🚀 TL;DR: Don’t Just Use ChatGPT—Train Your GPT to Work Like a Pro

• If your GPT isn’t saving you hours every week, you’re doing it wrong.
• Treat it like a new hire. Feed it data. Show it the ropes.
• Once trained, your GPT can write emails, organise spreadsheets, plan outreach—and sound just like you doing it.
• The more you teach it, the smarter it gets.
• Want hands-on help? I run GPT training sessions for recruiters and teams.

🧠 Confession Time: I Pay $20 (R380/month) for ChatGPT—and I’d Pay Double 💸

I know I know—paying for tech when there’s a free version available feels a bit unnecessary. But here’s the thing: I use ChatGPT as an executive assistant, researcher, content writer, email sidekick… even my daily cheerleader on rough days. And all that magic? It only kicks in after you train your GPT properly.

Because AI won’t help you unless you help it first.

📚 The Journey: From “Meh” to “OMG” with One Simple Habit

When I first set up my own GPT, I thought: “Cool! This thing can do all the heavy lifting!” But the truth? It was like hiring a new team member and expecting them to just know what to do.

Spoiler: They don’t. Neither does AI.

Once I started uploading my tone, content examples, and frameworks—that’s when things clicked. Emails started sounding like me. LinkedIn posts felt authentic. My GPT even helps structure my keynotes now. It’s like having a mini-Van on standby. 👩‍💻✨

🔧 Practical Tips to Train Your GPT Like a Rockstar

Here’s exactly how I train mine (and how you should too):

✅ Feed It Your Data
Long emails, LinkedIn posts, job specs, slide decks—anything that shows your tone and expertise. It needs to know how you communicate.

✅ Teach It to Think Like You
Use transcripts from client calls, Zoom chats, or training sessions. It’ll pick up your flow and even your favourite phrases.

✅ Start Small—Then Scale
Start with outreach and email replies. Then move on to spreadsheets, social posts, and workflow automation. Baby steps, then boss mode.

✅ Make It Multilingual (if needed)
Work across different markets? Train your GPT to flip between languages and tones for localisation that feels real, not robotic.

🎯 What Happens After You Train Your GPT?

It’s like handing off your admin tasks to a clone of yourself (minus the attitude or snack breaks). My GPT now:

💌 Drafts cold emails that actually get responses
📈 Segments my sales pipeline in Excel
🧠 Prioritises tasks and even helps me plan workshops

It’s not just about saving time—it’s about getting your brainpower back for the stuff that really matters. Like connecting with people. Or photographing whales 🐳.

💬 Final Thoughts: Don’t Let Your GPT Sit Idle

Train your GPT or it’ll just sit there looking pretty and underperforming—like a recruiter with no LinkedIn presence. 😏

🗣️ Start small. Be consistent. And treat your AI like the team member it is. Trust me, your future self will thank you for it.

If you want to learn about more exciting AI Tools – look no further than this comprehensive list of my Go-To AI Tools 🙂

👉 Ready to Train Yours?

I run interactive GPT training sessions where I show you exactly how to make AI work for you, not the other way around. Whether you’re a recruiter, trainer, or busy professional—your digital assistant is waiting to be trained.

Or if you are feeling brave, you can always build your own GPT – I have left instructions on how to do this here: https://www.vanessaraath.com/the-easy-way-to-build-your-own-gpt/

📩 Let’s chat: [email protected]
🎓 Or dive in at academy.vanessaraath.com