Mastering ChatGPT & LLMs for Practical Applications: Tips, Tricks, and Use Cases

Our latest session with Astiostech covered how to unlock the full potential of ChatGPT and LLMs for real-world use!

✅ Key Takeaways:
🔹 Effective Prompting: Crafting context-specific, high-quality prompts for optimal AI responses.
🔹 Advanced ChatGPT Features: Managing system prompts, conversation memory, and file uploads.
🔹 Optimizing AI Outputs: Refining responses, handling large texts, and knowing when fine-tuning is needed.
🔹 Competitive Insights: Exploring how ChatGPT compares with other AI tools.
🔹 Business & Content Use Cases: From summarization to SEO, sales, and audience targeting.

💡 The session provided hands-on strategies to make AI a powerful tool for content creation, decision-making, and business growth.

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1. Mastering ChatGPT & LLMs for Practical Applications: Tips, Tricks, and Use Cases Astiostech

2. Objectives By the end of this session, the team will be able to: Understand how to write effective prompts for various contexts (sales, technical, general). Utilize advanced features of ChatGPT (file uploads, system prompts, conversation context management). Explore competitive products to compare strengths and weaknesses. Learn key strategies to optimize outputs and identify when fine-tuning is needed.

3. ChatGPT

4. Some ChatGPT facts It is a Large Language Model trained using Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback (RLHF) – a sort of non-supervised pre-trained model Cost US700,000 to run/day – 2023 estimate Gets approximately 1B queries/day Plans Free $0 - Access to GPT-4o mini model- Limited usage during peak times- Basic features suitable for casual use ChatGPT Plus $20 - Access to GPT-4o, o1, o3 models- Faster response times- Priority access to new features and improvements- Enhanced capabilities for more demanding tasks  ChatGPT Pro $200 - Unlimited access to all OpenAI models, including GPT-4o and o1/o3- Exclusive access to o1/o3 pro mode for complex problem-solving- Advanced Voice Mode- Designed for power users and researchers  Has API access for developers (cosine uses this) Official apps for iOS and Android

5. What’s new

6. Prompt Engineering

7. What is ChatGPT good at

8. The Schematic Approach Techniques for refining Role Playing: Utilize ChatGPT to assume different personas or perspectives, enabling context-specific and dynamic interactions. Writing Style Customization: Specify the desired tone, formality, or creative style to tailor the generated text according to your needs. Defining Output Parameters: Clearly outline expectations such as format, length, or content constraints to achieve precise responses. Conversational Chaining: Build multi-turn dialogues by linking prompts and responses, enhancing context retention and coherence over time. Injecting Relatable Data: Incorporate specific examples, contextual information, or relevant data to fine-tune outputs and ensure they resonate with your target audience.

9. General Best Practice Start Fresh with New Sessions: Use new chat sessions to avoid confusion and convolution that may arise from previous topics or context. Clarify Ambiguities: Avoid confusing or ambiguous prompts. Ensure your questions are clear and specific to get the most accurate responses. Provide Ample Context: Supply as much relevant background information as possible. Detailed context helps the model understand your needs and generate better outputs. Utilize Specific Examples: When you require detailed or nuanced information, include concrete examples. Following a schematic guide can help ensure you get the best outcomes. Remember the Principle of GIGO: “Garbage In, Garbage Out” — the quality of the output is directly related to the clarity and quality of the input. Craft your prompts thoughtfully for optimal results.

10. General Best Practise Clarify for Optimal Outcomes: Detailed, specific questions lead to more accurate and useful answers. Encourage ChatGPT to seek clarification by including a prompt like, “Can you clarify what you mean by…?” Reset and Refocus: Use commands such as “Reset” or “Forget everything above and start anew” to clear prior context and begin with a clean slate. Derive Knowledge from Information: Provide structured context and examples that allow ChatGPT to extract and apply relevant insights. Ask for process explanations (e.g., “Explain how you deduced this”) to understand the reasoning behind the response. Foster Creative Deviation: Request responses that deviate from the standard output when needed (e.g., “Don’t answer like typical ChatGPT”) to encourage creative and in-depth responses, especially for complex or longer texts. Remember the Core Principle: The quality and specificity of your input directly impact the quality of the output. Craft your prompts thoughtfully for the best results.

11. Prompt Samples

12. Improve writing Simple Prompt for Professional Text: Copy and Paste: Easily improve any text by copying and pasting it into ChatGPT. Example Command: “Improve the following text and make it sound more professional.” Applications: Emails: Refine professional correspondence. WhatsApp Text: Enhance clarity and tone in instant messaging. Website Content: Polish website copy for better engagement. Documentation: Create clear, professional technical documents. And More: Applicable to any written content. Advanced Integration with Astiostech: Google Gemini Built-in: Astiostech leverages Google Gemini within GMail to enhance text clarity and professionalism. MS Office Suite Integration: Astiostech is also integrated into the MS Office suite, providing seamless text improvement across documents, emails, and presentations.

13. Content summarization Summarizing Content: Particularly effective for managing and condensing large texts. Handling Large Text Blocks: For documents exceeding the 8k/16k character limit, split the content into manageable “pages.” Example Process: If you have 10 pages of data (e.g., over 80,000 words in total), label each segment clearly: Page 1: <Text for page 1> Page 2: <Text for page 2> …continue similarly for subsequent pages. Best Practices: Clearly denote each page with its corresponding number. Ensure that each page is self-contained and easy to identify. Use concise prompts and follow the structured format for the best results.

14. Splitting personalities Multi-Perspective Analysis: Request opinions and insights from different viewpoints to enrich the understanding of your presentation content. Expert vs. Novice: Ask ChatGPT to provide contrasting analyses: Expert Perspective: Focus on technical accuracy, advanced insights, and industry-specific details. Novice Perspective: Emphasize clarity, simplified explanations, and accessibility for beginners. How to Frame the Prompt: Example Prompt: “Review the following slide points from two perspectives: one as an industry expert and one as a novice user. Explain the benefits, potential challenges, and overall impact for both viewpoints.” This approach ensures that the content is evaluated thoroughly and tailored to different audience needs. Benefits: Provides a balanced analysis that can help refine your presentation. Highlights potential areas of confusion or complexity that might need additional clarification. Enables you to address concerns and emphasize strengths for diverse audiences.

15. Purpose driven Identifying Your Target Customers: Tailor your prompt to focus on the specific purpose—in this case, figuring out which customers to invite to an event. Sample Prompt Structure: Clearly define the role and expertise of the persona providing the analysis. Specify the event and product details to ensure relevant insights. Example Prompt: “You are an expert marketeer with 20 years of experience in both online and offline marketing, with a special focus on audience relationships. You are planning to run an event to introduce ZeeWall , the world’s most advanced firewall. Please produce a list of customer profiles that you will consider inviting.” Key Considerations in the Prompt: Role and Expertise: Clearly establish the persona (an experienced marketer) to provide credibility and context. Event and Product Details: Mention the event purpose and product specifics ( ZeeWall , an advanced firewall) to generate targeted customer profiles. Outcome Focus: Ask for a list of customer profiles to align the output with your event planning goals. Benefits: This approach helps tailor responses to your specific marketing needs. It ensures the output is actionable, providing clear customer segments that can be targeted for invitations. The detailed prompt improves the quality and relevance of the generated insights.

16. Google Expert Searcher Objective: Use ChatGPT/LLM to generate targeted and high-impact search terms that yield the best results quickly. Approach: Role Play for Expertise: Instruct ChatGPT to assume the role of an expert with over 10 years of experience in Google searches and digital marketing. Define the Task: Provide a clear, specific query. For example, “How to create a hugely successful chef association here in Malaysia.” Structured Output: Request the response to be formatted as a table with two columns: “Search Term” and “Information we’re looking for.” Example Prompt to Use with ChatGPT/LLM: “You are an expert in Google searches with over 10 years of experience helping businesses succeed by training them to use Google search effectively. I need you to generate 10 powerful and specific search terms for the topic: ‘How to create a hugely successful chef association in Malaysia.’ Present your response in a table with the columns ‘Search Term’ and ‘Information we’re looking for.’” Benefits: Enhanced Efficiency: Quickly obtain refined search terms without manually brainstorming. Targeted Information: Ensure each search term is tailored to extract specific and relevant details. Consistency: Use a structured format to easily compare and select the best search queries.

17. Topic generation Objective : Create compelling SEO blog topics that drive traffic and support your overall content strategy. SEO Benefits: Blogging and articles improve your company’s search engine rankings. Well-crafted topics can boost engagement and brand credibility. How to Leverage ChatGPT for Topic Generation: Role Play as an SEO Expert: Instruct ChatGPT to assume the role of an experienced SEO professional working for a top consulting company in Malaysia. Define the Specific Task: Request the generation of unique, professional, and targeted blog topics. For example, focus on your product, Woocommerce Pro. Structured Output: Ask for a set number of topics (e.g., 5 hot blog topics) that will align with your SEO strategy. Example Prompt to Use with ChatGPT/LLM: “You are an SEO expert working for a top consulting company here in Malaysia. I need you to come up with 5 hot blog topics that will help improve my company’s SEO for our product, Woocommerce Pro. Ensure the topics are professional, unique, and tailored to attract our target audience.” Outcome: Use the generated topics as a foundation for creating engaging blog content. Follow up with subsequent slides to detail how to build out the blogs and optimize them further.

18. Both sides Embrace Dual Perspectives: Encourage looking at life from both sides to gain a comprehensive understanding of any situation. Requesting Alternative Views: Ask ChatGPT to provide alternative opinions on your viewpoints. Example Prompt: “I have an opinion about [your topic]. Can you present an alternative view that challenges my perspective?” Benefits of Considering Both Sides: Objection Handling: Prepare for potential objections by understanding counterarguments. Enhanced Decision-Making: Broaden your perspective to make more informed, balanced decisions. Empathy and Understanding: See how others might perceive an issue, fostering better communication and empathy. Applications: Use in debates, presentations, or strategic planning. Ideal for refining arguments and ensuring all aspects of a topic are explored.

19. Sales ninja Objective: Craft a persuasive sales pitch that highlights the key reasons customers would happily invest in Zendesk. Prompt Instructions: Adopt the Sales Ninja Persona: “You are a highly successful and experienced sales professional who knows exactly how to get people excited about a product and ready to spend money—with a smile on their face.” Interactive Information Gathering: Instruct ChatGPT to ask you a series of questions about Zendesk and your target audience. This interactive approach helps refine the sales message. Output Structure: Once enough information is gathered, request a comprehensive, numbered table that lists: Selling Points: Key reasons why customers would buy Zendesk. Articulation: How these selling points should be communicated. Priority Level: Whether each point is of primary, secondary, or tertiary importance. Example Prompt: “You are a highly successful and experienced sales professional. You know what it takes to encourage people to spend money on a product with a smile on their face. I want you to help me find and articulate the reasons why people would buy my product, Zendesk. Please ask me questions one by one to learn about the product and the audience. Once you have enough information, create a numbered table listing the selling points, how they can be articulated, and whether they are of primary, secondary, or tertiary importance.” Benefits: Tailored Sales Pitch: Ensures the final sales pitch is customized to both the product and the audience. Interactive Engagement: The step-by-step questioning refines the message by uncovering detailed product insights and customer needs. Prioritized Messaging: A numbered table with clear priorities helps structure the sales pitch, ensuring the most impactful points are emphasized.

20. More examples The prompt The purpose Prompt sample Data-Driven Decision Making Stimulate creative thinking and generate fresh business opportunities. “Imagine you have access to a dataset on consumer behavior for online shopping. What key metrics would you analyze to improve sales, and what actionable insights could you derive from them?” Interactive Quiz Creator Develop engaging, educational content or self-assessment tools. “Create an interactive quiz with 5 questions about the fundamentals of SEO. Include multiple-choice answers and explain why the correct answer is the best option.” Socratic Questioning Stimulate critical thinking and self-reflection through a series of probing questions. “I have an opinion on the impact of remote work on productivity. Ask me a series of Socratic questions to help me examine and refine my viewpoint.”

21. More examples The prompt The purpose Prompt sample Expert Debate Simulator Gain insight into both sides of a controversial topic by simulating a balanced debate. “Assume the roles of two industry experts with opposing views on renewable energy adoption. Engage in a debate, presenting your strongest arguments for and against the rapid implementation of renewable energy policies.” Dynamic Role Reversal Gain insight into both sides of a controversial topic by simulating a balanced debate. “Take on the perspective of someone from a completely different cultural or professional background and critique my approach to digital marketing. What unique insights or alternative strategies would you suggest?” Next Steps Generator Encourage out-of-the-box thinking by exploring viewpoints from drastically different perspectives. “Based on our current strategy for launching a new app, list the next five actionable steps that would move the project forward, including potential challenges and how to overcome them.”

22. More examples The prompt The purpose Prompt sample Scenario Planning Prepare for future uncertainties by mapping out different potential outcomes and response strategies. “Outline a detailed scenario planning exercise for a retail company facing supply chain disruptions. Include best-case, worst-case, and most likely scenarios along with strategies to mitigate risks.” Content Critique and Enhancement Improve existing content through constructive feedback and targeted enhancements. “Critique this piece of website copy for clarity and persuasiveness. Suggest three specific improvements that could make the message more impactful.” Innovation Trend Analysis Leverage forward-thinking analysis to stay ahead of market trends and inform strategic planning. “Analyze current trends in the tech industry and predict which emerging technologies will have the greatest impact over the next five years. Provide your reasoning for each prediction.”

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