7 Ways To Avoid Crashing Long Documents in MS Word

If you use Microsoft Word to write lengthy documents, you may have experienced crashes, slow performance, or file corruption. These issues are especially common in documents exceeding 100 pages. Below are seven detailed tips to help you maintain the stability and performance of your long Word documents.

Creating a Bespoke Style Guide for Your Business Using AI

In the following article, I’ll outline the process of defining, writing, and sharing your style guide. These steps can be adapted to most large language models (LLMs). Subsequent articles will go into the specific elements and structure of an effective style guide.

How to Freshen Up Your Vision Statement with Google Gemini

When’s the last time you revised your Vision statement? In general, we craft this document when we start up the company. And, as it requires significant attention to hone the words so it aligns exactly with your vision, we may spend days refining the drafts. Finally, we get it just right – every word rings […]

How to Write Better User Stories with Google NotebookLM

As a product manager, crafting clear and actionable user stories is critical for delivering value to your users. With AI tools such as Google NotebookLM, you can streamline this process, so that your stories are concise, user-focused, and align with your business goals. By leveraging AI, you can address the “Five Ws and H” (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How) more effectively, saving time and improving collaboration with your team.

Best Practices for Knowledge Workers Using NotebookLM

Overwhelmed with documents coming at you from all angles? Can’t find that one-liner in a recent email chain? Previously, I used a combination of tools, such as Obsidian, Notion, and Google Docs to get my arms around this. Recently, I’ve switched to NotebookLM and found it much better.

If you’re drowning in a sea of email chains, documents, meeting notes, and other fragments—maybe you work in IT, pharma, or any industry that thrives on information—I’d suggest you look at NotebookLM to coordinate all of this material into a single, coherent location.

From Chaos to Clarity: 15 Prompt Types to Enhance Your Productivity

From Chaos to Clarity: 15 Prompt Types to Enhance Your Productivity

If you take the time to articulate your intent (super specific), you invite the AI to engage thoughtfully, leading to outputs that are both relevant and often unexpected.
Because of this, when you’re learning to use AI, such as ChatGPT, you need to understand when and where to craft different types of prompts.

How to Decompose Atomic Requirements into Better User Stories

When coaching product managers, I help them identify complex requirements and decompose them into atomic requirements. That is, requirements which cannot be decomposed any further. As it’s not unusual for newly minted product managers to blend multiple requirements into a single user story, I’ll prepare a checklist which they can refer to when drafting their requirements.

If you work in an Agile or Scrum environment, you might find the ‘flexible’ nature of the sprint/epic/releases can undermine your project estimates. If that’s the case, consider using the following guidelines to identify atomic requirements, which you can then convert into easier to estimate user stories.

How to Write Instructional Prompts with Examples

Learn how to write an Instructional Prompts with examples. Instructional prompts are unambiguous, actionable directions that ensure you get a more contextual output. Whether you’re refining a draft or crafting more formal emails, instructional prompts bridge the gap between what you want to achieve and what ChatGPT delivers.

How to Write ‘Few-Shot’ Prompts (with checklist)

How to Write Few Shot prompts in CHATGPT with examples

Few-shot prompts enable you to teach ChatGPT your preferred style, tone, or preferences. By providing examples within your prompt, you can guide ChatGPT to produce outputs that align more closely with your needs. Learn how to use these prompts at home and in the office.