AI Tutorials for Everyday Work & Productivity

THE AI ACADEMY

How to schedule meetings in Gmail with AI

  • Open Gmail and reply to the email requesting a meeting.

  • Click “Help me schedule” on the bottom right.

  • Gmail + Gemini scans your Google Calendar and the email context.

  • It auto-suggests ideal meeting times based on your real availability.

  • Pick the slots you like and insert them into your email with one click.

  • Edit or customize any slot if needed (add locations, change durations, or remove conflicts).

How to dictate anywhere on your computer with AI

  1. Download Wispr Flow for Mac or Windows and install.

  2. Open the app and sign in.

  3. Click into any text field, hold your hotkey, talk, release to insert text.

    • Mac default: Fn

    • Windows default: Ctrl + Win

  4. To match tone with your writing style, open Flow Hub → Style, pick a context tab (Personal, Work, Email, or Other), and choose your vibe (Formal, Casual, Very Casual, or Excited).

We recommend Casual for friendly, clean phrasing with lighter punctuation. Your choice applies everywhere you dictate on the desktop.

Download Wispr Flow and stop letting the keyboard bottleneck your brain.

How to find discount codes with ChatGPT

  1. Go to ChatGPT.

  2. Turn on ‘Agent mode’ and enter your prompt to find discount codes for your online purchase.

Sample Prompt: Find the best discount code for [store/product], then go to the site, add the product to cart, go to checkout, and then test the discount code

  1. The agent will automatically search for active discount codes and test each one during checkout.

  2. Once complete, you’ll receive a list of discount codes that ChatGPT has verified.

  3. Apply your favorite code and enjoy instant savings on your purchase.

How to turn ChatGPT into your personal tutor

  • Go to ChatGPT, select ‘GPT-5’ → click ‘+’ → open ‘More’ settings → toggle on ‘Study & Learn’

  • Choose your response mode:

    • Auto (default): Balanced and adaptive.

    • Instant: For quick, simple questions.

    • Thinking: For deep reasoning, explanations, or multi-step scaffolding.

Sample Prompt: Act like a math tutor. Give me a calculus problem, ask me for each intermediate step (like finding the derivative, simplifying, etc.), and only reveal the next step when I get it right.

  • ChatGPT will act as your tutor, reviewing each of your answers and providing hints and corrections before proceeding to the next step.

  • Download or save your session for future reference and study notes.

How to talk to your book with AI

  • Go to ElevenReader and sign up.

  • Click ‘Upload your content’ > Paste URL/Write Text/Upload File > click ‘Import’

  • Once done, access your content in your library to have it read out loud.

  • To ask your book anything, click on the voice chat button in the bottom right corner of the player.

Sample Prompt: “Summarize this whole chapter of the book in 10 lines for me”

  • You’ll get a response within seconds with full contextual understanding.

(Tip: The feature is being rolled out to all users - if you aren't seeing the voice chat button, you can try logging out and back in)

How to use Claude in your Slack workspace

  • Open Slack and log in to your workspace

  • Go to Apps in the left panel and click on ‘+Add apps‘

  • Click on ‘Install‘ and ‘Add to Slack‘

  • Allow access to your workspace to add Claude to your Slack

  • Once added, click on Claude to chat with Claude through DMs

  • Tag @Claude in threads, or use the AI assistant panel—with access to web search, document analysis, and your connected tools

How to identify AI-generated images with Gemini

  • Go to Gemini and sign up.

  • Upload a picture and enter your prompt to check if it’s generated by AI.

Sample Prompt: “Is this image made with AI?”

  • It will check for the SynthID watermark to help verify if it was generated or edited by Google AI tools.