Arete Coach 1187 Severin Sorensen ""Mastering the Art of AI Prompting: Insights from The AI Whisperer 2nd Edition"
- S1E1187
- 41:18
- July 30th 2024
Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen where we explore the Art and Science of Executive Coaching.
In this special episode, recorded on July 29, 2024, we celebrate the release of Severin Sorensen's "Author's Reading" of the Audible edition of his latest book, "The AI Whisperer, 2nd Edition: Handbook for Leveraging Conversational Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT for Business."
Severin Sorensen is an AI Whisperer, Executive Coach, and Management Consultant, as well as the Founder and CEO of ePraxis and Founder and Curator of AIWhisperer.org.
In this episode, the author Severin Sorensen introduces the Audible Author's Reading of the second edition of his book, "The AI Whisperer: Handbook for Leveraging Conversational Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT for Business." Sorensen highlights the significant updates in this edition, including new sections on how to use ChatGPT, updated Bloom's Taxonomy applications, and 50 expanded business use cases. He emphasizes the importance of effective questioning when interacting with AI, stating, "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing," quoting Socrates to underscore this point. Sorensen also discusses the "Three Pillars of Prompting" and provides insights into crafting effective AI prompts for business applications.
The episode delves into practical applications of AI in business, with Sorensen sharing examples of how ChatGPT can be used for tasks such as drafting marketing copy, social media content creation, and product development. He stresses the importance of clear communication with AI, advising listeners that "You can't write first-grade level questions as your prompts and expect the AI to give you Shakespeare." Sorensen also addresses the ethical considerations of AI use, stating, "AI is a powerful tool. When you use it wisely, ethically, and for the betterment of society, great things can be accomplished." The episode concludes with Sorensen emphasizing the transformative potential of AI in business, quoting industry leaders like Sundar Pichai, who describes AI as "probably the most important thing humanity has ever worked on.This episode aligns perfectly with the Arete Coach Podcast's mission of exploring excellence in executive coaching and leadership, with a focus on leveraging cutting-edge AI technology for business success.
The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.
This episode was produced on July 29, 2024.
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Arete Coach: Exploring the Art and Science of Executive Coaching
“Arete Coach Podcast" Explores the "Art and Science" of Executive Coaching hosted by Severin Sorensen. The “Arete Coach Podcast" is for executive coaches and anyone considering becoming an executive coach. The podcast is especially valuable to executive coaches who are lifetime learners with deep curiosity about the "art and science" of coaching. In this podcast, the ‘art of coaching’ is explored through engaging interviews with leading executive coaches from diverse backgrounds sharing their individual coaching journeys, learnings, methods, best questions, and situational approaches to executive coaching. Beyond best practices, the podcast will regularly mine research on the ‘science of coaching’ and explores ongoing scientific discoveries and studies looking for what works and why, with an aim to improve the core body of knowledge for executive coaches and the industry. Severin Sorensen has provided over 7,500 hours of paid executive coaching sessions and he holds the following coaching certifications: ICF/ACSTH Certified Executive Coach (CEC), Certified Organizational Development Coach (CODC), Certified Life Coach (CLC); and the IAC: Coach Masteries Practioner. Severin Sorensen has an M.Phil in Economics at King's College, Cambridge University, and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Utah.
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Severin Sorensen is host of the Arete Coach Podcast, where he interviews executive coaches and researchers with the aims to celebrate and explore the art and science of executive coaching today.
Severin is a senior executive coach, serial entrepreneur and lifetime learner with a passionate curiosity about people and businesses. Severin is the CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier level retained search firm that provides executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching. (www.epraxis.com)
Severin is a certified coach with an IAC Masteries Practitioner designation and 800+ hours of ICF/ACSTH and other advanced training in Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, EOS, Life Coaching, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Positive Intelligence (PQ). Severin has over 7,500+ hours of paid executive coaching working with high performing executives, owners, and operators of public and private companies throughout North America.Severin's coaching clients include boards of directors, CEOs, Presidents, GMs, COO, CFO, CTO, VP Engineering, VP Talent, and many other positions.
Severin lives in Park City , Utah and his virtual coach practice includes clients throughout the Americas.
From 2010-2018 Severin was a Vistage Chair where he coached three CEO and Key executive groups. In 2011, Severin received the "Rookie of the Year Chair Award" from Vistage. Since 2013, Severin has added international speaking for Vistage, CEO conferences, executive peer groups, and corporations on the topic of identifying and hiring difference making top talent.
In terms of the types of clients coached, Severin has coached new CEOs (with less than 2 years experience), large company executives (e.g., Managing Director of Rio Tinto), numerous high-growth entrepreneurs operating INC 5000 businesses, multi-generational family owned businesses, and primary-equity business owners who are still actively managing their companies. Severin has experience coaching both private and public company executives and their executive teams.
Severin's own coaching practice is tool based, using diagnostics, surveys, and Socratic questioning to get to root issues. You can learn more about Severin at epraxis.com (insights), LinkedIn, Quora, and Twitter. If you think you might be a good fit for executive coaching with Severin, he is happy to give you a free test drive coaching session to see if this would be good for you and your team. You can book a free test-drive 30 min coaching huddle at: calendly.com/epraxis.