My ChatGPT Guiding Principles (updated for 2025)
After a year of teaching workshops, coaching clients, and conducting countless experiments of my own, it’s time to revisit my ChatGPT guiding principles.
Creating Images With ChatGPT – Color and Camera Terms To Help
You may have heard that ChatGPT can create images using its image creator tool, DALL-E. But if you’ve ever tried it, you probably have some pretty wacky results. It turns out that getting DALL-E to create images that actually match your vision takes a bit of finesse.
21 Graphs ChatGPT Can Make For You
Did you know that ChatGPT can make graphs from your data? I hadn’t really thought about it until I ran across a post on LinkedIn with a comment that the chart shown was ChatGPT created. It got me wondering – I wonder what kind of graphs it’s capable of. And so I asked it. And […]
Custom GPTs – What are they, what I’ve done, and lessons learned
Getting ChatGPT to follow directions and stay focused consistently can be a bit challenging. One approach, as I’ve outlined previously, is to outline your instructions at the start of each conversation clearly. Providing detailed background information and specifying desired outcomes can also guide ChatGPT effectively. However, creating a custom GPT might be your best bet […]
The ChatGPT Advice That Gets The Best Reaction
There are three words that can help you get more benefit from ChatGPT. Would you like to know what they are? Over the last year, I have spent a considerable amount of time working with ChatGPT first and foremost for my own curiosity. I’ve also been teaching and sharing with my employees, conducting workshops with […]
Video: Teaching ChatGPT To Better Write Like You
Here is a live use of ChatGPT to show a few tips to help teach ChatGPT to set up writing projects that sound more like you. “I tried using ChatGPT, but it just doesn’t sound like me.” That’s the most common frustration new users face when they start using AI for writing. Whether it’s blogs, […]
Mastering ChatGPT Prompting – And Using Voice To Text
One common misconception about ChatGPT is the idea that there’s a ‘perfect’ way to phrase prompts. This notion often leads to confusion and frustration. However, the reality is far from it. ChatGPT thrives on natural, conversational inputs. The key lies not in memorizing a list of commands but in understanding how to communicate your ideas […]
Making Videos – How ChatGPT Can Make Your Process Easier, Faster, and Better.
This week’s article summarizes my latest podcast episode, where I share three ways I’ve found ChatGPT helpful for video production. The tips I share can help you whether you’re making simple videos for social media or have more complex production planning needs. And at the end of this post, I share a prompt you can […]
My Chat GPT Guiding Principles (2023)
As I explore Chat GPT, I teach and share these insights with others. I love teaching and coaching because I can transfer my experiences to help others. But it also generates fantastic questions, often from points of view I hadn’t yet considered. So, in the interest of the sharing I’ll be doing within The Chat […]
Using ChatGPT for Book and Article Summaries: What I’ve Learned
If you’ve ever wondered whether ChatGPT can summarize a book or an article for you, the short answer is yes. It can. And it’s one of the easiest, most useful things you can do with it, especially if you’re just getting started. If you’re anything like me, your reading list is always growing, but finding […]