How Speakers Can Maximize Their Time by Leveraging AI with Lauren Teague
Oct 3, 2023
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Lauren Teague, an expert in leveraging AI, discusses with Grant how she uses AI as a work partner to maximize her time and increase her creative output in the speaking industry. They explore various AI tools such as chat GPT, cast magic, and pictory.ai, and discuss the importance of creating effective prompts to get desired answers. The speakers also touch on the ethical considerations surrounding AI in content creation.
AI tools like Chat GPT, Cast Magic, and Pictory.ai are revolutionizing the way speakers create content, streamlining their content creation process and maximizing their time and resources.
Ethics surrounding AI in content creation are evolving, with transparency and disclosure playing a crucial role in maintaining trust and authenticity in the speaking industry.
Deep dives
The Power of AI in Content Creation
AI tools like Chat GPT, Cast Magic, and Pictory.ai are revolutionizing the way speakers create content. Chat GPT, a language model trained on internet content, can generate written output by predicting the next best word in a sentence. By providing specific and detailed prompts, speakers can leverage Chat GPT to streamline their content creation process and generate tweets, LinkedIn posts, and email newsletters. Cast Magic, on the other hand, automates the transcription and note-taking process, making it a valuable tool for podcasters and speakers. Pictory.ai is an AI-powered video editor that cuts down editing time and helps speakers create engaging videos. These AI tools offer efficiency and productivity benefits, allowing speakers to maximize their time and resources.
Navigating the Ethics of AI
As AI becomes more prevalent in content creation, the ethical implications arise. Content creators, including speakers, are starting to disclose the extent to which AI is involved in producing their content. The question of whether to embrace or be skeptical of AI depends on the use case and the weight of the material being created. While AI can assist in generating content, it cannot replace the personal touch and storytelling abilities of a speaker. Ethics surrounding AI are still evolving, and transparency and disclosure will play a crucial role in maintaining trust and authenticity in the speaking industry.
AI Tools for Design and Writing
In addition to content creation, AI tools are transforming graphic design and writing. Tools like Canva and Pictory.ai empower speakers to create visually appealing slides and videos without extensive design experience. These tools can cut down editing time, making it more efficient for speakers to create engaging visual content for their presentations. AI-powered writing tools such as Grammarly and Witty provide assistance in refining and enhancing written content, ensuring inclusivity and clarity. By leveraging these AI tools, speakers can amplify their message and create visually compelling content without the need for specialized skills.
Reimagining Existing Content Using AI
Speakers often have a wealth of existing content that remains untapped. AI tools offer the opportunity to refresh and repurpose this content, creating new value and extending its reach. Tools like Cast Magic and Pictory.ai allow speakers to extract valuable insights and create shorter, engaging video clips from longer presentations. By employing AI-generated prompts, speakers can leverage their content in new ways, whether it's creating social media posts or curating personalized sales pages. AI assists in content multiplication, enabling speakers to maximize the impact and value of their existing materials.
"AI enhances my creativity and helps me explore new ideas. From AI-generated music and artwork to machine learning algorithms that assist in brainstorming and content creation, it has become an invaluable tool in my creative process."
Today, Grant sat down with Lauren Teague to chat about her speaking business and how she uses AI as a work partner to maximize her time, increase her creative output, and scale the amount of work she’s putting in to create great pieces of content.
"It's like the most valuable intern that you could hire in that most capable, but you have to be extremely specific and good at delegation in order to get the most out of it."
In today’s episode, Grant and Lauren dig into:
Lauren’s background in speaking
Why content matters when you’re building a brand
How to leverage AI to help you create more content
What Lauren uses AI for in her everyday life
How AI can help you scale the amount of content you ship
What AI tools are currently on the market, and what they do
The difference between queries and prompting
What makes a strong prompt
And more!
"AI is both new and old. It's new in the sense that we're seeing advancements and applications that we couldn't have imagined even a few years ago. But it's also old because the concept of machines being able to mimic human intelligence has been around for decades. It's fascinating to see how far we've come, but also humbling to realize that we're still just scratching the surface of what AI can do."
If you’ve been thinking about implementing AI into your business and your everyday life, this could be a great episode to help you unlock the potential and explore tactical use cases.
"Technology doesn't take away the human element, it enhances it. And I think that's what I've experienced personally with using tools like PICTORY and Castmagic. It's not about replacing me as a speaker, it's about amplifying my message and reaching a wider audience."
Episode Chapters:
[00:01:41] Lauren’s speaking background.
[00:04:48] AI is ubiquitous and revolutionizing technology.
[00:09:27] AI predictions for the future.
[00:13:28] What is AI, and how does it create content?
[00:16:34] What different types of AI models are out there?
[00:21:02] What is prompting, and what makes a good prompt?
[00:26:37] Popular AI tools for video editing, writing, and imagery.
[00:31:25] What is the future of AI and content in regard to how we consume it?
