  • ·Distinguish triggers from action nodes
  • ·Run and inspect a workflow execution
Mini-Project — Webhook → Slack greeting
  1. Drop a Webhook trigger and copy its test URL
  2. Add a Slack node, pick a channel, write a greeting
  3. Hit the webhook URL from your browser
  4. Open the execution and inspect the JSON payload
Live Trainer Session

Live 45-min block. Trainer projects the editor, has each participant fire the webhook from their laptop, and walks the execution timeline as a group.

Lessons
Notify Slack when a new row hits Google Sheets→
02

Data Flows & Expressions

Objectives
  • ·Read JSON in the data panel
  • ·Use expressions to transform fields
  • ·Branch on values with IF nodes
Mini-Project — Lead router
  1. Trigger on new HubSpot contact
  2. Add an IF node splitting on country
  3. Route EU leads to one Slack channel, US to another
  4. Verify both branches with sample contacts
Live Trainer Session

Live 60-min block. Pair-debug exercise: each pair breaks a working expression, swaps laptops, and fixes the other pair's bug.

03

Connecting the Tools You Use

Objectives
  • ·Authenticate Google, Slack, and Notion
  • ·Use the App node search to find recipes
  • ·Combine 3+ apps in a single flow
Mini-Project — Inbox to Notion to Slack
  1. Star emails in Gmail
  2. Create a Notion task from each starred mail
  3. Post a daily summary to your team channel
  4. Schedule the summary with a Cron trigger
Live Trainer Session

Live 75-min block. Trainer pre-shares OAuth apps so the room avoids consent-screen drift; finishes with a stand-up demo per table.

04

Ship It & Keep It Running

Objectives
  • ·Toggle workflows safely between draft and active
  • ·Read execution history to debug
  • ·Add a simple error notification
Mini-Project — Self-healing notifier
  1. Attach an Error Trigger sub-workflow
  2. Send failures to a #ops Slack channel
  3. Add a Wait + retry on the failing branch
  4. Document the runbook in Notion
Live Trainer Session

Live 60-min block. Capstone review — every participant must demo one workflow, narrate one execution log, and explain one failure case.

Finish the course

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Templates for this course

Slack alert when a row hits Google Sheets
Google Sheets + Slack
Gmail → Notion task triage
Gmail + Notion
HubSpot lead → Slack #sales ping
HubSpot + Slack
AI inbox triage assistant
Gmail + OpenAI + Slack
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