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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

  • Day 1: Integrating ChatGPT into Daily Operations
    • Introduction to the OpenAI Ecosystem
      • Understanding models and reasoning capabilities, and identifying when extended processing adds value
      • Comparison of Plus, Business, and Enterprise plans, including data privacy and usage policies
      • Distinguishing ChatGPT from competitors like Claude, Copilot, and Gemini
      • Exercise: Complete a standard task using both a fast model and a reasoning model to compare performance.
    • Personalization and Instructions
      • Crafting personal standing instructions
      • Managing memory settings and utilizing temporary chat modes
      • Writing effective prompts using clear goals, context, examples, and formatting
      • Iterating on results for refinement rather than starting over
      • Exercise: Draft personal standing instructions and test their impact on two different tasks.
    • File Management and Data Analysis
      • Uploading, querying, and comparing PDF, Word, and Excel files
      • Generating analyses, charts, and pivot tables using the analysis tool
      • Reviewing calculation paths to ensure accuracy
      • Exercise: Analyze an anonymized Excel dataset and visualize three key insights with charts.
    • Canvas, Visuals, and Voice Features
      • Collaborative editing of text and documents within Canvas
      • Creating and adjusting graphics and images for presentation slides
      • Utilizing voice mode and dictation for note-taking and preparation
      • Exercise: Refine a report in Canvas and design a corresponding graphic for a slide.
    • Outcome: Participants will possess personal standing instructions, a validated data analysis, and a refined document from their work context.
  • Day 2: Advancing with Projects, GPTs, and Agents
    • Projects for Recurring Workflows
      • Setting up projects with associated files and specific instructions
      • Managing shared projects across the team
      • Maintaining organization as chat history grows
      • Exercise: Configure a project for an ongoing topic, including three files and one standing instruction.
    • Code-Free Custom GPTs
      • Defining instructions, knowledge bases, and conversation starters
      • Quality assurance using test questions
      • Sharing in the workspace, managing permissions, and ongoing maintenance
      • Exercise: Build a GPT for a common team request and validate it with five test questions.
    • Deep Research and Web Search
      • Determining when to use web search, model knowledge, or deep research
      • Structuring research assignments with specific questions, sources, exclusions, and formats
      • Verifying sources and reviewing supporting evidence
      • Exercise: Create a deep research prompt on a technical subject and verify three sources.
    • Connectors and the ChatGPT Agent
      • Integrating file storage, email, and calendar via connectors
      • Using the ChatGPT agent for browser-based multi-step tasks
      • Establishing approval points, limits, and risk management for autonomous workflows
      • Scheduling tasks for recurring reports
      • Exercise: Delegate a multi-step research task to the agent and monitor the workflow with approval steps.
    • Future Outlook and Team Protocols
      • Implications of Codex and Sora for departments, discussed at a high level
      • Establishing rules for data handling, reviews, and shared GPT management
      • Creating a personal 30-day action plan
      • Exercise: Draft three usage rules for your specific team.
    • Outcome: Participants will have a project, a shared custom GPT, and verified research. The team will be aligned on agent usage, connectors, and internal protocols.

Requirements

  • A laptop and a ChatGPT account (Business or Enterprise recommended, Plus accepted), along with anonymized sample files from daily operations.
  • No programming experience is required.

Target Audience

  • Employees and teams using ChatGPT Plus, Business, or Enterprise who are seeking to evolve their workflow from basic chats to projects, custom GPTs, and agents.

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