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How to Use ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode: A Simple Guide for College Life

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Managing your busy collegiate life can be tricky—between classes, social life, and everything else, it’s easy to start feeling overwhelmed. But ChatGPT’s new Advanced Voice Mode feature is here to help you organize your life and make your days easier—all with just your voice! Advanced Voice Mode features make the ChatGPT experience even easier by featuring natural, real-time conversations that pick up on non-verbal cues and can respond with emotion. Here’s an easy and simple guide on how to make the most of it in your daily life.

1. Setting It Up: Voice Magic in Action

To get started, all you need is a device with a microphone and the ChatGPT app. Once you’ve opened a conversation, tap the microphone icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the chat interface to start speaking. You’ll be asked to pick a voice from 9 different character options when you start, each with its own personality:

  • Arbor – Easygoing and versatile
  • Breeze – Animated and earnest
  • Cove – Composed and direct
  • Ember – Confident and optimistic
  • Juniper – Open and upbeat
  • Maple – Cheerful and candid
  • Sol – Savvy and relaxed
  • Spruce – Calm and affirming
  • Vale – Bright and inquisitive

Now you’re ready to chat hands-free with your own personal AI buddy!

2. Get Your To-Dos Done on the Go

Juggling assignments, club meetings, and hanging out with friends? No problem! Use Advanced Voice Mode to stay on top of things, even when you’re on the move.

  • “Put together a list of healthy snacks for my study break.”
  • “Put together a packing list for a 3-day trip to San Francisco.”
  • “Draft an email to my professor to ask for a letter of recommendation.”

Whether you’re walking to class or grabbing lunch, you can stay organized without pulling out your phone every five seconds.

3. Stay Balanced with Fun Breaks

It’s not all about studying, right? Use voice search to make sure you’re also getting in some fun or much-needed relaxation. Ask ChatGPT:

  • “What are some self-care ideas for a relaxing weekend?”
  • “What are some book recommendations?”

4. Study Smarter, Not Harder

When study sessions start getting overwhelming, Advanced Voice Mode has your back. Just ask:

  • “What’s a quick explanation of reverse osmosis?”
  • “Make a list of common test questions about important economic theories.”
  • “Put together a study playlist for me with Today’s Pop Hits!”

5. Plan a party in minutes

So you aced your midterms and want to celebrate with your friends, but you’re too burnt out from all your hard work to plan the event on your own. Here’s how ChatGPT’s new voice feature can help!

  • “Make a list of fun and unique party theme ideas.”
  • “Put together a playlist using 2000s dance pop classics.”
  • “What should I include in an invitation for a jungle-themed party at my house this Friday at 8pm?”

It’s like having your own personal planner that listens to you (and you don’t have to write anything down)!

ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode can make busy college life more manageable. From planning your schedule to reminding you about deadlines and giving you self-care tips, it’s like having a personal assistant in your pocket—ready to help, no typing required! Give it a try and see how much easier life can be when you just ask.

Hello! My Name is Shreya Kumar, I'm from Folsom, California and a fourth year at UC Davis. I'm majoring in Communications and minoring in Professional Writing, Managerial Economics, and Technology Management! In my free time I enjoy journaling and decorating everything I own with stickers and trinkets! You can find me curled up in bed with my stuffed animal collection and scrolling on my phone, going thrifitng and shopping for clothes, or having tea parties with my friends!