ChatGPT Essentials
Get real work done with ChatGPT: the plans, modes, projects and tools that matter, in three hours.
A hands-on tour of ChatGPT for working professionals. You will sign in, learn what each plan and mode is for, organise recurring work with Projects and custom GPTs, analyse documents and spreadsheets, and set up good habits for a team. Every lesson has something concrete to click and try.
What you will be able to do
- Choose the right ChatGPT plan, app and model for a given job
- Switch between the default model, thinking mode, search, deep research and agent mode with confidence
- Organise recurring work with Projects, custom instructions, memory and custom GPTs
- Upload documents and spreadsheets and get reliable summaries, charts and pivot-style analysis
- Set privacy and data controls correctly and write a one-page ChatGPT playbook for your team
Course outline
Getting started
3 lessons · quizPlans, apps, signing in, a tour of the screen, and the three data settings to fix before you paste anything.
- Plans, apps and signing in 10 min
- A tour of the interface 10 min
- Data controls: training opt-out, temporary chats and memory settings 10 min
- Module quiz 5 questions
Models and modes
4 lessons · quizFast answers versus thinking, search versus deep research versus agent mode, and voice, images and canvas.
- Which model when: the default model vs thinking mode 10 min
- Search, deep research and agent mode 12 min
- Voice, images and canvas 12 min
- Exercise: one question, three modes exercise · 20 min
- Module quiz 5 questions
Organising your work
4 lessons · quizProjects for ongoing work, custom instructions and Memory for standing context, and custom GPTs for repeatable tasks.
- Projects: files, instructions and chats together 12 min
- Custom instructions and memory 10 min
- Custom GPTs: building and sharing your own 12 min
- Exercise: build a custom GPT for a repeat task exercise · 25 min
- Module quiz 5 questions
Files and data
3 lessons · quizDocuments, spreadsheets and the Python data-analysis tool, and connectors to Google Drive, SharePoint and more.
- Uploading and analysing documents 10 min
- Spreadsheets and data analysis 12 min
- Connectors: Google Drive, SharePoint and more 10 min
- Module quiz 5 questions
ChatGPT at work
3 lessons · quizWorkspaces and admin, the habits that keep you out of trouble, and a one-page playbook for your team.
- Team workspaces, admin and sharing 10 min
- Good habits: templates, verification and where it fails 12 min
- Exercise: a one-page ChatGPT playbook for your team exercise · 25 min
- Module quiz 5 questions