WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.960 --> 00:00:01.610
Joe Nicoletti: Like.

2
00:00:02.760 --> 00:00:03.740
ProWritingAid: Hey.

3
00:00:07.250 --> 00:00:08.450
let's

4
00:02:20.190 --> 00:02:25.059
ProWritingAid: there's no sound happening. So and well, there is now. But

5
00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:28.700
ProWritingAid: can everyone hear me?

6
00:02:31.300 --> 00:02:32.300
ProWritingAid: Okay, good.

7
00:02:35.790 --> 00:02:39.809
ProWritingAid: Alright. When my clock turns to 11 I'll get

8
00:02:39.940 --> 00:02:41.430
ProWritingAid: started.

9
00:02:42.920 --> 00:02:45.700
ProWritingAid: Kirby. Clearly excellent! That's good news.

10
00:02:49.930 --> 00:02:57.169
ProWritingAid: The Netherlands. Oh, Sophia, our entire company is going to be in the Netherlands soon.

11
00:03:05.980 --> 00:03:13.190
ProWritingAid: Sorry I'm in central time. Yes, sorry. It is 11 on my end. But 12 Eastern

12
00:03:21.490 --> 00:03:23.789
ProWritingAid: Jordan bow. Philippines.

13
00:03:24.840 --> 00:03:25.980
ProWritingAid: All right.

14
00:03:27.230 --> 00:03:30.399
ProWritingAid: Let's get this show on the road.

15
00:03:30.410 --> 00:03:56.859
ProWritingAid: Hello, everyone. I'm crystal from pro writing aid. Thank you for joining us today. Looks like everyone can see and hear me. But if you'd like to at 4 am. Wow! That's really early. Alright. You can drop your location in the chat if you haven't already. We're so glad you hear, or you are here. So before we get started, we have just a few housekeeping notes, and then I'll hand it over to Joe

16
00:03:58.600 --> 00:04:16.659
ProWritingAid: so to access your replays, if you want to re-watch this session, it will be added to the Hub page. Once it's done processing by zoom, and we have 0 control over how quickly that happens, but as soon as it's done we will upload it to the Hub. Page.

17
00:04:17.029 --> 00:04:27.469
ProWritingAid: Replays are available for everyone for one week. That's until September 20 eighth. After this date replays are available only for pro writing. 8 Academy members.

18
00:04:29.640 --> 00:04:38.589
ProWritingAid: Your offer, which you can find out more about in the hub is 40% off of an annual pro writing aid license.

19
00:04:38.590 --> 00:05:02.379
ProWritingAid: This gives you access to all of our premium tools, like advanced suggestions, author comparisons, and all of our integrations. You can improve entire chapters with unlimited word counts, and your editing experience. You can create snippets which are text shortcuts, dictionaries, custom rules all of that. You only have access to this particular offer until September 20 eighth.

20
00:05:04.770 --> 00:05:30.239
ProWritingAid: You can join our online writing community by going to this link. You just use your pro writing a login. You can also access the community. By on the home page, going to learn and then hitting community here you can talk with other cr, that should say so. Science Fiction. But Science Fiction writing fans, and probably some crime writing fans and keep up to date with more of our writing events

21
00:05:31.800 --> 00:05:48.930
ProWritingAid: for this session. Use the QA. Box for questions for our speaker. If you'd like to chat with other viewers, use the chat and links to your offers from our and and from our speaker speakers will be available on the writers. Week Hub, and in. Our participants guide.

22
00:05:50.780 --> 00:06:03.239
ProWritingAid: So we're joined today by Joe Nicoletti. Joe is a leading writing coach who's empowered over 30,000 students from best selling authors to those just finding their voice

23
00:06:04.550 --> 00:06:23.060
ProWritingAid: by beyond mastering tools. Like Scribner, he's at the forefront of integrating a I to elevate writing practices. His research driven courses presented in relatable language make him a cherished secret weapon in the literary world. Under his guidance. Writers don't just improve. They rekindle a fervent love for their craft.

24
00:06:23.650 --> 00:06:29.320
ProWritingAid: so I'm going to pass it. Stop sharing, and pass it over to you, Joe.

25
00:06:29.890 --> 00:06:51.039
Joe Nicoletti: All right. Well, hey, everyone so glad to be here. Thank you for that introduction. I'm so excited to get started with our content today. Let me know. First of all, make sure everybody is hearing me. Okay, seeing me. Okay, tech's all working. And then we're just gonna dive in because I have a lot to share with you today. This is a super exciting topic. All right. Great. Hey? Thank you.

26
00:06:51.040 --> 00:07:03.620
Joe Nicoletti: Let's see Emma and Julie all right, and so many of you. I'm excited to be here. Alright. So let's dive in and talk about our topic at hand today. All right, we're gonna talk about unleashing AI

27
00:07:03.620 --> 00:07:25.639
Joe Nicoletti: for your writing, unlocking your creativity and productivity. And, man, there is no greater niche than to talk about AI combined with science fiction writing. I mean, this is almost just. It's almost too good to be true. And I'm gonna prove that to you by the time we're finished here today, and I'm curious to know from you how many of you have played around with AI so far

28
00:07:25.810 --> 00:07:49.949
Joe Nicoletti: unlike a scale of like one to 5. Where would you say you are? 5? Being like? You're an expert one being, you know. You've just kind of dabbled with it, maybe. All right, we've got yeah, we've got. We've got a range here. Okay, it doesn't matter where you're at on the scale. If you're at a 5, and you feel like you're an expert, there's always room to learn some new tricks. And if you're just getting started, I'm gonna show you everything you need to know without all the bloat and without all the fluff. There's a lot of people talking about AI,

29
00:07:49.950 --> 00:08:04.249
but so many of them are talking about all the different things they can do today. We're going to laser, focus on how to use it specifically for writers and authors and creatives. Alright. So let's dive in. I've got a lot to share with you today. So first of all.

30
00:08:04.550 --> 00:08:06.090
Joe Nicoletti: let's talk about

31
00:08:06.270 --> 00:08:31.229
Joe Nicoletti: artificial intelligence, right? And the buzz that's been going on about this. I mean, we live in a probably the greatest time ever to be alive. I mean, we have a tool at our disposal. That is a super power tool, but like any power tool, right? You've got to know how to use it for it to be effective. And I'm sure you've heard the buzz in every writing community there is out there, and maybe you've had some hesitations. Maybe you're a little bit afraid of where it's coming and where it's coming from and where

32
00:08:31.230 --> 00:08:44.290
it's going to. Right? You know, what does this mean for me as an author, as a writer is a I gonna replace me? Will it steal my unique voice? Am I gonna be left behind? Right, and I totally get it? You are not alone in these fears.

33
00:08:44.290 --> 00:09:02.429
Joe Nicoletti: If the notion of AI in your writing brings you a a mix of emotions, it's it's kind of exciting right. But you're also like, I don't know if this is, gonna be good for humanity or any of that stuff, and you know what I don't know either. But let's put that aside for a moment. And let's just look at it for what it is an amazing tool that we can use.

34
00:09:02.430 --> 00:09:24.089
Joe Nicoletti: And my goal today is to teach you a skill that is going to be one of the most beneficial skills I think you're going to be able to learn in the next 5, 10 years and so forth. And just by learning this skill you are not going to be left behind. You are going to be positioned to take the highest advantage of this. Alright. So let's talk a little bit more about this.

35
00:09:24.220 --> 00:09:39.630
Joe Nicoletti: Let's put this fear and skepticism aside for just a moment. Right? This this training, this isn't about making you some kind of a coder. It's not about turning that beautiful prose into some cold, robotic text. Okay, this is going to be about enhancing your natural talent.

36
00:09:39.730 --> 00:10:03.210
Joe Nicoletti: stimulating your idea generation and making sure that your story finds its way to the page every single time we can put writer's block completely to rest with these AI tools. And I wanna share with you something super important. This is not about replacing your voice. It's about really enhancing it. It's about taking what's already in you and having a co-pilot.

37
00:10:03.230 --> 00:10:18.450
Joe Nicoletti: They almost like an editor that never sleeps. Okay. An editor that never gets tired of your questions. That's up. 24, 7, always sitting right next to you, willing to help you out. How cool would that be? Right? It almost sounds too good to be true.

38
00:10:19.050 --> 00:10:32.060
Joe Nicoletti: But the truth is, everyone's talking about AI specifically Chat Gpt, and we're going to dive into a lot of chat Gpt specifics. If there's time I want to share you with you, my screen, and actually do some live demo

39
00:10:32.080 --> 00:11:00.890
Joe Nicoletti: but nobody's really talking about how to specifically use this tool to its full potential. For writers. See, most people are just. They're copying and pasting generic prompts without understanding the art of crafting the right prompts. And that, you guys, is what truly makes all the difference. And that's what I wanna do. Here is teach you that skill. I'm sure you've seen prompts. I'm sure you've maybe copy and pasted some, and maybe it's been a little underwhelming because you're like, all right, I just. I don't get the hype. Everybody's talking about this. But

40
00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:25.650
Joe Nicoletti: wait till you see what we're gonna dive into today. Okay, now, I like to think of what most AI courses and what most AI trainings that I've encountered out. There is sort of like when you go to that restaurant that serves everything from sushi to spaghetti and everything else under the sun, right when you've got Italian food mixed with Mexican and American and Chinese. What's the result? It's usually just mediocre at best, right?

41
00:11:25.650 --> 00:11:31.349
But the training that I'm getting ready to share with you today. And what I've spent the last year perfecting and studying

42
00:11:31.350 --> 00:11:50.219
Joe Nicoletti: is more like that killer Italian restaurant you know that nobody knows about. But it's the best darned spaghetti you've ever had in your life, right? Because it's laser focused on doing one thing, really? Really well. And that's what we're gonna talk about today is laser focused how to use this amazing tool specifically for writers.

43
00:11:50.220 --> 00:12:12.130
Joe Nicoletti: Now, that's it's all about making you. The writer supercharged. Okay, we're gonna take your natural, God-given creativity. And we're gonna show you how to amplify that. Now, my promise to you is you're gonna stare in awe at your screen when you see how AI unlocks your true writing potential all while keeping your true voice alright. Now

44
00:12:12.130 --> 00:12:38.330
Joe Nicoletti: I know it sounds too good to be true. But think about the history of technology. It's exactly what they said about the printing press, the typewriter, the personal computer, right? All of these things always produce a certain amount of fear and uncertainty when they came on the scene. But I think we can look back through history, and we can see just how revolutionary and how these things have actually improved our lives. And it's gonna be the same way with AI, in my opinion. So if you're ready to talk about the future of writing.

45
00:12:38.590 --> 00:13:08.420
Joe Nicoletti: Let's dive in. I wanna do let you know. I also have a full course on this. That's comprehensive. It's taken me hours and hours and hours to put this together, and I will share with you a special offer at the end of this presentation, for those of you who are interested in this and want to dive further. There's only so much we can cover in an hour's time, and I'm gonna do my best to give you the best of the best here today. So first, let's start at the beginning, because this is the skill that's gonna make all the difference for you, no matter what kind of AI tool you're using. It's all based around

46
00:13:08.420 --> 00:13:33.789
Joe Nicoletti: prompts. And that's what we're gonna start. This training off with is prompt skills training. I'm gonna show you the ins and outs of what truly gets you the best results and output when you're using AI, whether it's chat, gpt, whether it's a different tool. They all function in the same type of way. So we're gonna talk about prompt basics. We're gonna talk about the challenges and limitations you need to be aware of. We're gonna talk about how to provide the right context

47
00:13:33.940 --> 00:13:54.009
Joe Nicoletti: using personas voice tones. And then we're gonna talk about writing styles. And after that I'm gonna share with you my 5 step, perfect, prompt framework that will give you the best results every single time. All right. So let's dive into our first section here. Prompt basics. Here's what you need to know about prompts.

48
00:13:54.040 --> 00:13:59.619
Think of them like seeds. Right? We're we're planting seeds here, and it's something we're going to work with

49
00:14:00.130 --> 00:14:07.790
Joe Nicoletti: now. The error that I see most folks making when they're utilizing AI for the first time is they think it's a one and done

50
00:14:07.900 --> 00:14:33.949
Joe Nicoletti: situation right where they're just like they're expecting the full grown plant. But think about it as a seed. What do you have to do to that seed right? You've got to cultivate the soil. You've got to plant the seed. You've got to water the seed you've got to make sure it gets sunlight. You have to interact with it a little bit for it to get its its best growth right? That's how we're going to view using our prompts in specifically chat Gbt for the demo later. But it's all about interacting with it to get the most out of it.

51
00:14:33.950 --> 00:14:54.340
Joe Nicoletti: So let's talk about the different ways we can engage in prompts. There's the casual version which is very simply asking it, you know. Do you know it in good recipes? Right, very similar as just a regular old chat. And that's what's cool about this new interface with Chat Gpg is. It's very much just like a like a text thread for anybody that's used it so far.

52
00:14:54.340 --> 00:15:10.479
Joe Nicoletti: and you can interact with it very similarly in real language, just like you would a friend right? Another casual prompt here would be, can you recommend a good book to read and let's go into complex. A complex prompt would be, can you tell me about the key events and figures in the history of the Roman Empire.

53
00:15:10.480 --> 00:15:39.639
Joe Nicoletti: and no matter how you want to make it casual, complex, the results are, gonna be amazing, but they're gonna depend on how well you formulate your prompts and how well you ask the AI what you want it to do. It can't read your mind right? And so the people that are gonna have the most out of it are the ones that are gonna be able to articulate exactly what they want. And there's a framework for doing that. And it's gonna set you so far ahead of everybody else. It's gonna give you the ultimate competitive advantage out there.

54
00:15:39.700 --> 00:16:04.490
Joe Nicoletti: Now it's worth noting. The quality of the response generated by Chat Gpt or any other AI, for that matter, is heavily influenced by the quality of the prompt provided. And you're going to hear me reiterate that over and over. If there's one underlying message that's going to be it. Okay, let's talk about the 3 types of prompts. Most all prompts fall into these categories, and then we're going to dive deeper into each one.

55
00:16:04.680 --> 00:16:14.789
Joe Nicoletti: number one open ended. All right. This is like when you're asking. Write a short story about a magical land super ended right? Or describe the benefits of renewable energy.

56
00:16:14.980 --> 00:16:24.529
Joe Nicoletti: Next, there's close ended. Now these are like, what is the capital of France? Right? It's a very direct answer. Explain the process of photosynthesis.

57
00:16:24.830 --> 00:16:26.660
Joe Nicoletti: Then there's conversational

58
00:16:26.780 --> 00:16:41.470
Joe Nicoletti: conversational would be, what do you think about climate change? Alright? Or how can I improve my time management skills? Alright. So that's that's the basics of prompt skills. Now let's talk about some of the challenges and limitations that you need to be aware of.

59
00:16:41.920 --> 00:16:44.470
Joe Nicoletti: So when it comes to challenges and limitations

60
00:16:44.520 --> 00:16:58.540
Joe Nicoletti: number one lack of clarity. So if you're not getting the output that you want from your chats, from your AI, these are the things you need to check. Check first. Alright. So, for instance, what is the meaning of life?

61
00:16:58.540 --> 00:17:17.419
Joe Nicoletti: That's that's not very clear. You're asking it to really kind of just provide something out of thin air instead, if you were to tweak that prompt a little bit and say something like, what are some philosophical perspectives on the meaning of life, you would get a far better output. Okay, let's go through another example here.

62
00:17:17.470 --> 00:17:28.400
Joe Nicoletti: How can I be happy? All right, lacks clarity. Instead, what are some evidence-based strategies for increasing happiness and well-being. You see the difference there.

63
00:17:28.400 --> 00:17:54.889
Joe Nicoletti: Alright. Number 2, incomplete or fragmented input, alright. So, for instance, photosynthesis explain. Now, you might be able to type it into Google and get somewhere in the ballpark of what you're looking for. But when you're interacting with AI, you really have to be specific, the more specific you are, the better the output. So instead of photosynthesis, explain, you might rephrase it and say, Can you please explain the process of photosynthesis

64
00:17:55.050 --> 00:18:02.639
Joe Nicoletti: or capital of France is. Instead of that, you might say, what is the capital of France, and how did it become the capital?

65
00:18:03.030 --> 00:18:13.569
Joe Nicoletti: All right. Now? Number 3. Another limitation or challenge is the limits of knowledge that the AI has, and you may have heard a little bit about this. But let me give you some helpful tips to keep in mind here.

66
00:18:13.890 --> 00:18:22.420
Joe Nicoletti: You want to verify any time sensitive or recently updated information using other sources. So if you're using this as a research tool.

67
00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:26.459
Joe Nicoletti: The model has only been trained up to a certain date. I believe it was like

68
00:18:26.780 --> 00:18:54.129
Joe Nicoletti: September 2021, and they're always Updating. And of course. But you're gonna want to check to make sure what your latest AI is trained upon and always verify the time sensitive material, or really just verify any of the sources mentioned, because every once in a while, maybe you've heard about this, the AI can have hiccups, or it can kind of become delusional. Some people say I've very rarely encountered this, and I don't think you will as much, either, when you know

69
00:18:54.150 --> 00:19:03.649
Joe Nicoletti: how to use prompts correctly, which is what we're going to dive into. It almost eliminates completely the wild left field type responses that you may have heard of

70
00:19:03.760 --> 00:19:12.400
and then understand the context in which Chat Gpd's responses are generated. Okay, context is everything. That's why we.

71
00:19:12.550 --> 00:19:19.730
Joe Nicoletti: as the prompter, right as the person interacting with it, want to make sure we're the ones framing that context as much as possible.

72
00:19:19.910 --> 00:19:30.230
Joe Nicoletti: All right, let's talk about context in our next section here. So context is king. The importance of context is it cuts out the guesswork.

73
00:19:30.390 --> 00:19:37.209
Joe Nicoletti: Clear context helps the AI model understand the intended meaning and reduces those chances of misinterpretation.

74
00:19:37.420 --> 00:19:57.770
Joe Nicoletti: It enhances relevance. All right. It'll it'll get your output much more specific to what you're talking about. It will take a little bit more on your part to think through this, but it's worth it, and it will ensure your accuracy. All right. It'll ensure that the model has the necessary information to generate the correct and well informed responses that you're after.

75
00:19:58.010 --> 00:20:00.580
Joe Nicoletti: Let's go through some good and bad examples, real quick.

76
00:20:00.610 --> 00:20:17.859
Joe Nicoletti: So a fiction example. Here, let's talk about a bad example. Write a story. Okay. Now, of course these are extreme, but you'd be surprised at what people expect AI to do. It is amazing, but again, it can't read your mind. It can't read your mind and and guess what type of story you're looking for.

77
00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:27.039
Joe Nicoletti: Instead, you want to say, write a scene where a protagonist discovers a mysterious object. Okay, that's a really great seed to start with.

78
00:20:27.160 --> 00:20:43.479
Joe Nicoletti: Let's go with a nonfiction example. Now, alright, nonfiction. Example would be write something about history. All right. So that's a bad example of what you don't want to put into the prompt box instead, write an informative article on the history of the Industrial Revolution.

79
00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:57.590
Joe Nicoletti: You see how we added specifics. And we added context there, this will almost virtually eliminate any type of misinformation or weird responses that you might get. Can you see how that's possible. Right? So you just wanna take a little extra time

80
00:20:57.610 --> 00:21:02.090
Joe Nicoletti: and think about the context and think about specifically what you're asking.

81
00:21:02.170 --> 00:21:15.250
Joe Nicoletti: Another tip is, you don't want to feed the AI too much too soon. Alright, it can get overwhelmed, just like we can get overwhelmed with too much information. That's why, I said at the beginning I wanted to think of it like planning a seed.

82
00:21:15.290 --> 00:21:37.980
Joe Nicoletti: You don't want to put everything out there that you're looking for. You want to start the conversation and then develop the conversation with further follow-up prompts as we go. And that's where the real magic happens that so few people realize is that it's an ongoing conversation. They look at it just like a. You ask a question. You get a response just like Google. And you're done right. There's so much more to it. And we're gonna dive into all of that.

83
00:21:38.210 --> 00:22:11.490
Joe Nicoletti: Next, let's talk about using personas. So what do I mean by personas think of a persona as a fictional character or an archetype that represents the target audience for a piece of writing alright. So by coupling personas with prompts, we can steer the AI towards the replies that are on the nose for our specific reader's tastes and needs. And so if you're writing Science Fiction, for example, it's really important to know who's reading that science fiction right? Who's who's your audience.

84
00:22:11.490 --> 00:22:34.920
Joe Nicoletti: and what do they want from you? What is it that they are hoping to get from you. So the better you know your audience the better you can communicate to the AI and also help it provide the responses that are gonna be the most entertaining and engaging for them, which, of course, just increases your credibility and popularity and helps you grow your audience alright. So let's talk about some nonfiction. Examples here.

85
00:22:35.500 --> 00:22:57.479
Joe Nicoletti: Write an informative article on the benefits of meditation. Now, this is a great prompt to start off with. Right. We're building on prompts here. Now, we're adding in another component to the prompt. We're adding in personas, we're adding in the audience here, okay, so we're gonna take that prompt, and all you need to do is just add another line here and just say, audience persona equals

86
00:22:57.520 --> 00:22:59.040
Joe Nicoletti: busy professionals.

87
00:22:59.120 --> 00:23:21.939
Joe Nicoletti: This will drastically change the direction of the output. Okay? So you could also say, write an informative, informative article on the benefits of meditation. And you could say, audience persona equals health enthusiasts, you'll get 2 totally different responses just by changing who the audience is. Alright. So, for instance, here's a couple examples.

88
00:23:22.120 --> 00:23:38.920
Joe Nicoletti: persona. One is that busy professional. Now, I'm not going to read all of this, but I will just read a couple of lines so you can see the difference. So for the busy professional. It starts off with meditation, is a powerful tool that can help busy professionals improve their focus, reduce stress and increase productivity

89
00:23:38.950 --> 00:24:05.569
Joe Nicoletti: alright. Now, the busy or the the health enthusiast. It starts out a little different. Right? Meditation is a practice that has been used for centuries to promote physical and mental health. Research has shown that regular meditation can help reduce stress, lower blood pressure and even boost the immune system. So you see how they're written completely different because they're taking into account the audience. That is the power of specifying who you are writing is going to be. For

90
00:24:05.710 --> 00:24:08.289
Joe Nicoletti: all right. Let's look at a fiction example. Now.

91
00:24:08.560 --> 00:24:30.179
Joe Nicoletti: okay, fix an example. Write a mystery story where the protagonist solves a crime. Alright, that's a great start to the prompt. All we're doing now is we're adding in an audience, persona equals teenagers. All right. Now, we're also gonna contrast that by adding another audience. And that'll be a retired detective. Okay, so look at the difference between these

92
00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:59.250
Joe Nicoletti: teenagers versus retired detective. All right, let's look at the teenagers. One first, when a group of high school students discovers that the answers to their final exams have been stolen. They're determined to find the culprit. With the help of their tech, savvy friend. They begin to investigate gathering clues and interviewing suspects you can kind of see where this is going now for the retired detective. Let's look at how the AI response here, when a wealthy family's treasured heirloom goes missing. A retired detective is called in to solve the case

93
00:24:59.250 --> 00:25:16.069
as she investigates to you, uncovers a web of family secrets and long held grudges. Now I'm sure some of you already can see that. Oh, you're kind of getting some ideas here, right? Maybe you got some sparks of creativity of going. Oh, I wonder if I could go here with that, or I could go there with that. And you can really start to play with this.

94
00:25:16.080 --> 00:25:19.299
and they're totally different now. The other amazing thing

95
00:25:19.420 --> 00:25:34.179
Joe Nicoletti: about AI is every time you ask a prompt, it's going to give you a different result. There's no 2 answers that are going to be exactly the same unless you're using it for more research purposes. But when you're dealing with fiction and you're asking it to be creative alongside you.

96
00:25:34.210 --> 00:25:55.570
Joe Nicoletti: That's what's so amazing about this is, it's original content. I know that's one of the big concerns that a lot of people have with AI is, do I need to cite sources? Is it original content? Is it plagiarism? Right? Is it copying? Is it stealing? And the answer to all of that is no, it's original content that you own. I want you to think of it. Very similar to you, wrote original content with your own creativity.

97
00:25:55.580 --> 00:26:19.129
Joe Nicoletti: And now you had an editor. Go through your work and start making suggestions on things. You can change ways. You can improve the wording things. You might add right, and you take your editor's suggestions, and you incorporate that into your writing. Now, whose writing is that? It's still your writing. You just had somebody come alongside you and help you craft that and tweak it. That's the role of AI here. Okay.

98
00:26:19.170 --> 00:26:30.499
Joe Nicoletti: so as you can see, it really makes a difference on that audience, persona. And we're building on this step by step. This is going to help lead up into our five-step perfect, prompt framework. All right

99
00:26:30.530 --> 00:26:33.670
next up, we're going to talk about voice tones.

100
00:26:34.010 --> 00:26:51.879
Joe Nicoletti: Let's dive into voice tones. And how important those are. This is where it gets fun to, you guys, we can have a lot of fun with this, and you can drastically change the entire output of AI, and how it responds. This is probably my favorite tweak we can make within prompts. So let's dive in.

101
00:26:51.900 --> 00:27:10.189
Joe Nicoletti: So we're going to talk about more creative and engaging outputs here. So if you've ever tried AI, and you don't appreciate the robotic sounding nature of it. This is for you. This is the part that you need that will change everything. So let's talk about some voice tone examples, and what this looks like.

102
00:27:10.740 --> 00:27:11.590
Joe Nicoletti: Okay.

103
00:27:11.960 --> 00:27:24.360
Joe Nicoletti: discuss the benefits and drawbacks of working remotely. That's our initial prompt. Remember, we're building our prompt here now, adding voice tones would look something like this. Use an informative voice tone.

104
00:27:24.540 --> 00:27:44.029
Joe Nicoletti: very simple, right? This isn't hard. You just have to learn the skill of how to do this. So we're gonna say, use an informative voice tone. Let's look at what this output would produce. Here's the informative output working remotely offers several benefits, such as flexibility and scheduling, reduced commuting time and lower overhead costs for business

105
00:27:44.150 --> 00:27:57.390
Joe Nicoletti: so very informative. You could go on and read the rest of this, and it would be very informative. Now, what if we changed that? What if we changed that voice? And we said, We're going to use a persuasive voice tone, all right. Same prompt, different voice tone.

106
00:27:57.400 --> 00:27:59.469
Joe Nicoletti: The output's going to be completely different.

107
00:27:59.600 --> 00:28:23.310
Joe Nicoletti: Embracing remote work can lead to increased productivity, happier employees and a more environmentally friendly approach to business by eliminating daily commutes and offering more flexibility. Remote work enables employees to achieve a better work life balance. So again. This is just being like we're we're persuading people. Why, we want to have the ability to work remotely. So very different, coming at it from a different angle.

108
00:28:23.430 --> 00:28:29.449
Joe Nicoletti: What if we change that voice tone to something as a reflective voice tone. All right, let's look at that

109
00:28:29.770 --> 00:28:55.810
Joe Nicoletti: as I ponder the effects of remote work. I can't help but appreciate the flexibility and convenience it offers alright. So do you see how we're just changing up the voice tones. Sometimes it's going to be more subtle. Sometimes it's going to be more drastic. Let's talk about another one investigative voice tone. Okay, and there are an endless amount of voice tones, I'm gonna share with you just a sample of how many there actually are here in a minute. But let's take a look at this one

110
00:28:56.380 --> 00:29:11.540
Joe Nicoletti: in analyzing the benefits and drawback of remote work, it's crucial to delve into factors such as productivity, employee, satisfaction, and company culture does remote work improve efficiency? Or does it hinder collaboration and innovation?

111
00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:23.899
Joe Nicoletti: Are employees happier working for poem? Or do they feel isolated and disconnected from their colleagues? So you see how it's starting to investigate. Right? It's looking into the different parts of remote work. And it's gonna dive in from that approach.

112
00:29:24.040 --> 00:29:32.989
Joe Nicoletti: Now let's talk about writing style as we continue to build out our prompts all right. Writing styles what is writing styles?

113
00:29:33.270 --> 00:29:45.369
Joe Nicoletti: This refers to the way in which an author chooses to write their pieces. It's a unique blend of syntax, dictation, punctuation, character, development, dialogue, etc., within a piece of writing.

114
00:29:45.480 --> 00:30:09.740
Joe Nicoletti: The style reflects the writer's personality. Their attitude towards the subject and their connection with the readers. I think we could all agree. Writing style is a lot of times what draws you into certain authors? Right? You'll read their books because you like their style. This is the part that you want to make sure you keep attached right, because that's what we don't want. We don't want our voice to get lost. And when we say voice

115
00:30:09.750 --> 00:30:21.880
Joe Nicoletti: a lot of times we're referring to our writing style, aren't we? All right. So let's dive into this. This is how AI understands writing style all right. The way chat Gp. 4, or any version up to this point

116
00:30:21.970 --> 00:30:26.230
understands writing style is not necessarily through specific keywords.

117
00:30:26.280 --> 00:30:34.300
Joe Nicoletti: but more through context, sent its structure and the general tone of the instructions provided by the users. All right.

118
00:30:34.320 --> 00:30:44.190
Joe Nicoletti: so we can, however, give it certain instructions, and we can use certain phrases that can help indicate the style you want. So let's go through some examples here.

119
00:30:45.200 --> 00:31:01.360
Joe Nicoletti: If you give a descriptive prompt, the AI will continue writing a descriptive style. Okay, painting a vivid imagery and detailing the scene. If you provide a persuasive, prompt. It will continue to argue the point, providing evidence and logical reasoning.

120
00:31:01.630 --> 00:31:11.019
Joe Nicoletti: So I like to think of voice tones, and writing styles as sort of giving the AI a nudge. All right, so let me share with you some prompts

121
00:31:11.070 --> 00:31:28.189
Joe Nicoletti: that will do a really good job giving it the nudge again. These aren't necessarily keywords, but it's taking into account the context of what you're asking. So, for instance, a formal writing style, these are some things that would be included in the prompt. In order to produce that.

122
00:31:28.190 --> 00:31:37.899
Joe Nicoletti: please write in a formal tone. Obviously you can go straight at it right? Just be direct, using academic language, explain, compose a business letter regarding.

123
00:31:37.900 --> 00:32:00.040
Joe Nicoletti: write an official report about such and such. So anytime, you mention some of these things official report, business letter, right? Academic language. It's gonna assume you want a more formal tone. Okay, if you don't want a more formal tone. Well, we can change that. Let's talk about another tone, informal, alright, you can say talk to me like a friend. Can you explain this in simple terms?

124
00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:24.249
Joe Nicoletti: Text like a teenager explaining, dot dot dot right, write a casual blog post about. So if you talk to the AI like this, you're going to get an informal response, persuasive. If you say something like, convince me to write a persuasive, persuasive essay, arguing that if you were advocating for all right, you see how these phrases really change the writing style.

125
00:32:24.250 --> 00:32:35.770
Joe Nicoletti: a descriptive writing style. Describe the scene as if you're a novelist. Write a detailed description. Imagine you're a travel writer describing, you know. Insert your destination.

126
00:32:36.300 --> 00:32:43.870
Joe Nicoletti: science fiction. All right. How about science fiction? Let's park here for a minute. Narrate a sci-fi story set in, and then.

127
00:32:43.970 --> 00:32:54.760
Joe Nicoletti: whatever you want, right, write a dialogue between 2 aliens who describe future technology as if you're a science fiction writer. Alright. And you can just go deeper and deeper within this

128
00:32:55.160 --> 00:33:03.230
Joe Nicoletti: analytical writing style. Analyze the significance of break down the components of perform. A critical analysis of

129
00:33:03.500 --> 00:33:09.890
Joe Nicoletti: technical, explain how to detail the steps for, describe the technical process of

130
00:33:10.270 --> 00:33:11.360
fantasy.

131
00:33:11.480 --> 00:33:21.679
Joe Nicoletti: tell a tale set in a magical kingdom. Describe a mythical creature who. to compose a dialogue between a wizard and a dragon. All right. You see how this works.

132
00:33:22.280 --> 00:33:44.549
Joe Nicoletti: Now, there's a lot of different types for nonfiction. We can go expository, descriptive, persuasive, analytical, journalistic, reflective, biographical, argumentative, instructional, and how to right this is just scratching the surface for fiction, narrative, descriptive, expository stream of consciousness, satirical

133
00:33:44.550 --> 00:34:03.839
Joe Nicoletti: Gothic magical realism. Right? And so in in my course, AI for authors actually have cheat sheets for this where you can download a ton of different writing styles, writing nudges, and it'll get you started if you want some more inspiration on those. Alright. Now let's dive into the for the 5 step. Perfect.

134
00:34:03.840 --> 00:34:21.069
Joe Nicoletti: prompt framework. Try to say that one fast, right? That's like a tongue, twister there, we're gonna dive in. And we're gonna put all of these elements that we just discussed together. Now, this is the skill of perfect prompts. Okay, let's dive in. We're gonna put them all together. And I'm gonna give you some examples here.

135
00:34:21.330 --> 00:34:23.160
Joe Nicoletti: Okay, step one.

136
00:34:23.300 --> 00:34:34.749
Joe Nicoletti: We want to specify the preferred role. What am I talking about here. This is going to establish the right expertise for the response. So think about the role as if you have this AI partner

137
00:34:34.830 --> 00:34:54.079
Joe Nicoletti: sitting right next to you, right right next to you at your writing space. Now you're who do you want them to be? Do you want them to be a fiction writer. Do you want them to be a sports journalist, a Harvard graduate, an expert copywriter, helping you write a sales page. You want them to be a technical manual writer. All right. So you get to choose who you want the AI to be.

138
00:34:54.429 --> 00:35:15.379
Joe Nicoletti: and their skill level is really impressive. I don't have the stats in front of me right now, but they've had AI go through and take some of the top expert level tests, and they score a plus on all of them. So let's just suffice to say the AI is super smart, and when you tell it to act as any one of these expertise or these roles.

139
00:35:15.380 --> 00:35:39.050
Joe Nicoletti: It will. Okay, you don't have to have the expertise anymore. You don't have to go hire somebody that has the expertise. You have it right here. You just have to know how to direct it. Step 2, determine the desired voice tone. We talked about this right? This is gonna help us convey the appropriate emotion or attitude. So remember informal, motivational, creative, and inspiring, witty and light hearted. Okay.

140
00:35:39.790 --> 00:35:44.790
Joe Nicoletti: step 3. Specify your target audience. Who are we writing for

141
00:35:45.120 --> 00:36:03.619
Joe Nicoletti: this is going to ensure the content resonates with the right readers example audiences, young adults, and lovers of coming of age, stories, fitness, enthusiasts, and individuals seeking to improve their diet, homeowners and Di y enthusiasts interested in ramp revamping their living spaces.

142
00:36:03.820 --> 00:36:22.679
Joe Nicoletti: Alright. Step 4. Select your preferred writing style. So this is going to guide the overall structure, format and approach of the response. So again, we're going to just reiterate some of the things we touched on already. Example, writing styles. First person narrative with a focus on character, development, and relatable humor.

143
00:36:22.850 --> 00:36:35.859
Joe Nicoletti: easy to understand, language with practical tips and examples visually descriptive, with a focus on expressing design ideas and concepts. Alright. Now step 5. Provide the context.

144
00:36:36.040 --> 00:36:41.290
Joe Nicoletti: This is gonna set the background that informs and guides the response. So

145
00:36:41.570 --> 00:37:05.419
Joe Nicoletti: you could say you're an author writing a coming of age novel about a group of high school friends navigating the challenges of adolescence, friendships, and self discovery. All right. That's a perfect context for the AI. You could say you're a nutritionist writing an article on the importance of a balanced diet and its role in maintaining optimal physical performance for athletes and fitness enthusiasts.

146
00:37:05.450 --> 00:37:08.650
Joe Nicoletti: You see how dialed in that context is.

147
00:37:08.670 --> 00:37:17.159
Joe Nicoletti: or you could say, you're an interior designer writing a blog post on the latest trends in home design, and how to incorporate them into various living spaces.

148
00:37:17.430 --> 00:37:22.849
Joe Nicoletti: Now let's put it all together. What would this look like in a fully crafted prompt.

149
00:37:23.270 --> 00:37:31.230
Joe Nicoletti: I like to think of it like this, and I will literally write out my bullet point. Bullet points just like this in the prompt box.

150
00:37:31.540 --> 00:37:55.389
Joe Nicoletti: So profession, fiction, writer, voice, tone, witty and light-hearted audience, young adults and lovers of coming of age, stories, writing, style, first person, narrative with a focus on character, development and relatable humor. The context, you're an author writing a coming of age novel about a group of high school friends navigating the challenges of adolescents, friendships, and self discovery.

151
00:37:55.410 --> 00:37:59.260
So can you see here how clear this context is.

152
00:37:59.480 --> 00:38:07.000
Joe Nicoletti: how the role is like the profession. Here we're having them act like a fiction writer. We've designated the voice tone.

153
00:38:07.090 --> 00:38:19.790
The chances that we're going to get exactly what we want out of this prompt are super high because we've taken the time to identify these key elements. And if you're not getting the responses that you like from your AI

154
00:38:19.930 --> 00:38:28.749
Joe Nicoletti: check through these and make sure you're not missing one of these key points here and go back and add them and see how different your results can be. So let's look at this.

155
00:38:28.950 --> 00:38:31.559
Joe Nicoletti: This is how you would say it all together

156
00:38:31.570 --> 00:38:44.079
Joe Nicoletti: as a fiction writer craft, a witty and light-hearted coming of age, novel, targeted at young adults and lovers of this genre. The story follows a group of high school friends as they navigate the challenges of adolescents, friendships, and self-discovery

157
00:38:44.140 --> 00:38:53.990
Joe Nicoletti: use a first person narrative focusing on character, development and relatable humor, engage readers with a unique and authentic teenage voice that resonates with the target audience.

158
00:38:54.010 --> 00:39:03.409
Joe Nicoletti: If you were to copy and paste that prompt straight into Chat Gp, you'd be amazed at the result and how specific it can get. All right. Let's look at another example. Here.

159
00:39:04.020 --> 00:39:13.630
Joe Nicoletti: Profession, nutritionist, voice, tone, informative and motivational audience, fitness, enthusiasts, and individuals seeking to improve their diet.

160
00:39:13.780 --> 00:39:41.590
Joe Nicoletti: writing style, easy to understand, language with practical tips and examples. The context. You're a nutritionist writing an article on the Importance of Balanced Diet and its role in maintaining optimal physical performance for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Now, you could take any one of these elements and just change it slightly. Right? Let's say you wanted to change out athletes and fitness enthusiasts. You could change just those 2 things, and you'll get vastly different results.

161
00:39:41.590 --> 00:40:10.889
Joe Nicoletti: You could go back and keep everything else the same, and just change the voice tone instead of informative and motivational right. You could add a different voice tone in there. So you can mix and match and play around with all of these different points and see the different types of output that you'll get all right. So you'd get a full prompt just like this where you could type it all out, or it just depends. You could just keep it bullet, point, form, and that would be good enough for the AI, too, so you can write it out in natural language just like this, or just keep it in bullet, point, form

162
00:40:11.170 --> 00:40:12.860
Joe Nicoletti: alright. Another prompt example.

163
00:40:12.950 --> 00:40:17.990
Joe Nicoletti: profession, interior designer voice, tone, creative and inspiring

164
00:40:18.230 --> 00:40:23.820
Joe Nicoletti: audience, homeowners and Diy enthusiasts interested in revamping their living spaces.

165
00:40:23.840 --> 00:40:30.080
Joe Nicoletti: writing style, visually descriptive, with a focus on expressing design, ideas and concepts.

166
00:40:30.100 --> 00:40:31.250
Joe Nicoletti: Context.

167
00:40:31.700 --> 00:40:45.380
Joe Nicoletti: you're an interior designer writing a blog post on the latest trends in home design, and how to incorporate them into various living spaces. Alright again, if you just changed one element here, if you just went through and changed the context instead of

168
00:40:45.380 --> 00:41:05.779
Joe Nicoletti: you're in interior designing, writing a blog post. Maybe you're writing a a sales pitch for your services, or whatever right? And if that were the case, you'd probably want to change your profession to a professional copywriter, or you could say you're a professional copywriter with expertise as a

169
00:41:05.780 --> 00:41:15.610
Joe Nicoletti: or a you're a professional interior designer with an expertise in copywriting, all right. So now you're kind of mixing them as well. So that's another hint. Hint. Tip, tip there. Okay?

170
00:41:15.620 --> 00:41:20.090
Joe Nicoletti: And again, you could write this prompt out as a more conversational approach.

171
00:41:20.480 --> 00:41:27.039
Joe Nicoletti: Remember, the goal is to ensure your prompts are set up to communicate your intent clearly

172
00:41:27.230 --> 00:41:48.510
Joe Nicoletti: and prepare for well rounded responses, and as you keep using this framework, you'll find that it not only makes creating prompts easier, but also ramps up the quality and the relevance of your content. And the best part your messages will resonate with more, and you'll have way more impact. Okay, so that is the perfect prompt for

173
00:41:48.510 --> 00:42:15.000
Joe Nicoletti: framework. Now, we're gonna do some screen share. We're gonna dive into this. We're gonna go into this live. We're gonna do some demo. And this is the fun part because we're gonna create some of this together in real time. Now, disclaimer. Since we're doing this in real time. I'm not 100% sure what the AI is going to produce. So we're gonna find out together. I'm not gonna read all of the AI output because I've been on trainings before, where people are literally just reading all the.

174
00:42:15.000 --> 00:42:22.750
And that's a little boring. So I want you to take some notes. If there's a prompt that you'd like to go back and explore, feel free to

175
00:42:23.040 --> 00:42:52.019
Joe Nicoletti: screenshot it, you know. Copy and paste it. Enter this into your own and experiment with it. But I'm going to share my screen. We're going to go over to Chat Gpt. That's my favorite tool of choice. But again, this framework, the way we're communicating with the AI. This will work in any AI tool. It all starts and ends with prompts. That's the skill that we're going to develop here, and I may even ask the audience here for some ideas as we go ahead and build these prompts. But not only that I'm going to show you what

176
00:42:52.020 --> 00:43:14.890
Joe Nicoletti: almost everyone misses, and it's that whole seed approach right? I'm gonna show you how to keep watering this seed within the AI, and show you how to use it as a conversation to produce more ideas, more creativity, more angles than you ever thought possible, and see your blind spots. Okay, so let's dive in. I'm gonna go through here and share my screen and make sure you're seeing

177
00:43:15.530 --> 00:43:26.230
Joe Nicoletti: seeing my screen. Okay, here. So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna dive into whoops. There we go. We've got that crazy effect going on here. Let me change.

178
00:43:26.280 --> 00:43:37.419
Joe Nicoletti: Let me minimize this. There we go. So this is actually inside. I've got my chat here, too. I'm gonna move my chat window. I'm working for multiple monitors. So bear with me here.

179
00:43:38.320 --> 00:43:41.389
Joe Nicoletti: All right. Whoops. Oh, my goodness, let's not do that

180
00:43:43.510 --> 00:43:45.159
Joe Nicoletti: 1 s. Okay.

181
00:43:45.650 --> 00:44:13.319
Joe Nicoletti: moving screens around there we go. Okay. So what we're gonna do here is inside my full blown course. There is a section called AI power tools. Now, this is where I go in, as you can see here, there's all different types of uses for AI. Now, what I wanna do is I'm gonna bring through a couple of these because these prompts are already ready to go for you. And so what I'm gonna do for this specific example is, I'm gonna bring in. We're gonna go through this idea generation

182
00:44:13.410 --> 00:44:42.540
Joe Nicoletti: fiction. Okay, we're gonna take this fiction example. I'm assuming a lot of you. Here are fiction writers. Okay, so we're gonna jump into here. And what we're gonna do is build the prompt. So in my course, I go through, and I teach you the elements that I just showed you about building the prompt. But I go through step by step in each one of these. And we're gonna specify the request. Okay, we're gonna define the criteria. And we're gonna request specifics. But I'm gonna skip through this. And I'm just gonna take the prompt that's given for copy and paste purposes.

183
00:44:42.700 --> 00:44:51.709
And what I'm going to do here is I'm literally just going to copy and paste this prompt. And we're going to go into Chatg. I'm going to show you how this works. So

184
00:44:52.210 --> 00:45:18.869
Joe Nicoletti: is everybody pretty familiar with Chat Gp. Who's played with this before. If you've played with this before a little bit, just say me say me over there. Say, yes over there. Okay, lots of folks have played with it a little bit. So this isn't gonna be a chat. Gpt training and tutorial. It's pretty straightforward. But for those who have never heard of it or never used it before. What you're gonna see, basically. And my screen's a little bit cut off here. You're gonna see a sidebar over on the left. Those are your individual chats.

185
00:45:18.900 --> 00:45:43.450
Joe Nicoletti: And then, basically, you just have a a chat box here. Okay, you've got a couple of different models. You've got Chat GPT. 4, which is their newest model. They do have a paid plan, which, of course, I'm on because I'm obsessed with it. But they also have this previous version, which is the best for just general stuff. It's super fast. That's what we're gonna be working from, for now that's with what the pre vert free version will allow you to do.

186
00:45:43.450 --> 00:45:51.400
Joe Nicoletti: And to start a prompt. You simply start typing in this box just like you would a message. Now I'm going to paste that prompt that we had. There.

187
00:45:51.610 --> 00:46:02.069
Joe Nicoletti: Now let me read this prompt to you. It says, dear chant. Gbt, please help me. Brainstorm story ideas, including potential concepts, characters, themes, or plots.

188
00:46:02.260 --> 00:46:10.909
Joe Nicoletti: I'm looking for ideas in the Science Fiction genre with a focus on space exploration and the challenges faced by a crew of astronauts.

189
00:46:11.230 --> 00:46:39.829
Joe Nicoletti: Please generate a list of story concepts, characters, themes, or plot points that are suitable for science fiction story about space exploration and the challenges faced by a crew of astronauts. All right. So again, you could change any of the variables here, right? If you don't want it to be astronauts. If you don't want it to be space exploration, you wanna just change up those variables. You can do that, and you get totally different results. So let's go ahead. We'll hit this little green button here you can hit. Enter as well. That will send the message out.

190
00:46:39.970 --> 00:46:55.240
Joe Nicoletti: and you'll see it right right in front of your eyes, which is number one. Pretty amazing. But let's just look at what it ends up producing here. Now, if you you're having any bit of writer's block, let me tell you this will end that for you. You're going to be able to get more ideas here than you know what to do with.

191
00:46:55.570 --> 00:46:57.829
Joe Nicoletti: So, for instance, here's what it gave us

192
00:46:58.000 --> 00:47:08.600
Joe Nicoletti: generationship dilemma. Okay, a generational spaceship carrying. Let's see the last remnants of humanity on centuries long journey to a distant.

193
00:47:08.840 --> 00:47:15.519
Joe Nicoletti: habitable planet faces a crisis when the crew discovers a critical malfunction that can jeopardate the entire mission.

194
00:47:15.690 --> 00:47:34.820
Joe Nicoletti: The story explores themes of leadership, sacrifice, and the moral dilemmas of a dying civilization. Interesting. Okay. First contact that goes through AI AI rebellion, right? A parallel universe we go through temporal anomalies. Is that what that is?

195
00:47:34.840 --> 00:47:39.280
Joe Nicoletti: Psychological isolation? Look at all these different areas we could go through here

196
00:47:39.290 --> 00:47:58.729
Joe Nicoletti: now. We could just stop here and go. Great! Thank you. Right, we could stop there and just say, Let's take one of those and run with it, or we could take that seed approach, and we could pour some water on it. We can go a little deeper here, right? So we can take any one of these elements, and let's dive a little bit deeper. Let's ask some more. Follow up questions to this right?

197
00:47:58.990 --> 00:48:01.299
Joe Nicoletti: So we could come up here and say,

198
00:48:03.550 --> 00:48:07.309
Joe Nicoletti: let's talk about. Let's see who. Let's let's ask.

199
00:48:10.420 --> 00:48:11.490
Joe Nicoletti: let's see.

200
00:48:13.210 --> 00:48:16.860
Joe Nicoletti: help me, brainstorm. Some characters

201
00:48:17.350 --> 00:48:34.709
Joe Nicoletti: forgive my spelling and typos. In fact. Chat Gpt does this? Well, you can just continue on typing. Forget those typos. It'll know what you mean. Help me, brainstorm some characters for this. Now I know I could develop that prompt some more. But let's go ahead and just say, Help me to help me, brainstorm some characters for this

202
00:48:34.860 --> 00:48:39.769
Joe Nicoletti: and include some personality traits

203
00:48:41.420 --> 00:49:09.309
Joe Nicoletti: alright. So based on the initial prompt. And this is what's great about chat conversations in Chat Gpt. What it's going to do is it? Will remember everything in this conversation. So it's going to remember what it spit out here, and it's going to carry that through into the next piece of conversation. Right? So here we've got Captain Elena Ramirez. Personality traits, courageous, charismatic, and decisive. She's a born leader who can inspire her crew

204
00:49:09.480 --> 00:49:27.680
Joe Nicoletti: even in the most challenging situations. However, she also carries the heavy burden of responsibility for the entire mission. Alright, then we've got Dr. Alexi Petrov right, chief Scientist. We've got another engineer here, right? We've got all of these different characters here.

205
00:49:28.320 --> 00:49:39.090
Joe Nicoletti: and we could go through and take each one of these characters. We could have it build a biography for each one. Right, we could say, Let's go through

206
00:49:39.550 --> 00:49:43.539
Joe Nicoletti: let's see, I'm Gonna copy Captain Ramirez here.

207
00:49:43.710 --> 00:49:45.169
Joe Nicoletti: And we could say.

208
00:49:46.580 --> 00:49:54.460
Joe Nicoletti: Write me a short bio 4, Captain Elena Maramirez. Okay? So now we're going further in here.

209
00:49:54.520 --> 00:50:00.240
Joe Nicoletti: Now, I like to personally use a companion tool to take a lot of this information.

210
00:50:00.240 --> 00:50:26.499
Joe Nicoletti: I personally love scrivener. I have a course called Learn Scrivener Fast. Some of you might be even students in that course. But I like to take whether it's scrivener, whether it's a Google, Doc, or whatever. And you can literally start building out all this information. One of the things Chat Gpt allows you to do is if you'll look up here. There's a clipboard. You can copy this entire output right here to your clipboard, and you go paste this information somewhere else. And so that becomes really helpful.

211
00:50:26.680 --> 00:50:30.940
Joe Nicoletti: Alright. So here we've got a bio for Captain Ramirez here.

212
00:50:31.010 --> 00:50:51.279
Joe Nicoletti: known for her charismatic and confident demeanor. She has the unique ability to inspire crew. Elena's reputation as a daring explorer is matched only by her strategic brilliance and so forth. Okay, now we could go through and get a bio for each one of these characters. We could tweak that bio. If we want right, we can add elements to that bio and say, You know what

213
00:50:51.670 --> 00:51:14.810
Joe Nicoletti: add in this element, or let's say, she had childhood trauma. How would that affect her ability? To succeed in this mission and so forth? So you, as the creative driver of the AI get to choose where you want the story to go, what you want the elements to be right. And that's just one piece of this? Alright. So I'm gonna come back to you all here.

214
00:51:14.810 --> 00:51:28.670
Joe Nicoletti: What is something else you could think to ask. Chat Gp, we're doing so a real live pop quiz here. That would further this story that would, you know, go deeper here. What are some ideas that you might have? Right

215
00:51:29.520 --> 00:51:39.740
Joe Nicoletti: again? We could go deep into this. But let me share with you one of the biggest tips that some people forget, because it's kind of just it's like right in front of our face, but we miss it.

216
00:51:39.830 --> 00:51:41.469
If you're not sure

217
00:51:41.810 --> 00:51:44.850
Joe Nicoletti: what to ask the AI. Next.

218
00:51:45.000 --> 00:51:48.799
Joe Nicoletti: Alright. let me share with you one of the biggest tips you ready for it.

219
00:51:49.340 --> 00:52:00.610
Joe Nicoletti: Ask it what you should ask next. I know it sounds so obvious, right? But check this out alright. Here's what I like to do here.

220
00:52:02.510 --> 00:52:07.680
Joe Nicoletti: I'm going to tell it as role. I want you. This is what you can do. You can say, act as a

221
00:52:07.780 --> 00:52:10.789
Joe Nicoletti: professional prompt engineer

222
00:52:13.640 --> 00:52:18.440
Joe Nicoletti: and give me some. Let's see, give me some suggestions

223
00:52:19.500 --> 00:52:22.770
Joe Nicoletti: on what else I could ask

224
00:52:24.650 --> 00:52:27.939
Joe Nicoletti: in order order to

225
00:52:29.380 --> 00:52:31.609
ProWritingAid: Joe, can you zoom in a little bit.

226
00:52:32.340 --> 00:52:34.509
ProWritingAid: Are you able to zoom in at all?

227
00:52:34.790 --> 00:52:35.720
ProWritingAid: Thanks.

228
00:52:37.710 --> 00:52:40.020
Joe Nicoletti: How's that working? Is that a little better?

229
00:52:41.060 --> 00:52:45.370
Joe Nicoletti: There we go. I know the text is pretty small. There, let's try that. Okay.

230
00:52:46.690 --> 00:53:08.339
Joe Nicoletti: what are some things we could ask now, it's going to give us some things we could ask here. So conflict and obstacles. All right. It's going to say, what are the primary external challenges or conflicts the crew will face during their mission. You could be like, oh, I didn't even think of that great idea right then you could go back and ask it. Are there any rival space agencies or competing missions that could create tension or conflict.

231
00:53:08.520 --> 00:53:16.499
Joe Nicoletti: What are the key obstacles they encounter while exploring space? How do they overcome them? What are some things we could ask in character development.

232
00:53:16.720 --> 00:53:30.099
Joe Nicoletti: What personal motivations or backstories do the crew members have that could be explored in the narrative alien encounters? What types of alien civilization, species, or life forms might the crew encounter during their journey?

233
00:53:30.310 --> 00:53:38.479
Joe Nicoletti: That's interesting. That might be fun to explore right technology and science themes and messages, plot twists and surprises

234
00:53:38.510 --> 00:53:57.350
Joe Nicoletti: Earth's role parallel storylines. Oh, my gosh, I mean, are you guys just buzzing with ideas, or what? Look at all of these different areas that we could dive into, and we started this as a blank slate, not even really knowing where we are going with this. And here we are going down this hole, watering this seed of a chat.

235
00:53:57.380 --> 00:54:07.649
Joe Nicoletti: and we're getting so many ideas. And we could just take one of these. So let's go through and let's talk about the the aliens here for a moment we could probably explore something here.

236
00:54:07.660 --> 00:54:22.909
Joe Nicoletti: So let's just literally we could copy what it suggested, because, remember, it's now acting as a professional prompt engineer that knows how to best prompt itself. Basically. Okay, so now we're going to say, Okay.

237
00:54:23.290 --> 00:54:30.109
Joe Nicoletti: what type of alien civilization, species or life-forms might the crew encounter during their journey? Let's see what it has to say here.

238
00:54:33.000 --> 00:54:33.970
Joe Nicoletti: Alright.

239
00:54:35.600 --> 00:54:43.950
Joe Nicoletti: We could. Let's see, the crew encounters a highly evolved, non-humanoid species that communicates through a form of biological symbiosis

240
00:54:44.010 --> 00:55:00.430
Joe Nicoletti: interesting. In a distant corner of the galaxy the crew discovers a civilization of advanced artificial intelligence, who exists as a collective consciousness. Interesting angle, right? The shape shifters the ancient watchers

241
00:55:00.590 --> 00:55:08.179
Joe Nicoletti: silently observing the universe's evolution for eons. Look at all of these different ideas that we could go through here.

242
00:55:08.240 --> 00:55:12.440
Joe Nicoletti: All right. Now we could say, let's see

243
00:55:15.570 --> 00:55:22.650
Joe Nicoletti: an insectoid species with a collective hive mind that values knowledge and experiences.

244
00:55:23.080 --> 00:55:32.549
Joe Nicoletti: Let's see, they offer to share their accumulated wisdom with the crew. But in return they request access to the crew's memories and emotions. Interesting. Okay.

245
00:55:32.630 --> 00:55:34.510
Joe Nicoletti: let's talk about this.

246
00:55:35.180 --> 00:55:42.409
Joe Nicoletti: Let's take this piece. We're going to copy and paste this down here. And this is just ideas that I'm gaining just in real time here.

247
00:55:42.590 --> 00:55:44.729
Joe Nicoletti: So I'm gonna say, we're gonna

248
00:55:44.820 --> 00:55:56.630
Joe Nicoletti: we're going to talk about this. And we're going to ask now. And by the way, you can hold down shift and enter in order to just go down to a new line without hitting, enter to have it initiate the request.

249
00:55:56.840 --> 00:55:59.550
Joe Nicoletti: So I'm gonna say, here,

250
00:56:02.290 --> 00:56:18.970
Joe Nicoletti: can you explain some reasons why they might. Let's see, want access to the cruise memories and emotions. This would be interesting. Let's dive into this a little bit further, okay.

251
00:56:21.710 --> 00:56:30.109
Joe Nicoletti: understanding humanity. So the hive mind collectors, being highly rational and logical species, have never experienced emotions. In the same way humans do.

252
00:56:30.280 --> 00:56:39.529
Joe Nicoletti: They are genuinely curious about the depth and range of emotions, seeking to comprehend the motivations behind human actions, decisions and relationships.

253
00:56:39.790 --> 00:56:53.579
Joe Nicoletti: Culture exchange learning from emotions, historical records, all of these different ideas that are coming just from this one seed. Now we could even dive in, and we could ask it to

254
00:56:53.840 --> 00:56:56.720
Joe Nicoletti: We can ask it to provide its own language. Right?

255
00:56:58.260 --> 00:57:00.139
Joe Nicoletti: Can you help me craft

256
00:57:00.190 --> 00:57:02.400
Joe Nicoletti: a unique language

257
00:57:04.690 --> 00:57:11.859
Joe Nicoletti: that they would speak? And again, we don't have to be as specific now that we're deep into this conversation, because

258
00:57:12.100 --> 00:57:40.870
Joe Nicoletti: the AI already knows what we're talking about, just like it's remembering previous conversations right? Just like you would in a chat with a friend. You don't have to keep repeating yourself about what you already said. You're assuming they're with you on the conversation unless they're drifting off and not listening. But if it does okay, if if the AI does get off track at any given time, you can simply bring it back on track. If it gives you a response that you don't like or is like way off base, you can literally type in and say, No, that's not what I meant.

259
00:57:40.970 --> 00:57:52.339
Joe Nicoletti: Instead, I meant this right? And just give a little bit more context. It'll it'll steer it back on track. Okay, so help me, craft unique language that they would speak and

260
00:57:52.560 --> 00:57:54.170
Joe Nicoletti: provide me with.

261
00:57:55.370 --> 00:58:01.990
Joe Nicoletti: Let's see a few example words and their meanings and

262
00:58:02.580 --> 00:58:06.229
Joe Nicoletti: pronunciations. Let's just see what it what it can do here.

263
00:58:07.650 --> 00:58:09.079
Joe Nicoletti: Okay, let's see.

264
00:58:10.970 --> 00:58:13.449
Joe Nicoletti: Language name. All right.

265
00:58:13.470 --> 00:58:31.219
Joe Nicoletti: Zillion. Interesting characteristics of Zillion, I'm sure if I'm saying that correctly, it's a chittering tonal language that combines clicking, chirping, and buzzing sounds, resembling the sounds made by insects. It relies heavily on pitch, tone, and rhythm to convey meaning

266
00:58:31.410 --> 00:58:37.049
Joe Nicoletti: with subtle variations in frequency and duration, serving as grammatical markers.

267
00:58:37.230 --> 00:58:57.109
Joe Nicoletti: The language has a precise and formal structure reflecting the hive mind collector's logical thinking, and then look at this, look at look, example, words and meanings like, how could you come up with stuff like this on your own? I mean, I guess you could. But how much work is this saving us. You guys? Right? Look at this pronunciation. Chi Ruckath.

268
00:58:57.110 --> 00:59:20.649
Joe Nicoletti: right? Zivultran Zivultan, meaning to share memories and experiences willingly. And of course, now that you have this language now that you've had AI help you develop this language. You could come back to this chat when you're writing further conversations in your novel. Right, you could say alright. Going back to what was this language called Zirillion? Right?

269
00:59:20.720 --> 00:59:36.540
Joe Nicoletti: Write me a paragraph in which their speakings are really in. And this is what I want that paragraph to say, or to mean, or the tone, or the style, and so forth. Right? Are you seeing how powerful this is? Okay, and we could go deeper and deeper and deeper into this. Now.

270
00:59:36.740 --> 01:00:06.550
Joe Nicoletti: one of the other things you can do here. And again, my screen's a little bit cut off. Let me see if it will allow me to move. Now, it's not allowing me to move that. But over here on the left, basically, this is your sidebar area. Okay, these are your saved chats. There is a pencil. Lisa lets you see this. You can save this chat. You can retitle this. Okay, to be something that you want to remember. And you can go back to that chat. You can have multiple chats like, if you wanted to start an entirely new book or a new thought.

271
01:00:06.550 --> 01:00:18.649
Joe Nicoletti: That's when you'd go start a new chat, and then it forgets everything that it was talking about in the previous chat, and you can start over. But you can also have those chats stored there, so you can go back to them.

272
01:00:18.940 --> 01:00:48.530
Joe Nicoletti: You can also get links to chats. It'll allow you to link to it. So you can copy that link and you can access it wherever you want. All right. So can you guys see how fun this could be to just really go in and dive deep into some of these things and get more and more ideas. Now that's just one prompt. You guys. Alright, let me jump back in here. Let's take another one. That was just one prompt. That was the idea. Generation for fiction. Now, in this I also will show you example outputs of the results here. So again.

273
01:00:48.560 --> 01:01:08.800
Joe Nicoletti: every result's going to be different. So the result that's that I put in here is going to be different from the one you put in, and then I'm also going to show you some follow up ideas. So one of the things that I found most useful is figuring out. What else can I ask it? How else can I interact with this? Did you know you can ask it to put information in a table. All right. So as you can see here.

274
01:01:09.470 --> 01:01:13.690
Joe Nicoletti: this will put it into a nice table story concepts characters.

275
01:01:13.880 --> 01:01:33.830
Joe Nicoletti: You know how much work that would take to simply put all this information in a table yourself, and you can simply ask the AI to do it for you alright. And then some other. Follow up ideas, dive deep into specific areas, create dialogue, which we did a little bit of that, didn't we plot development, theme, exploration, ask for more ideas. Right? All right. Let me take another one here.

276
01:01:34.100 --> 01:01:52.940
ProWritingAid: So we've only got 2 min left in this awesome session. Do you have time to take a couple of questions? Yeah, let's do that. Let's do questions. Okay, there's just so much. So I'm just gonna start.

277
01:01:53.010 --> 01:02:00.350
ProWritingAid: what happens with AI in regards to copyright. I heard in the Us. They are setting a law that no AI could be copyrighted.

278
01:02:01.840 --> 01:02:26.819
Joe Nicoletti: Yeah. So as far as I know right now, it's I mean, we're still in somewhat of the wild Wild West of this, as with new technology, so as of right now, anybody who's using AI and using, you know, original idea cause it is original content. It's original ideas that are steered by you. There's there's no there's no copyright issues, none of that, because it's it's all original content. So I do say that with, it's always good to go

279
01:02:26.820 --> 01:02:33.640
back and check what it's saying right. Do your own research as well, especially if you're citing

280
01:02:33.640 --> 01:02:47.419
Joe Nicoletti: research or sources or things like that, make sure you have an idea of where it came from, and so forth. But as of right now, that's a pretty much a non issue. Now, will that change in the future? I don't know. We'll have to keep up on the latest news of that. But as of right now

281
01:02:47.430 --> 01:02:49.499
Joe Nicoletti: it is your content.

282
01:02:49.770 --> 01:02:56.489
ProWritingAid: Great, and one more. I think we have time for one more. Is there a way to implement AI and Scrivener?

283
01:02:57.480 --> 01:03:05.750
Joe Nicoletti: There's not like. I know what I know, what some folks are thinking there is like, can you use it right inside of Scrivener? That's probably that was what my hope was.

284
01:03:05.750 --> 01:03:29.290
Joe Nicoletti: There's not at this time. I'm imagined they'll probably build an integration at some point. Integrations are just coming at rapid speed, but as of right now, there isn't a way to have it actually work inside a scrivener. But when I'm using AI I always have Chat Gp. Open on one window, and then I have my scrivener window open next to me, and I will just take the output, copy and paste it over and start building out my scrivener documents that way.

285
01:03:30.280 --> 01:03:54.839
ProWritingAid: Great! Thank you so much. This is such a great and informative session. So thank you all for joining a big thank you to Joe for generously spending your time with us as always, you can find the replay to this session. Any other sessions in the Science Fiction writers we have, you can find the links again. In the in your email. We hope you join us for our next session catch you next time.

286
01:03:55.630 --> 01:03:57.479
Joe Nicoletti: Thank you guys, it's been a blast.