The Stepthrough blog: page 13

Updated October 20, 2026

Practical, plain-English guides to using AI at work: better prompts, email replies you can trust, and automations that do the busywork. Every post points to a free lesson where you build it yourself, one click at a time.

Ask Gemini side panel in Gmail answering what the customer needs, with a cited source

Gemini in Gmail for Executive Assistants: 6 Daily Uses

How executive assistants can use Gemini in Gmail to catch up on threads, pull out what's owed, draft replies in the exec's voice and check before sending.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Gemini-drafted Gmail reply with the Polish magic wand button highlighted in the prompt bar

Gemini in Gmail Mistakes: 7 to Avoid Before You Send

Seven Gemini in Gmail mistakes, from replying off the summary alone to sending an unchecked draft, with the fix for each from a free hands-on lesson.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Gmail Help me write box with a prompt to confirm the new schedule and carpet price

Gemini in Gmail Prompts: 15 for Summaries and Replies

15 copy-paste Gemini in Gmail prompts: questions for the side panel, Help me write prompts for replies, and change requests that fix a draft.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

NotebookLM notebook summarizing an uploaded cleaning services agreement PDF

NotebookLM for Paralegals: 6 Cited Uses for Case Documents

How paralegals can use NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) for cited answers from documents: duties, deadlines, clashes, chronologies and briefings.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

NotebookLM chat answer comparing the agreement with the crew handbook, with numbered citations

NotebookLM Prompts: 15 for Contracts, Policies and Briefs

15 copy-paste NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) prompts for work documents: contract duties, policy clashes, cited answers, briefing docs and checks.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

✎Gemini Deep Research Mistakes: 7 to Avoid Before a Meeting

Seven Gemini Deep Research mistakes, from skipping the plan to quoting a number you never traced, with the fix for each from a free hands-on lesson.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

✎Gemini Deep Research Prompts: 13 for Meeting Briefs

13 copy-paste Gemini Deep Research prompts for client meetings, sales calls and planning, plus follow-ups to fix the plan and check the sources.

Oct 20, 2026 6 min read

Competitor lawn care prices page opened from Claude's citation, showing prices effective March 2024

Claude Research Mistakes: 7 Ways Cited Reports Go Wrong

Seven Claude Research mistakes, from vague requests to trusting citations you never opened, with the fix for each from a free hands-on lesson.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Claude research report on lawn care prices with a citation preview showing the source page and passage

Claude Research Prompts: 14 for Cited Business Reports

14 copy-paste Claude Research prompts for cited business reports: competitor prices, vendor scans, market questions and follow-ups that check sources.

Oct 20, 2026 6 min read

Claude.ai plus menu with the Connectors submenu showing Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar switched on

Claude Connectors Mistakes: 7 Permission Errors to Avoid

Seven Claude connectors mistakes with Google Drive, Gmail and Calendar, from Always allow on everything to the wrong account, with a safe fix for each.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Claude pricing a customer's spring cleanup request from the project's price sheet and warranty policy

Claude Projects Mistakes: 7 Setup Errors and Fixes

Seven Claude Projects mistakes that cause wrong quotes and off-tone replies, from vague instructions to fixing chats instead of rules, with a fix for each.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

Claude project instructions for a landscaping office covering tone, sign-off, quoting policy and deposits

Claude Projects Prompts: 15 for Instructions and Chats

15 copy-paste prompts for Claude Projects: write project instructions, set up knowledge files, start chats that use them and fix replies at the source.

Oct 20, 2026 6 min read

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