"Enhancing Creativity and Productivity: My Thoughts on Using ChatGPT as a Writing Tool"
How has A2 has navigated the new AI tools, like ChatGPT? Read on as Amy shares her firsthand experience with ChatGPT as a writing tool, showcasing how it has helped her overcome writer's block and foster creativity for her brand, Midlife at the Mailbox and her clients.
Even the best content writers and social media managers get writer's block. A few months ago, I experienced another bout of writer's block. After Googling "what do I write about" or something similar, I came across ChatGPT.
I won't lie; I was hooked! Don't worry, 95%* of my writing is my own, but sometimes you just need a little "inspiration." (*Please note that 95% is a random and arbitrary percentage. Recognize that when you work on your own, having AI to help simplify your thoughts can be very helpful.)
Here's what I think ChatGPT is useful for:
Making lists:
If you provide the AI with a topic, the platform can provide basic lists of information related to that topic.
Once you have these lists, you can use your natural intelligence and writing ability to craft your own blog posts, emails, captions, etc.
For example, I asked the AI to outline a beginner's Canva course. It provided nine main points with several sub-points for each. This was helpful for me in many ways. Since I use Canva daily, I wanted to explore the course from a fresh perspective. It allowed me to research the current methods used by creators to teach Canva and identify the existing courses available in the market. Now, I can differentiate my course content.
Summarizing your own text:
If you tend to ramble, like I do, the AI is great for paraphrasing or condensing your words.
For instance, the other day, I was working on new cover art for "Midlife at the Mailbox." I wanted to update the words Denyse and I use to describe our podcast story. I started with our current story and, after some revisions and rewrites on my part, I was able to write something that I felt described our show well and captured our voice.
One drawback of ChatGPT is that it doesn't learn my specific "voice." While I can ask the AI to maintain the tone of my writing, it falls short when I need something highly specific or when I'm aiming for a light and humorous tone.
I started with the below question to the AI, and after a few versions, I was able to compose the text in the light pink box.
Titles, captions, or podcast episode titles:
Similar to summarizing your own text, creating compelling headlines can be a struggle at times. I have fed my thoughts and writings into the platform and have had great success in generating engaging titles. I may make some tweaks to the suggested words, but overall, it has been a helpful tool.
For example, when working on a podcast episode, I had initially written a title but felt it needed stronger language to hook our listeners. I asked the ChatGPT AI, and it provided a few options, one of which I used for the final title...
Overall, I believe that ChatGPT is a useful tool to have in your toolkit. Like all tools, it cannot replace human work entirely, nor is it meant to be used every day. However, it serves as a valuable backup teammate when you need assistance and don't have someone to collaborate with. I think of it as a tool similar to a calculator, spell check, or thesaurus. ChatGPT is like my backup partner in collaboration. Instead of always turning to Google, I turn to my AI instead.
How did I use AI to enhance this post?
- The Blog Title
- The Blog Summary
- Meta Title
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Have you started to embrace the use of AI with your work? If yes, how has it enhanced your work?
If No, tell me more about why you have not tried it yet?
