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This course helps you use AI as a gentle writing partner. You will outline your life, one chapter at a time. You will turn memories into short stories, letters, or pages that your family can keep.
You stay in charge of your story. AI is a helper, not the author. If you can talk about your life, you can do this course.
What you'll learn
- How to outline your life story in clear, simple sections.
- How to use AI to turn a memory into a short story or page.
- How to write about childhood, work, service, faith, and family.
- How to keep your own voice while AI helps with structure and wording.
- How to protect your privacy and decide what to share.
- How to pull your pages together into a small booklet or binder.
- How to keep adding new chapters over time.
In this course, you will outline your life in simple chapters and use AI as a writing partner. Whether you are a grandparent, caregiver, or lifelong storyteller, you will create real pages you can save, share, and keep adding to over time.
- 5 Sections
- 21 Lessons
- 6 Weeks
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- Getting Ready to Tell Your StoryLesson 1: Why Your Story Matters Lesson 2: How AI Can Help and What It Cannot Do Lesson 3: Who You Are Writing For Lesson 4: Privacy and Sensitive Topics4
- Outlining Your Life in Simple ChaptersLesson 1: Prompt: “Help Me Outline My Life Story” Lesson 2: Childhood and School Years Lesson 3: Work, Service, and Raising a Family Lesson 4: Faith, Community, and Hobbies Lesson 5: Life Story Outline Template Download5
- Turning Memories into Short StoriesLesson 1: Choosing One Memory at a Time Lesson 2: Prompt: “Help Me Write a Short Story About This Memory” Lesson 3: Editing AI’s Draft So It Sounds Like You Lesson 4: Practice: One Memory Page Worksheet4
- Special Topics and Hard MemoriesLesson 1: Writing About Work, Military Service, or Big Changes Lesson 2: Writing About Faith, Traditions, and Community Lesson 3: Handling Hard or Painful Memories Gently Lesson 4: Special Topic Prompt Sheet Download4
- Sharing Your StoryLesson 1: Simple Ways to Share Your Pages Lesson 2: Reading Your Stories with Family and Friends Lesson 3: Keeping Your Story Going After the Course Lesson 4: Optional Next Steps with Audio or Family History Projects4
No. You do not need to be a “writer.” If you can talk about your life, you can do this course. AI helps you turn spoken or rough ideas into clear sentences, and you stay in charge of what sounds right.
AI is a helper, not the author. You decide what to share and what to change. The course shows you how to keep your own voice while using AI to help with spelling, structure, and smoother wording.
Yes. You can type just a little or use voice typing on many phones, tablets, and computers. The lessons are designed for a slow and steady pace, with short prompts you can copy, paste, and then speak or edit.
You choose what to write about and what to keep to yourself. The course includes a lesson on privacy and sensitive topics and offers gentle ways to write about hard memories, or to skip them if you prefer.
By the end, you will have a draft of your life story and understand what to do next. You will also know how to keep adding new chapters and how to save or print your pages in a small booklet or binder.
Dan Wilson
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Features
- Guided prompts for different life stages.
- Copy and paste AI prompts that you can adjust.
- Printable outline and “memory page” templates.
- Tips for working at a slow and steady pace.
- deas for reading your stories with family or friends.
Target Audiences
- Seniors who like to remember and tell stories.
- Grandparents who want to leave a record for kids and grandkids.
- Caregivers who want to help a loved one write.
- Advanced users who want a meaningful long project.
- Lovers of local history
Requirements
- Ability to type a little or use voice typing.
- Access to AI such as ChatGPT on a phone, tablet, or computer.
- A place to save your stories, such as a notebook, word processor, or printed pages.
- Basic Knowledge of the AI skills in How Seniors Learn AI
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