ChatGPT For The Rest of Us: A plain-English guide to learning, laughing, and solving everyday problems, and finally understanding what AI can do for you

ChatGPT is not just for tech experts. It is for the rest of us. This friendly, plain-English guide shows beginners how to use ChatGPT for everyday questions, better decisions, learning, creativity, and a little more fun. Authors Kim “ Kikas” Sekas and Bill “ MrExcel” Jelen explain how to move beyond one-and-done questions and have useful conversations with AI. Readers will learn how to write better prompts, ask follow-up questions, turn ChatGPT into a patient tutor, quiz themselves, brainstorm ideas, troubleshoot problems, improve writing, analyze images, create artwork, play games, write songs and stories, and get unstuck when they do not know what to do next. Along the way, the authors share practical examples, surprising experiments, and plenty of humor. They also address the questions new users naturally have: Can ChatGPT remember me? Does it have feelings? Am I oversharing? Why does it sometimes make things up? What are the social and environmental concerns surrounding AI? No programming knowledge is required. The book begins with setting up a free ChatGPT account and gradually introduces the features and habits that make conversational AI genuinely useful. Whether you are curious, cautious, intimidated, or simply wondering what all the fuss is about, ChatGPT for the Rest of Us will help you understand what AI can do, where it can go wrong, and how to start using it with confidence.

Kim Sekas is an email marketing specialist, graphic designer, lifelong learner, and enthusiastic explorer of interesting ideas. When she isn't building email journeys or experimenting with AI, she's tending her garden, competing in VR fitness, knitting, or wandering down another fascinating tangent. She loves helping people feel comfortable with new technology and believes learning should be useful, laughing should be frequent, and getting unstuck is a skill anyone can learn. Bill Jelen is the host of MrExcel.com, the author of 74 books about AI or Microsoft Excel, and a Microsoft MVP in Excel and Microsoft 365 Copilot. For more than two decades, he has helped people escape spreadsheet frustration, discover faster ways to work, and occasionally wonder why Excel made something so complicated in the first place. He was voted guest of the year on the Computer America radio show. He enjoys experimenting with new technology, explaining difficult ideas in plain English, and reminding people that he is probably just as afraid of AI as they are.