Gemini Essentials: Tailor AI to Your Role, Voice, and Workflow
About this class
You shouldn’t have to explain who you are, what you do, and how you like to work every time you open Gemini.
In this hands-on introductory session, you’ll learn how to give Gemini the context it needs to produce more useful, relevant results. We’ll set up personalization, connect Gemini to information you already use in Google Workspace, and build a reusable Gem for a task you do regularly.
This 60-minute course is designed to help you move beyond one-off prompts and start using Gemini as a practical part of your everyday work.
Your trainer
ABW Consulting builds AI skills, agents, and agentic workflows for large, complex construction projects. With more than 25 years of experience in capital construction, facilities operations, and project delivery, ABW Consulting brings construction operations, project controls, contract administration, and applied AI together to help organizations turn emerging technology into practical, project-ready systems. We train construction, infrastructure, utility, and public-sector teams to use AI inside real project environments, reducing administrative burden, improving consistency, and supporting informed decision-making. We also build AI agents and agentic workflows trained on project-specific contract requirements, specifications, schedules, documentation standards, reporting needs, and administrative processes. These tools help teams evaluate information, organize records, populate required documents, support contract-driven decision-making, and create clear audit trails across the life of a project. ABW Consulting helps construction and infrastructure organizations move from curiosity to implementation with AI systems grounded in how complex projects are actually delivered.
View full profile →What You Will Learn
-Use the 3-C Prompting Habit: Apply a simple framework of Context, Core Task, and Constraint to give Gemini better direction and get more useful results without memorizing complicated prompting formulas.
-Teach Gemini How You Work: Set up Personal Context and Saved Info so Gemini has a better understanding of your role, audience, preferences, and communication style.
-Work With Your Google Workspace: Learn how Gemini can use information from tools such as Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive so you can work with the information you already have instead of copying and pasting everything into a prompt.
-Build Your First Gem: Create a reusable Gem with instructions and context for a task you perform regularly, giving you a practical starting point you can continue refining after class.
What is Level 1
Best for: New or occasional AI users
Tool access: Free AI tools are enough
Foundation classes are for beginners and occasional AI users. These classes help you understand what AI is, how it works, what it can and cannot do, and how to begin using tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and Canva AI with confidence.
This level is ideal if you are new to AI, unsure where to start, or using AI only a few times per week. Free AI tools are usually enough for these classes.
Who this level is for
Small business owners exploring AI for the first time
Nonprofit professionals who want practical support
Educators and students learning AI basics
Entrepreneurs looking for simple productivity tools
Anyone who feels curious but cautious about AI
You will learn how to
Understand basic AI terms and concepts
Use AI for writing, brainstorming, planning, and research support
Write clear beginner prompts
Recognize what AI does well and where it can make mistakes
Fact-check AI responses
Use AI responsibly and ethically
Protect basic privacy and sensitive information
Identify simple ways AI can save time in everyday work