Summary of "ChatGPT richtig nutzen: Der ultimative ChatGPT GRUNDKURS mit 50+ Funktionen (Komplettanleitung 2025)"

Summary of "ChatGPT richtig nutzen: Der ultimative ChatGPT GRUNDKURS mit 50+ Funktionen (Komplettanleitung 2025)"

This comprehensive tutorial by Leonard Schmedding provides an in-depth guide to using ChatGPT effectively, covering over 50 features and practical use cases to help users—from beginners to advanced—maximize the tool’s potential in various professional and creative contexts. The video emphasizes efficiency, creativity, and automation, showing how ChatGPT can replace entire teams for certain tasks and save significant time and money.

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Main Ideas, Concepts, and Lessons

Introduction & Context

• ChatGPT is used by around 400 million people weekly worldwide; in Germany, about 16 million weekly users.
• ChatGPT accelerates learning, writing, idea generation, programming, and more.
• Leonard Schmedding, the speaker, is an entrepreneur and AI consultant who has built a multi-million dollar company using AI and advises over 1,500 companies.
• The video is intended as a complete guide to mastering ChatGPT, including signup instructions and clarifying common misconceptions about apps claiming to be ChatGPT.

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Detailed Features and Use Cases (Selected Highlights)

1. Model Selection
   • Different models: GPT-4, GPT-4.5, GPT-3.5 (O1, O3 Mini, O3 Mini High).
   • Reasoning models think through answers before responding; GPT-4/4.5 suits most simple tasks.
   • Reference site for model comparison: platform.com/dogs/models/care.
2. Web Search Integration
   • ChatGPT can search the internet live for up-to-date info (e.g., on Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot).
   • Provides source links for verification.
   • Can display images and YouTube video previews directly in chat.
3. Canvas Function
   • Opens a specialized text editing interface ideal for writing and editing blog articles, emails, etc.
   • Allows direct editing, paragraph addition, and inline queries (e.g., defining abbreviations).
   • Text length can be adjusted (shortest to longest).
   • Supports emojis and reading level adjustments.
4. When Not to Use Canvas
   • Canvas limits maximum word count; normal chat window allows longer texts.
   • To avoid automatic Canvas activation, include "do not activate Canvas" in prompts.
5. Coding with Canvas
   • Example: Creating an AI phone agent ROI calculator in HTML.
   • Can preview generated code live without external tools.
6. Image Generation
   • Create cartoons, photorealistic images, infographics directly via ChatGPT.
   • ChatGPT “thinks” about image composition pixel by pixel.
   • Useful for business presentations, social media content without advanced design skills.
7. Custom Instructions
   • Set default preferences on how ChatGPT addresses you and the style of responses.
   • Useful for consistent tone and context across sessions.
   • Avoid overly restrictive instructions to maintain flexibility.
8. Projects & Chat Organization
   • Organize chats into projects/folders for better management.
   • Upload files (PDFs, Word, Excel) as context for specific projects.
   • Assign project-specific instructions for tailored responses.
9. Reminder & Memory Features
   • Enable “Remember chat history” and “Saved reminders” for better contextual continuity.
   • Can store notes/reminders and refer back to previous chats.
   • Allows for personalized feedback or insights based on interaction history.
10. Reasoning Function in Free Plan
    • Activate reasoning models (e.g., O3 Mini) even on free plan for deeper, thought-through answers.
    • Useful for detailed lists, analyses, or pro-con arguments.
    • Caution: Reasoning outputs are visualizations and may not reflect actual model thought processes.
11. Combining Web Search & Reasoning
    • Use both for market research or content trend analysis to get current and well-thought insights.
12. Document & Data Analysis
    • Upload and analyze large documents (e.g., Tesla annual report).
    • Analyze CSV files for business insights (e.g., sales opportunities).
13. Prompt Engineering with Examples
    • Provide examples in prompts to improve output quality.
    • Use author styles to tailor tone and style (e.g., Gabriele Bernstein or Friedrich Nietzsche).
14. Self-Criticism Feature
    • Ask ChatGPT to critique its own responses and improve based on that feedback.
15. OpenAI Prompt Guide
    • Follow official prompt guidelines for best results.
    • Use triple quotes for summarizing texts.
16. Legal & Tax Advice
    • ChatGPT can provide initial assessments on legal and tax matters.
    • Always verify with professionals, but saves time and money on simple queries.
17. Stock Analysis
    • Display current stock prices, charts, and summaries directly in ChatGPT.
18. Deep Research
    • Activate deep research mode for extensive internet-based analysis

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