Prompting Guide: How to Code an "AI" Assistant Using ChatGPT
The How to Code an AI Assistant Worksheet helps students create a personalized AI assistant from scratch.
Learn how code an AI assistant. No coding skills needed!
Build Your AI Assistant — Write, Close, De-escalate
In just 90 minutes, you’ll use our How to Code an AI Assistant Worksheet to design a culturally intelligent GPT that mirrors your voice, standards, and audience. With our 6-Prompt Build System (You Da Boss, Recruit, Orient, Train, Introduce, Manage Up), you’ll walk away with an assistant that feels like it was built just for you.
What your AI Assistant can do for you:
- Draft persuasive, culturally fluent emails that save time and protect your voice
- Support deal negotiations with language that showcases your value and lands partnerships
- Step in with conflict-resolution strategies that de-escalate tension without losing authority
- Recap meetings, prep pitch decks, and draft proposals at lightning speed
- Ground all advice in your own PDFs, policies, and frameworks
You’ll walk away with:
- A fully defined persona + instruction set that reflects your leadership style
- Built-in systems for writing emails, closing deals, and de-escalating conflicts
- Conversation triggers and a tailored response library
- A plug-in method to ground outputs in your documents and best practices
The impact: persuasive communication, faster business closes, and calmer workplace conversations rooted in professionalism and cultural fluency.
And here’s where it gets powerful:
You can use your GPT to streamline your consulting offers, automate parts of client onboarding, draft sales emails for your business, or even resell access as a branded assistant. For educators, it can generate lesson plans and grading rubrics; for entrepreneurs, it can handle customer FAQs or follow-up emails that boost conversions. Imagine cutting hours off admin tasks while freeing up time to focus on earning income, scaling your brand, or closing the next big deal.
Who it’s for: Black founders, educators, operations leaders, and creators building with purpose.
Tech Stack Requirement: ChatGPT Plus
Your Instructor
Ms. Williams (@keziamw) is the Chief Executive Officer of The Black upstart – a national training initiative serving African-American innovators interested in starting successful and profitable, job creating small businesses. To date, the organization has trained over 200 African-American entrepreneurs in nine U.S. markets and internationally. Graduates have been featured in the Washington Post, Good Morning Washington, Essence, Netflix and Black Enterprise.