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It has evolved into an indispensable tool, housing prompts, serving as a language translator, even generating ideas for things to do during my downtime. I also relied on it to map out a week-long itinerary when I was in Barcelona last year.
In my job, ChatGPT serves purposes like summarising lengthy texts, crafting templates for scripts and presentations, assisting with Excel formatting and generating interview questions.
This has freed up time to focus on the human aspect of my role, such as creative brainstorms, relationship building and stakeholder management.
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ChatGPT amassed 100 million monthly active users within two months of its launch, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. To put things into perspective, TikTok took nine months to achieve the same number of users after its global launch, while Instagram reached the same milestone after more than two years.
It’s not hard to understand why. Just last week, I worked on a business presentation and was amazed by the time saved with the help of ChatGPT. Normally, when I tackle a presentation, I spend hours brainstorming, organising ideas and meticulously wording each section.
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When I fed ChatGPT the key points and objectives of my presentation, it churned out a coherent storyboard, including subheadings and a rough script in a blink of an eye. This allowed me to bypass the arduous initial drafting phase and dive straight into refining the content.
With ChatGPT handling the grunt work, I've been able to dedicate more face time to clients. Additionally, attending networking events and industry conferences has become a more regular part of my schedule, allowing me to expand my professional connections and stay abreast of emerging trends in the field.
Unlike traditional search engines, using ChatGPT is a two-way street. Akin to speaking to a colleague, I continuously fine-tune the way I delegate tasks to ChatGPT, striving to craft prompts that will produce optimal results.
What works best is being direct and laying out the ask as specifically as possible: “I want you to act as a project manager, providing insightful questions for our client” or “Summarise the following in 100 words, pulling out three key points that best describe the latest market trends in the tech industry.”
One hack I’ve learnt is to ask ChatGPT to build analogies based on my texts. This has two benefits. First, it helps me discover fresh ways to explain familiar concepts. Second, a wacky analogy can expose weak arguments. Sometimes, I ask it to spot holes in my writing logic. Most times, it catches my oversights, like skipping explanations for brevity's sake.
