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ChatGPT Just Became Your Operator
Alright—this one’s big.
ChatGPT isn’t just a chatbot anymore.
It’s your ops assistant, analyst, and slide intern rolled into one.
OpenAI just dropped Connected Apps. That means ChatGPT can now plug into:
Google Drive
OneDrive
Google Sheets & Excel
Google Slides & PowerPoint
Coming soon: Gmail & Calendar

So instead of juggling 10 tabs, you just say:
“Compare sales from Q1 and Q2 in my Drive and build 5 slides.”
Or
“Summarize this PDF and write an email follow-up.”
And it does it—pulls files, reads them, crunches numbers, writes content, builds decks. All in one go.
Use cases? Endless:
Summarize reports sitting in your Drive
Build slide decks from raw data
Draft replies based on meeting notes
Update spreadsheets
Write blog posts using content in your folders
Prep for client calls using past emails (when Gmail drops)
If you’re a solo founder, freelancer, or run a lean team, this is a cheat code.
You don’t need devs or zaps. You just chat, and work happens.
And yes—you stay in control. It won’t send anything or act without your thumbs-up.
Bottom line:
This isn’t “productivity tips” territory.
This is “get 10 hours of your week back” kind of thing.
Give it a try. It’s like discovering God Mode for work. Read technical documentation…
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🪄 LikeMagic AI – AI tools & workflows for people who actually have sht to do.*

The 15-Minute Miracle: How to Create a 2-Hour PowerPoint Using AI
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Late to Your Talk and Forgot Your Slides? No Worries. Here's the AI Life Hack.
Let’s say you’ve got a 2-hour presentation in 20 minutes.
You’re sweaty. You’re panicked. You’ve got NOTHING.
But you do have ChatGPT and Copilot.
That’s all you need.
Here’s the jazzy, spicy, chili-level-hot AI trick to turn 0 slides into a fully-designed PowerPoint deck in 15 minutes flat.
STEP 1: Use ChatGPT to Build the Blueprint
Open ChatGPT and type this:
“Create a 2-hour PowerPoint presentation on [YOUR TOPIC]. Break it down into 60 slides with titles and slide points.”
Boom. In seconds, you'll have:
✅ A full outline
✅ Slide titles
✅ Bullet points for each slide
Like a personal ghostwriter, but on Adderall.
STEP 2: Turn That Plan Into a .PPTX File
Now say:
“Now turn this into a .pptx file. Each slide should have the title and the bullet points in the body text.”
ChatGPT will spit out a ready-to-download PowerPoint file.
Yes. For all 60 slides. Instantly.
It’s not flashy — white background, plain text — but the skeleton is there.
STEP 3: Summon Microsoft Copilot (aka Your Slide Stylist)
Here’s where the 🔥 gets hotter.
Open the PowerPoint file in Microsoft Office 365.
Copilot is now baked directly into PowerPoint.
Click on a slide → Look to the right → Hit “Designer” (or "Design Ideas" — they keep changing the name).
🎨 Copilot will suggest 3–5 beautiful, on-brand layouts for that slide.
You just pick your favorite, hit apply, and move on.
Play around with adding images suggested by the Designer, or add images directly from the web or from your computer, and hit “Design Ideas” again.
Slide-by-slide, you’re turning bland into brilliant — without lifting a design finger.

RESULT?
A full 2-hour deck.
Created, styled, and ready to present in 15 minutes.
This is the kind of cheat code that makes people whisper:
“How did they pull this off?!”
You just smile.
Because your secret weapon isn’t talent.
It’s LMAI giving you advice.

🎙️ How ElevenLabs Became My Personal Voice Studio
Let me set the stage:
A year ago, I’m working on this explainer animation for school kids - clean visuals, great characters, smooth motion, cute transitions. It’s vibing.
Then came the voiceover segment... Cue the anxiety.
In some of my earlier projects, I hired professional voice actors — the real-deal kind. Takes three days and costs more than the software I animated with.
I try to record myself. Too cringe.
I spent countless nights experimenting with various tools, evaluating different voices, and adjusting sliders that I did not completely comprehend. My inbox? A cemetery of free trial confirmations and notifications stating “Your 7-day access is about to expire.”
Then I met ElevenLabs.
And honestly, it felt like finally finding a voice that actually gets it.

🔥 Enter: ElevenLabs – The Future of Voice, Powered by AI
Think ElevenLabs is just text-to-speech?
That’s like saying your phone is just for calling your grandma. This thing is a full-on AI audio playground.
Here’s what you can actually do:
🎤 Clone your own voice
Drop in a short voice clip and the AI picks up your vibe — tone, accent, rhythm, even your little quirks. Great if you want your brand (or your animated cat) to always sound like you.🗣️ Turn plain text into voices that actually sound human
Pick and choose from 1000+ voices in 70+ languages. Go full-quality for narrations, or use lightning-fast mode for speed runs.🎚️ Tweak every little thing
Slow it down, make it sad, hype it up, or even change voices mid-sentence. Plus: dubbing tools that keep the voice feeling like the original, even when it’s speaking another language.💻 Plug it into your own tools
Got your own app, bot, or game? Use the API to add TTS, voice switching, dubbing, or speech-to-text. It's fast, flexible, and yes — GDPR-friendly for the EU folks.

🛠️ Getting Started (Without the Headache)
Sign up – Go to elevenlabs.io and grab the free plan (10 mins/month to play with).
Pick a plan – From free to Pro ($5–$99/mo) and everything in between, depending on how much you need and whether you want cloning or HQ audio.
Clone or choose a voice – Upload your voice or pick one from the studio. Tweak it till it feels right.
Generate & export – Create voiceovers, audiobooks, or game dialogue — fast. Download or drop it into your workflow.
Level up – Use the API to scale: bots, apps, support agents — your voice, everywhere.
Done. You’re now an audio powerhouse.
📈 From Impressive to Outstanding:
When I first started using it, the voices were already impressive — but with the release of v3, the jump in quality is hard to ignore. The improvements in intonation, clarity, and emotional nuance are massive, and it's clear the team is pushing constant updates. It’s rare to see a tool develop this fast and this well — and it still feels like it’s only getting started.
⚠️ Final Thought
I’ve been using ElevenLabs for over a year now and have clocked more than 80 hours of audio — mostly in English and German. And honestly? Those languages sound uncannily real. Sure, you might need to rework a line or two to get the intonation just right, but the overall quality is seriously impressive.
I’ve tested it in other languages too, and even there it performs better than most AI voiceover tools I’ve come across. That said, it sometimes slips up with stress placement on certain words — especially in more niche or complex languages. But the beauty is: you can train it, tweak it, and it just keeps getting better. The team is constantly improving it, and it really shows.I would give it a 4.7/5 on the LMAI scale.
Let’s cut to the chase, you could have the greatest script ever… but if your audio sounds like a robot or low-budget dubbing, you're losing trust.
Audio isn't just sound—it’s trust, emotion, and impact.
—IC

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