Getting Started with ChatGPT

Outcome

Open ChatGPT, start a chat, and get a useful answer you can actually use.

Demonstration

Watch a short walkthrough of the interface: where to type, how answers appear, and how to ask a follow-up.

Your exercise

Ask ChatGPT to plan a simple weekday dinner using three ingredients you already have.

Review checklist

• Did the answer match what you actually asked?
• Is anything unclear that needs a follow-up question?
• Does the suggestion fit your real constraints (time, ingredients, skill)?

Outcome

Move from vague questions to prompts that include context, format, and tone.

Demonstration

Side-by-side: a vague prompt versus a specific one, and the difference in the answers.

Your exercise

Rewrite a question you ask often using the pattern: context + task + format.

Review checklist

• Did you include the context AI can't guess?
• Did you say what format you want the answer in?
• Did you say how long or detailed it should be?

Outcome

Build the habit of reviewing AI output before you trust or share it.

Demonstration

A real example of a confident-but-wrong answer, and how to catch it in under a minute.

Your exercise

Ask for three facts about a topic you know well, and verify each one yourself.

Review checklist

• Names, dates, and numbers verified against a source you trust
• Nothing private or sensitive was pasted into the chat
• The final wording sounds like you, not like a robot