Discover how AI technology can help you break through writer's block and turn your research into captivating stories.

Explore the tools and techniques of ChatGPT and learn how to apply them to your genealogical research.

Open up new doors in your family's history by embracing AI technology and its potential for genealogical research.

About the Course:

Beyond the Pen: AI-Enhanced Storytelling Techniques is an intermediate-level online course designed for genealogists and family historians who want to turn their research into compelling stories. Through this course, you will learn how to use the power of AI to overcome writer's block, enhance your research, and expand your knowledge of your family's history.

Course Curriculum

8 Chapters · 85 Lessons

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      Webinar 1 Recording: Beyond the Pen where your stories begin

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    3. Welcome Video Free preview
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      Outcome 1: Course Objective

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      Modules Overview

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      Prep for Course Activities

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      Course Challenges

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      Course Collaboration

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      Module 1 Challenge

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      Webinar 2 Recording: Meet your AI Co-Writer

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      Welcome to Module 2: Setup AI Tools for Writing

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      Outcome 2: Setup, embrace, customise and personalise AI Tools

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      Lesson 1: Setup your AI Tools for Writing Projects

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      Understand ChatGPT Basics

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      Lesson 2: Embrace AI for improving your Writing

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      Lesson 3: Customise your AI tools

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      Lesson 4: Create your own GPTs

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      Lesson 5: Shopping for GPTs

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      Lesson 6: Customise and Personalise Claude Sonnet 3.7

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      Module 2 Challenge: Customise your AI Tool for Writing

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      Webinar 3 Recording: Mastering AI Interaction

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      Webinar 3 Recording: Prompt Power & Personalization

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      Welcome to Module 3

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      Outcome 3: Prompting, refining and tailoring

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      Lesson 1: Prompt Engineering Basics

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      Lesson 2: Crafting Clear and Concise Prompts

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      Lesson 3: The Power of Specificity in Prompts

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      Lesson 5: Refining Your Prompts - the feedback loop

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      Lesson 6: Tailoring ChatGPT to Echo Your Writing Style

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      Case Study 1: One Prompt to Rule them all

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      Module 3 Challenge: Master the art of prompt engineering

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      Welcome to Module 4: Best Practice in Storytelling

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      Outcome 4: Harnessing Best Practices

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      Lesson 1: Creating GPTs for Genealogy

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      Lesson 2: Best practices for using Canvas in ChatGPT

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      Lesson 3: Best practices for using Artefacts in Claude Sonnet

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      Lesson 4: Preserve Your Creative Signature

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      Lesson 5: Balance AI Assistance with Personal Creativity

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      Lesson 6: Creative Experimentation with Prompts

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      Ancestral Profiles: Templates for Download

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      Module 4 Challenge: Practice Blending AI and Storytelling

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      Family History Writer's AI Toolbox

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      Welcome to Module 5: Techniques for crafting compelling family narratives

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      Outcome 5: Storytelling Techniques

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      Podcast Episode 4: Blending AI into your writing style

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      Lesson 1: The Art of Storytelling in Genealogy

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      Lesson 2: Multimedia Storytelling

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      Lesson 3: Using Canva for digital storytelling

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      Lesson 4: Digital Ancestral Profile in Canva

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      Lesson 5: Presenting Your Story with Canva

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      Lesson 6: Create emotional depth to your story

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      Module 5 Challenge: Digital story with Canva

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      Welcome to Module 6: Perfecting Your Narrative

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      Outcome 6: Structured Storytelling

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      Lesson 1: Idea generation with ChatGPT

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      Lesson 2 Part A: AI helps set the scenes

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      Lesson 2 Part B: Scenes in the story of Elizabeth Ann Robinson

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      Lesson 3 Part A: AI helps with subplots

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      Lesson 3 Part B: subplots taking shape

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      Lesson 4 Part A: AI helps generate story arcs

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      Lesson 4 Part B: Story arc for the story of Elizabeth Ann Robinson

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      Lesson 5: Archiving the story of Elizabeth Ann Robinson

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      Module 6 Challenge: Structure story outline with Claude

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      Welcome to Module 7: Creative Frontiers

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      Outcome 8: Creating your Innovative Style

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      Lesson 1: How to check historical facts

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      Lesson 2: Setting the scene

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      Lesson 3: Illustrating the past

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      Lesson 4: AI helps with editing and proofreading

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      Lesson 5: How to maintain Your Creative Edge with AI Assistance

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      Lesson 6: Interactive storytelling

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      Lesson 7: Crediting Your Digital Muse

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      Case Study 2: Exploring pre-made GPTs

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      Module 7 Challenge: Inventive Intelligence

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      Welcome to Module 9: Advanced Techniques and Concepts

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      Outcome 8: Polishing your prose

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      Lesson 1: How Can AI Tools Be Used for Effective Self-Editing?

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      Lesson 2: What Strategies Work Best for Incorporating AI Feedback into Revisions?

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      Lesson 3: How to Balance AI Suggestions with Personal Writing Style?

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      Lesson 4: Can AI Help Identify Plot Inconsistencies and Continuity Errors?

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      Lesson 5: Utilizing AI for Pacing and Tension in Storytelling: What Are the Best Practices?

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      Lesson 6: Navigating AI's Role in Refining Dialogue: What You Need to Know

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      Lesson 7: Enhancing Descriptive Language with AI: Techniques and Limitations

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      Lesson 8: From AI Feedback to Final Draft: A Step-by-Step Guide

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      Module 8 Challenge: Weaving Genealogy into Narratives

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