Five Gen AI skills to maximize productivity | Google Workspace
Remember when power users earned their stripes by creating pivot tables in spreadsheets or memorizing elaborate keyboard shortcuts? Generative AI (Gen AI) has changed everything. In the new era of work, Gen AI power users know where Gen AI excels, how to write prompts that get results, and when to use the tools for maximum benefit. Gen AI is multi-modal, involving text, video, audio, code, and image, and relies on information from diverse sources. Here are the five essential skills this new type of power user has perfected with AI.
1. PROMPTING: Write powerful prompts that deliver results
Gen AI tools rely on context to respond appropriately to questions. Providing information about who’s asking, background, and the desired output format, along with the task, helps Gen AI tools respond with a response that’s tailor-made. AI power users vary their prompt characteristics to do more with each request.
For example, a sales representative can instruct Gemini to act as a skeptical purchasing manager and find weaknesses in a product pitch. The added context helps direct Gemini’s responses to focus on value propositions and effective messaging, and can lead to more-targeted feedback.
2. BRAINSTORMING: Explore and refine ideas on the fly
A Gen AI brainstorming session serves as a jumping-off point for new ideas and can push users to explore solutions that might not occur to them otherwise. Whether you use generated content as-is, with light editing, or as inspiration, Gen AI tools make it easier to explore ideas quickly.
3. EXPERIMENTING: Playing with new capabilities
Power users are changing with Gen AI to make the most of new developments. Experimenting can be as simple as adding a new parameter to a prompt or testing out a whole new Gen AI-powered workflow. Gen AI’s speed makes starting over as easy as writing a new prompt.
4. RESEARCHING: Discover new information at scale — and verify results
Gen AI tools can rapidly search for relevant information, potentially saving hours. Power users always verify results by cross-checking between multiple reliable sources to ensure accuracy.
5. CUSTOMIZING: Create audience-tailored content, quickly
Drafting and editing tools powered by AI can take your audience and target voice into account, so you can produce the most laser-focused version of your message. Effective communication can get ideas heard and boost team productivity, and Gen AI helps power users achieve this in record time.
Gen AI power users can effectively collaborate with and maximize Gen AI across a range of tools, increasing efficiency and working more quickly and strategically. Whole organizations of power users can maximize Gen AI’s potential, helping to boost efficiency across positions and entire industries.
By The Google Workspace Team
