Can I connect ChatGPT to Gmail and Google Drive?

Yes. ChatGPT supports app connections to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Contacts, HubSpot, Notion, Canva, Dropbox, Box, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and other services. Connected apps allow ChatGPT to search your emails, check your calendar, pull documents, and reference data from your tools directly within the chat. App connections are available on paid ChatGPT plans.

How do I book Thiago Ferreira for a speaking engagement or workshop?

Visit elevateaiconsulting.com/contact or use the booking form on the events page. Include your event details: audience size, date, format (keynote, workshop, or panel), location (virtual or in-person), and expected outcomes.

How do I stop ChatGPT from training on my data?

Go to Settings, then Data Controls, and toggle off "Improve the model for everyone." This prevents OpenAI from using your conversations to train future AI models. This setting is off by default on Team and Enterprise plans but must be manually disabled on Plus and Free plans. For additional privacy, use ChatGPT's Temporary Chat feature for sensitive conversations. Thiago Ferreira covers this step-by-step in the ChatGPT Power Hour workshop.

Is it safe to connect ChatGPT to my email?

OpenAI's security for connected apps is comparable to other major tech platforms. In the workshop, Thiago Ferreira gives a candid answer: "a very strong maybe." If you have turned off data training and you are on a paid plan, your connected app data has additional protections. For sensitive information, use Temporary Chat mode. Review your connected apps periodically and disconnect any you are not actively using.

Is the PREPA framework only for ChatGPT?

No. The PREPA prompting framework works with any AI tool that accepts text prompts, including ChatGPT, Claude by Anthropic, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity. The principles of providing context, assigning a role, giving explicit instructions, setting parameters, and requesting clarifying questions improve results across all large language models.

What AI training does Elevate AI Consulting offer?

Elevate AI Consulting offers corporate AI training bootcamps, individual AI workshops on topics like prompt engineering and AI agents, process automation and custom AI solutions, AI answer engine optimization (AEO), custom AI agent development, and fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO) advisory services. All programs are available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, and are designed with a human-centered approach to AI adoption.

What is ChatGPT Agent Mode?

ChatGPT Agent Mode is a feature that allows ChatGPT to take multi-step actions on your behalf using a virtual computer. It can browse websites, create documents and spreadsheets, run code, and interact with connected apps like Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar. Agent Mode is designed for complex workflows that span multiple tools, such as prospecting research, outreach drafting, and report generation. It is available on ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans.

What is ChatGPT Deep Research mode?

ChatGPT Deep Research mode is a feature available on ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans that turns ChatGPT into an autonomous research analyst. Instead of providing an instant response, it spends 5 to 30 minutes searching the internet, reading 20 to 100 web pages, and compiling a structured report with source citations. It is designed for market research, competitive analysis, industry trend reports, and other tasks that require synthesized, multi-source information.

What is the PREPA prompting framework?

The PREPA prompting framework is a five-step method for writing AI prompts that produce higher-quality, more relevant results. PREPA stands for Pre-existing conditions (context about your situation), Role (assigning the AI a specific expertise), Explicit instructions (your detailed task), Parameters (format, length, tone, and source constraints), and Ask me (telling the AI to ask clarifying questions before starting). The framework is tool-agnostic and works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and other AI assistants. Thiago Ferreira of Elevate AI Consulting teaches the PREPA framework in all of his AI training programs and workshops.

Who teaches ChatGPT workshops in Miami?

Thiago Ferreira of Elevate AI Consulting delivers ChatGPT and AI training workshops in Miami and worldwide. He presents regularly for organizations including the Greater Miami LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC), IE Business School, the University of Miami, and private corporate clients. Workshops are available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, for groups of 10 to 500+ attendees, in both virtual and in-person formats.

FREE ChatGPT Power Hour Workshop Posted on Our Youtube!

Most people use ChatGPT like a search engine and wonder why the results are mediocre. In this free workshop, I break down the PREPA prompting framework, demo ChatGPT's Deep Research and Agent Mode live, and walk through the privacy settings every user should change today. Watch the full recording below.

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Why I Created This Workshop

I have been teaching AI workshops for businesses, chambers of commerce, and universities for the past two years, and I keep seeing the same problem. People type one vague sentence into ChatGPT and then blame the tool when the output is generic. That is not a ChatGPT problem. That is a prompting problem.

The PREPA prompting framework gives people a repeatable structure for writing prompts that actually produce usable results. PREPA stands for Pre-existing conditions, Role, Explicit instructions, Parameters, and Ask me. It works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and any other AI tool. And it is the foundation of everything I teach in my AI training programs.

This particular workshop was delivered live for the Greater Miami LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC) as part of their professional development series. The audience was small business owners, consultants, attorneys, event planners, real estate professionals, and other service providers looking to use AI as a real business tool, not a novelty.

What You Will Learn in This Workshop

The workshop is structured around five segments, each building on the last.

The PREPA Prompting Framework is where we start. I walk through each of the five elements with real examples, including an analogy about my husband bringing home Chipotle when I wanted a Publix chicken tender sub, which will make the concept stick whether you are an AI beginner or someone who has been using ChatGPT for two years. If you only take one thing from this workshop, let it be this: give ChatGPT more information, and stop letting it make assumptions.

ChatGPT Deep Research Mode is the first live demo. I show you how to activate it, structure a PREPA prompt for it, and what happens while it runs. Deep Research spends 5 to 30 minutes autonomously reading 20 to 100 web pages and compiling a cited, synthesized report. I run a real query live about business opportunities for LGBTQ-owned businesses in Miami-Dade, and the output is the kind of report that would normally take a full workday of manual research.

Security and Privacy Settings is the segment that makes people visibly uncomfortable, and that is the point. I walk you through exactly how to stop OpenAI from training on your data, when to use Temporary Chat mode, and how to audit your connected apps. If you have not turned off "Improve the model for everyone" in your settings, you need to watch this section immediately.

Personalization, Memory, and Connected Apps covers how to set up ChatGPT so it already knows who you are and what you do before every conversation. I also walk through connecting Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive, and I have a candid conversation with the audience about whether you should actually trust OpenAI with your email.

ChatGPT Agent Mode is the closer. I demo a multi-step prompt where the agent browses real websites to find companies expanding into Miami, compiles decision-maker names, pulls my proposal template from Google Drive, checks my calendar for open slots, and drafts personalized outreach emails. It is a full business development workflow in a single prompt. This is where people start to understand what AI agents can actually do for their business today.

Who This Workshop Is For

This workshop was designed for business owners and professionals who are already using ChatGPT but know they are not getting the most out of it. You do not need a technical background. You do not need to know how to code. You just need a ChatGPT account and a willingness to try a more structured approach to prompting.

If you have ever thought "ChatGPT just gives me generic stuff," this workshop will show you exactly why that happens and how to fix it in your next conversation.

Watch the Full Workshop

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction
[04:07] The PREPA Prompting Framework
[14:35] ChatGPT Deep Research Mode (Live Demo)
[21:20] Security and Privacy Settings
[30:35] Personalization, Memory, and Connected Apps
[37:06] ChatGPT Agent Mode (Live Demo)
[45:54] When to Use What (Summary)
[47:55] Q&A

Book a Workshop for Your Organization

This workshop is one of several AI training programs I offer through Elevate AI Consulting. If you want to bring a customized version to your team, chamber, or organization, I deliver workshops in English, Portuguese, and Spanish for groups of 10 to 500+.

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FREE ChatGPT Power Hour Workshop — PREPA, Deep Research, Agent Mode (MDGLCC) — FREE ChatGPT Power Hour Workshop — Full recording on YouTube. PREPA, Deep Research, Agent Mode, and privacy settings.