Ultimate Gemini Guide 2025: How to Use Gemini For Beginners

ready to unlock the full power of Gemini stick with me for the next 20 minutes and I will walk you through everything you need to know from nailing your prompts to generating killer images creating your own Custom Gems plus a few Insider tricks that will take your experience to the next level so fire up Gemini follow along and let's Dive Right

In just hop on Google type in Gemini and click the first link that comes up you're probably already logged into your Google account so we're halfway there now make sure you've switched to Gemini Advanced just like with other llms Gemini has a couple of versions 1. 5 Flash and 1. 5 pro flash is the freebie solid but basic it's got a smaller context window and simpler language processing so if you're looking to get the full experience and all the bells and whistles you'll win the advanced version this upgrade is part of Google one which also includes extra Google drive storage it's basically turn one there's also a 1. 5 Ultra version in the works though it's not available to the public just yet where it is will be priced similarly to Chad gbt at $20 a month and with the added drive storage it's definitely a deal worth waiting

for now let's break down where everything is and what to click on here the layout is pretty straightforward on the left you've got your recent chats and right under that there is a button to start a new chat below that you'll see a section called gems think of these as custom gpts if you want to learn how to make those check out our chat gbt guide some gems come pre-made by Google and you can use them right over the bat just a few minutes I walk you through creating your own gem then there is a button to manage all your gems in one place you'll also find help and activity buttons which are pretty self-explanatory and under settings you can tweak your extensions share chat links change your theme or manage your subscription now here's my first tip head over to extensions and make sure you've got everything selected in this section you'll see a list of apps and services that work with Gemini you've got the full Google Suite sheets docks drive and so on there's also flights for booking hotels for finding place to stay maps for directions and YouTube for video searches each toggle opens up new sources of info and pours up Gemini's capabilities I suggest turn all of them on if you want to unlock the full set of features personally I only leave YouTube music unchecked as for the chat window

it's super basic you've got a promp bar at the bottom plus a button to add files and one for dictation Gemini handles multiple file types since it's multimodal but when you click upload image will only pull up image files on your computer if you choose upload files it won't recognize photos which is a bit odd however there is an option to connect files from Google Drive so you can quickly reference your own files and add data when you need them and guys you often ask me where are the links to all the TOs I show to make your life easier we created the website a. me where we post most of the tools we show in videos we test them all ourselves and then write a detailed review the link is once again in the description let's talk about prompting with any language model how you phrase things can make or break your results there's a saying in AI garbage and garbage out basically if your prompts are vague or not specific enough you're

probably going to get a random or useless response but don't worry you don't need a PhD and prompt engineering to get this right just follow a few Simple Rules first rule make sure each prompt includes one of these three things style formatting and or restrictions and always be as direct as possible for example if you want to know how to change the oil in your car a prompt would be explain how to change the motar oil like I'm a complete zero in mechanics here the phrase sets the style so Gemini will adjust the explanation to be super beginner friendly when researching for some videos we in my YouTube agency often use this trick to then come up with a clear and entertaining line this makes our videos more fun to watch and more engaging another cool thing about

Gemini is the tweaking option right below each response you can make the answer longer shorter or even change the tone a bit no need to rephrase your prompt for that next tip specify your preferred formatting you can say formatted is a funny essay or whatever style fits what you're after and don't forget about restrictions these are key the more you use Gemini the more you'll notice certain patterns in its responses add restrictions to avoid unwanted Styles or tones like don't use academic language keep it simple and one more thing no need to follow a strict structure in your prompts just like Chad gbt Gemini understands natural language pretty well now it's more about the actual info you're feeding it than nailing down specific parameters or keywords here's something people often Overlook when prompting context for LMS context is everything it's like giv the AI many backstory that helps it deliver exactly what you need without tons of back and forth for instance I could say I'm firste student physics student in with a 3. 5 GPA and I have an assignment to write a short article in the Doppler effect can you give me 5 to 10 bullet points right there jamini already knows how complex or detailed to make the answer you obviously don't need a link to Gemini but if you see it to in our videos and can find it check out our website aim. me where we post most of the AI tools we talk about in our videos

more context means less guess work for the AI and keeps it from wondering off topic and don't forget you can always ask Gemini to dive deeper into its response just follow up with a question and we'll keep the context from the previous answer and try role playing when you ask Gemini to act as an expert in the field it immediately adjusts its tone pulls from the right knowledge sources and tones down any hallucination or madeup info for example if you prompted with you are a biology professor and I am a final year student trying to understand crisper Saw's Gene editing you are going to get a technical in-depth response that's focused and accurate adding that I'm student sets the tone if I change it to my 15-year-old nephew or my 5-year-old nephew the AI still delivers the right info just simplified to match that level long story short context is King in my YouTube agency we never forget about context while prompting that's how we manage to keep our results consistent because consistency is what you want not only from AI but also from yourself especially if you're starting out on YouTube when I first started was really difficult to stick to schedule especially since I was doing everything on my own there was no AI to help me I wanted a team back then and I have it now and let me tell you the team is what builds channels you can try doing it on your own but it can take years to see the results instead it's better to find a good team as early as possible and my team can become your team in my YouTube agency we professionally help channels grow and improve financials we help at every stage of producing content from content planning and coming up with video ideas to scripting and designing thumbnails to get clicks people in my agency have many years of experience and know exactly what to do and how to revive and grow any channel in the video description below you will find a link to small questionnaire answer a few questions contact us and together we'll Conquer YouTube there is still a lot to

dig into if you want to get topnotch responses from Gemini here's a tip try giving it examples exactly what you're after you can paste it in the sample text format a doc whatever helps set the target let's say I ask Gemini to write some emails using the example I provide and boom it whips up 10 different versions all similar but slightly unique now it didn't automatically add dates or names from my example though why because I didn't specify that part remember Gemini like any llm is a robot not a creative director it does exactly what you tell it nothing more so think of it like giving instructions to someone who's completely new to the task don't assume it will read between the lines this is a main problem with AI and algorithms these days they just don't understand YouTube algorithms for example also use some machine learning and speech recognition to decide which videos to push and in my agency we often use other AIS like Gemini to polish our scripts getting rid of anything that might trigger the alarms and that's why your videos are getting decent views on all the time on all our channels here's

a trick that seems simple but is surprisingly underused PR chaining imagine you've got a massive task for Gemini maybe you want detailed marketing plan or full document translated or even an entire story draft that's a lot right if you try to cram it all into one huge prompt you will likely end up with a confusing result instead break the task down into smaller steps each step has its own clear prompt and you use the output from one step as the input for the next it's like a chain of instructions that builds towards your final goal sure AI can handle big jobs but even it can get tripped down when overloaded with info chaining keeps things manageable and leads to way better results let's say I want Gemini to help me with a YouTube video script first I would ask it to analyze an existing script including the outline and my writing style once it's done I will have it create a fresh outline the outline Gemini suggest to me now mirrors the structure of the original script I shared and if I need to tweak it add an or removing sections I can do that right there before moving on to the next step finally I will have Gemini write the full script base on the outline we just finalized if I tried to do all this in one giant promt trust me the results would be way Messier and yes I've tried here's a bonus tip ask Gemini to than step by step this works across all LMS when it's prompted to think through a task and steps it's much less likely to Veer off track keeps the logic tied and helps prevent hallucinations in the response simple but super effective same goes for reasoning asking Gemini to consider Arguments for and against something gives you a well-rounded answer that covers multiple angles often it will bring up insights you wouldn't get in a straight answer small tweak big

impact another big thing to keep in mind with Gemini is that unlike Chad gbt Gemini is online all the time you don't even need to ask it to use the web it's already doing that so if you want to check the latest news on something like what are the latest updates on Chad gbt Gemini will automatically pull info from recent articles even giving you links to the sources for example Gemini is quite handy for checking stock information now I wouldn't recommend taking this investment advice as gospel but when it comes to Pure numbers Gemini's data is hely on point try something like find the five best performance stocks right now and for each give me projected earnings if I invest $11,000 for 5 years just like that you got a list of stocks with projections but Gemini's web skills go beyond just browsing did you know it's also powerful SEO tool you can drop in a link and ask it to analyze the SEO keywords on the page my go to prompt is simple but you can make it as detailed as you want ask it to rank keyword words check search volume and so on this makes SEO search and optimization way easier you can even have Gemini suggest better keywords for ranking or go all out and get it to write a full blog post one thing to watch out for though Gemini's browsing isn't fullprof not all websites work as expected especially those with pay walls or cookie popups so if it gets stuck that might be why and by the way we use Gemini to help us polish the blog post on our site with AI to aim master.

me let me show you one more of Gemini's potential the first thing you probably haven't thought much about information extraction check this out your task is to extract model names from machine learning paper abstracts then I tell exactly how to format everything what to do if it hits a snag basically explain it like I would to Total new after I give it an abstract Gemini Nails it in one go that's just to start though let's take it up a notch visual analysis like I mentioned Gemini is multimodal which means can handle images too I might ask what do you see in this image Gemini doesn't just recognize objects picks up all the text identifies elements and gives a detail breakdown text recognition is not even a challenge at this point here's a real test I've got a math problem with a solution there's type text handwriting and a drawing involved this is a tough one so I ask try to reason through the question step by step is the answer correct if not please explain the error and how to solve it correctly and sure enough Gemini spots the mistake and corrects it only downside is that it's not great at displaying formulas properly unlike Chad gbt so for math heavy tasks it's still good room for improvement in my YouTube agency we often like to ask AIS for help with thumbnails visual analysis is a powerful thing and sometimes the suggestions are really helpful these improved thumbnails do help our videos get more views we've tested that already

but Gemini's visual analysis goes further for example let's say upload an image with a bunch of subplots that need rearranging I will prompt it with right code to rearrange the subplots in this figure using the latest version of Mt plot lib then I lay out exactly how I want the plots organized and ask for a visualization of a new layout Gemini has to recognize each graph understand the required Arrangement identify any necessary form and write the code after a bit of tweaking delivers the rearranged figure pretty impressive right so seriously I could spend hours showing off what visual analysis can do with Gemini this is one of its coolest tricks for example I can upload a picture of some yarn and ask what can I make with this and Gemini will come back with a whole list of knit and ideas and it doesn't stop there if I want will even show images of finished items so I can get a real sense of what I could make or think about this here in Gemini as a cooking buddy I just showed some ingredients and ask how can I make a veggie omelet will whip up a full recipe give me step-by-step instructions and even let me upload progress photos to get specific guidance as I go I'll admit it's not something you'll use every day but knowing Gemini can handle even these more complex multi-step processes is impressive plus with the voice dictation feature you can talk to it instead of typing which makes it super handsfree now Gemini skills go

even deeper it's also data analyst in your pocket say you've got a CSV file where a whole database don't waste time trying to dig out patterns or correlations yourself just load it into Gemini and with the right prompt it will do all that work and remember to use prompt chain in here data analysis can get messy fast so break it down into simple tasks for Gemini to tackle One Step at a Time start by asking it to check out the file and understand the content once your sure it's got the info down ask it to perform the analysis you need like creating graphs finding Trends or spotting any patterns and it Nails it you can ask for any kind of graph or analysis style and it handles it like a pro and you don't need to overthink your prompts just keep them as clear and direct as possible and coding Gemini is good that covered too whether it's a book fixing optimizing code or debugging it's all about the same approach as data analysis direct prompts and one task at a time no need to overwhelm it with everything at once that way it smoothly handles each issue helping you refine your code without a fuss for programmers especially for the new ones learning how to code with Gemini would be so easy I wish it was as easy with everything I wish Gemini was smart enough to grow YouTube channels though that would have put my YouTube agency out of business what really matters on YouTube is your team your human team in my YouTube agency I've assembled some of the best teams with years of experience on YouTube these people can maximize the potential of the channel make it popular and help it earn more sounds exciting there's a link in the description that will take you to small questionnaire fill it in contact us and let's Crush algorithms

algorithms together not only can Gemini analyze images but it can generate them too and this is where things get fun Gemini's been playing ketchup in the image generation game so the prompts still come with a few qus but once you get the hang of it it's pure magic here's a general flow start symbol like generate an image or create an image and then just describe whatever you want to see picture yourself as an artist but instead of a brush you're painting with words instead of just sunset go for something like create an image of a fiery sunset over a deserted beach with pink tinged clouds and Bam there is a high dep Picture Perfect Sunset the secret isn't given more details try something like generate an image of a cheerful shark wearing a baseball cap eating a hot dog while watching a baseball game one teams in orange and black nailed it all the elements I mentioned are right there in the image once some action go for it gemin all in whether you're asking for a humming burst darting round a meadow or a swirling Vortex of code and because Gemini has memory you can tweak your image any time change the style aspect r show resolution whatever you need like recreate this image in the style of an impressionist painting where did in Picasso style one watercolors oil paint effects or specific brush types it's all on the table there are a few prom tricks to keep in mind though if you're after a specific resolution start your prompt with it create a 4K image a vintage typewriter B in the soft glow of a sunset don't save it for the end of The Prompt and for that extra real feel add photo realistic to The Prompt something like generate a photo realistic image of a medieval fantasy meets cyber Punk fashion show full body view electric blue outfit you will get exactly what you're picturing honestly Gemini's image generation has leveled a big time so if you're choosing between this and Chad gbt for Logos collages mud BS or just about anything visual Gemini's got you

the most useful feature of Gemini that you absolutely have to master is creating your own gems think of gems like custom gpts models tweaked to do one task and one task only could be a right an assist that Nails your style every single time or an idea generator that's always on point now Gemini does come with a few ready too models there is the writing editor for perfecting grammar style and structure the brand brainstormer that throws out ideas like it's a creativity machine a career guide with personalized career advice and growth plans coding partner to help with everything from writing code to debugging and learning coach that breaks down complex stuff into bite-size steps just to make script writing more efficient at my YouTube agency we have our Custom Gems setup these gems polish the text making it more natural and engaging easier to narrate but if you need something more specific creating your own is a breeze just follow me hit new gem and give it a name now unlike Chad gbt where you might type out a whole description here you're just filling in the blanks but don't worry Gemini's way is just as good then start writing instructions for your gem using the prompt framework Persona plus task plus style plus algorithm plus format plus restrictions you can mix these up in any order but having all of them makx for a top notot much result here's an example you are professional script writer you write detailed coherent and informative scripts in a lightharted style and all your advice is actionable and accurate the topic for each script will be provided first create an outline wait for feedback then continue writing formatt it as plain text without comparisons or imagin like phrases this is already a solid prompt but if you want to boost it click on the magic one Gemini will improve your prompt making it more Det detailed and specific for the llm to follow it basically Builds on what you've written so the more detailed your prompt is the better the upgrade that is just a matter of testing tweaking if necessary and hit and save and that's it your custom gam is ready for action everything I've shown you so

far is just a foundation for your new skills you are past the basics now and with a bit of practice you will only get better especially since learning Gemini has never been easier just remember be as dis des itive and direct as possible treat it like a robot that knows everything but needs you to spell out what to do and push it don't hold back try new prompts set up fresh tasks and don't limit yourself to what I've shown you here because with Gemini you can do so much more give it a bit of time keep experimenting and soon enough you will be an AI Master yourself thanks for watching and I'll catch you in the next video