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Michelle Avery

Founder and writer at WhatIsChatGPT.org. Michelle helps adults over 50 learn AI in plain English — no jargon, no tech background needed.

How to Use ChatGPT to Redesign a Room From a Photo

September 5, 2026 by Michelle Avery
Living room redesigned with ChatGPT — glamorous floral luxe style with botanical prints, velvet upholstery, statement chandelier, and warm jewel tones

Upload a photo of your room to ChatGPT and see what it could look like in a new decorating style. Here’s how to create a room makeover step by step, even if you are a complete beginner.

Categories Prompting Skills, Everyday Uses

The 5 Articles That Are Helping People Get Started With ChatGPT

August 19, 2026 by Michelle Avery
Woman with reading glasses on a cozy sunroom couch reading a beginner's ChatGPT guide on her phone, golden retriever resting beside her.

If I could hand you a folder for your first ChatGPT conversation, this is what I would put inside. The five articles I’d hand a beginner first — in the exact order to read them.

Categories Getting Started

Prompting vs. Looping: The New Way to Get Better Results From ChatGPT

July 30, 2026 by Michelle Avery
Split-screen infographic titled 'Prompting vs. Looping'. Left side (Prompting, blue): a laptop labeled ASK with an arrow to a document labeled ANSWER, with the caption 'One instruction. One response.' Right side (Looping, green): a circular flow of CREATE → CHECK → IMPROVE → REPEAT around a document with a checkmark, with the caption 'Work. Review. Improve.' Bottom banner reads 'One Response vs. A Process'.

Prompting is not dead — but looping is changing how people get better results from ChatGPT. A plain-English beginner’s guide to the new AI shift.

Categories Prompting Skills Tags Comparison, Curious Skeptic, Deep Dive

What Is ChatGPT Work? A Beginner’s Guide to OpenAI’s Answer to Claude Cowork

July 28, 2026 by Michelle Avery
Overhead flatlay of a warm kitchen table in morning light: on one side, scattered handwritten notes, sticky notes, a folder of papers and a coffee mug — on the other, an open laptop showing a clean, polished document. A visual of ChatGPT Work turning scattered ideas into finished work.

ChatGPT Work is OpenAI’s new mode that helps you complete projects, not just answer questions. A plain-English beginner’s guide to files, dashboards, and connected apps.

Categories Understanding ChatGPT Tags Beginner Friendly, Comparison, Deep Dive

ChatGPT vs. Claude: Why I Use Both (And When You Should Too)

July 25, 2026 by Michelle Avery
A laptop with a split screen showing ChatGPT and Claude side by side, alongside a single steaming cup of coffee on a warm kitchen island — Michelle Avery's two favorite AI tools, side by side.

Wondering whether ChatGPT or Claude is better? Michelle Avery explains why she uses both — where each one shines, where each one falls short, and how combining them makes any AI user more effective.

Categories Comparing AI Tools Tags Comparison, Curious Skeptic, Deep Dive

How to Get Better Answers From ChatGPT (The Simple Formula)

July 22, 2026 by Michelle Avery
A warm cup of tea on a sunlit kitchen table — a visual reminder of the TEA formula for getting better answers from ChatGPT: Tell, Explain, Ask

Michelle Avery’s simple TEA formula for getting better answers from ChatGPT. Tell, Explain, Ask — a plain-English framework that turns mediocre prompts into excellent ones. No prompt engineering required.

Categories Prompting Skills Tags Beginner Friendly, Deep Dive, Everyday Tasks, Tutorial

Can I Use ChatGPT on My Phone?

July 20, 2026 by Michelle Avery
A hand holding a phone with the ChatGPT app open, showing that ChatGPT works easily on mobile devices

Yes — you can use ChatGPT on your iPhone or Android phone. Here’s the plain-English comparison of the app vs. the website, voice features, sync between devices, and how to get started in minutes.

Categories Getting Started Tags Beginner Friendly, First Time User, Mobile App, Tutorial

5 Things You Should Never Tell ChatGPT (And What to Say Instead)

July 31, 2026July 16, 2026 by Michelle Avery
A woman using her laptop with a careful, thoughtful expression as she considers what to share with ChatGPT

The 5 things beginners should never share with ChatGPT — and simple ways to phrase your questions instead. A warm, plain-English privacy guide from Michelle Avery.

Categories Getting Started, Privacy, Safety & Trust Tags Beginner Friendly, Curious Skeptic, privacy, safety

How to Sign Up for ChatGPT (Free): A Step-by-Step Beginner Guide

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 by Michelle Avery
A laptop showing the ChatGPT homepage — the starting point for signing up for a free ChatGPT account

The complete beginner’s guide to signing up for ChatGPT for free. Step-by-step instructions, tips for choosing between email/Google/Apple/Microsoft, and answers to common questions. No credit card, no confusion.

Categories Getting Started Tags Beginner Friendly, First Time User, Mobile App, Tutorial

When ChatGPT Gets It Wrong: Hallucinations Explained Simply

July 14, 2026July 1, 2026 by Michelle Avery
A calm reader pausing to double-check a ChatGPT answer against a trusted source.

What does it mean when ChatGPT “hallucinates”? Here’s the simple answer — why it happens, how to spot it, and how to double-check answers wisely.

Categories Privacy, Safety & Trust Tags Accuracy Check, Beginner Friendly, Curious Skeptic, safety
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