How I AI with Dr Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin

Job hunting can feel like a full-time job in itself. Scrolling listings, second-guessing roles, and trying to stand out in a sea of applications. In this How I AI episode, we walk through how AI can quietly take some of that invisible work off your plate without doing the thinking for you. 

We talk through how AI can support you at each stage of the job search. From spotting roles that never make it onto LinkedIn or Seek, to getting a clearer picture of what a company is really like, and making sense of job ads that feel fuzzy or overcomplicated.  

We also cover how to use AI to strengthen your cover letter and CV without losing your own voice, and how it can help you prepare for interviews by practicing questions and refining your answers. 

Neo and I discuss 

• How scheduled AI searches can monitor company job pages and surface hidden roles 

• Using AI to research companies through annual reports, industry context, and social chatter 

• What AI can and cannot realistically find on platforms like Reddit and Glassdoor 

• How to use AI to decode job ads and understand what the role actually looks like day to day 

• Why the strongest cover letters still start with your own words 

• Using AI to critique and tailor your CV without rewriting your experience 

• How AI can help you prepare for interviews by generating questions and giving feedback 

• Practising interview answers using voice or dictation mode for extra confidence 

Download the Job Application Pro GPT:  https://amantha-imber.kit.com/09db426fdd 

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. 

How I AI with Dr Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin explores how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm.

Want more practical ways to put AI to work? You can now follow How I AI separately on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ 

Connect with me on the socials: 
Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) 

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) 

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe 

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. 

Get in touch at [email protected] 

Credits: 
Host: Amantha Imber 
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber 

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Doctor and specialist appointments are expensive, time-limited, and often overwhelming. It’s easy to walk in underprepared and walk out wishing you’d asked better questions or understood more of what was said. 

We talk through how we use AI to prepare for doctor and specialist appointments so the time is spent on diagnosis and solutions, not rambling explanations or missed details. We cover how to use AI to get your medical story clear and concise, make sense of test results before an appointment, and walk in with smarter questions. 

We also talk about privacy considerations and the tools we use to record and transcribe appointments so nothing important gets lost. 

Neo and I discuss 

• How to use AI to turn a rambling health story into a short, clear summary for your doctor 

• Using voice and dictation tools to “talk it out” with AI before an appointment 

• Asking AI to interview you and identify gaps in your medical story 

• Making sense of blood test results and medical terms before you see the doctor 

• Why AI should help you understand results, not diagnose you 

• Using AI to prepare better, more targeted questions for your appointment 

• Privacy tips for using AI with medical information, including de-identifying data 

• Recording appointments so you don’t miss critical information 

• Tools we use to record, transcribe, and review doctor consultations 

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. 

How I AI with Dr Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin explores how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm.

Want more practical ways to put AI to work? You can now follow How I AI separately on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ 

Connect with me on the socials: 
Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) 

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) 

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe 

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. 

Get in touch at [email protected] 

Credits: 
Host: Amantha Imber 
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shopping should be simple. But for most of us, it’s turned into tabs open everywhere, conflicting reviews, and that lingering doubt that you’ve either missed a better option or paid more than you needed to. 

We walk through how we actually use AI tools when we’re buying something, from working out what problem we’re trying to solve, to comparing products without getting lost in specs and opinions. 

We also dig into some of the most frustrating parts of shopping, like finding the best price, checking historical lows, tracking price drops, and hunting down discount codes without trawling scammy websites.  

Neo and I discuss: 

• How AI helps at the very start of the buying journey by clarifying what problem you’re actually trying to solve 

• Using AI to compare products side by side, including features, pricing and versions 

• Why AI is especially useful for complex purchases like electronics and appliances 

• The differences between Perplexity, Google AI mode and ChatGPT when researching products 

• How to use AI to find the best price and check historical price lows 

• Setting up scheduled prompts to monitor prices and alert you when they drop 

• Using AI to search for discount codes without trawling scammy or spammy websites 

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. 

How I AI with Dr Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin explores how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm.

Want more practical ways to put AI to work? You can now follow How I AI separately on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ 

Connect with me on the socials: 
Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) 

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) 

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe 

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. 

Get in touch at [email protected] 

Credits: 
Host: Amantha Imber 
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coming back from a few days off work should feel refreshing. Instead, it often means opening your inbox to 200 unread emails and not knowing where to start. In this How I AI episode, we look at how AI can help you get oriented faster by scanning, sorting, and summarising what’s landed while you were away. 

If email is a constant source of friction in your workday, this conversation will help you approach it more strategically. We talk through practical ways to use AI to triage your inbox quickly, catch up on long email threads, and create daily or weekly digests that surface what actually needs your attention. 

We also cover how to use AI to write better replies in your own voice, reflect the communication style of the person you’re replying to, and schedule meetings directly from an email thread using Microsoft Copilot. 

Neo and I discuss: 

• Which AI tools can access your inbox and what that depends on 

• Using AI to summarise unread emails after time away 

• Creating tables that show what matters, what needs action, and what can wait 

• How to generate daily or weekly inbox digests automatically 

• Catching up on long email threads with clients, projects, or teams 

• Using sent items to identify emails you still need to respond to 

• Writing better replies by analysing your own writing style 

• Reflecting someone else’s communication style to get better responses 

• Scheduling meetings directly from email threads using Microsoft Copilot 

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. 

How I AI with Dr Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin explores how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm.

Want more practical ways to put AI to work? You can now follow How I AI separately on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ 

Connect with me on the socials: 
Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) 

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) 

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe 

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. 

Get in touch at [email protected] 

Credits: 
Host: Amantha Imber 
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we are launching How I AI, a new weekly show dropping straight into your How I Work feed every Monday. Over the past few years, I’ve become deeply interested in AI – not because I’m a tech geek, but because I’ve seen what happens when the right tools are used in the right way. You get time back. You think more clearly. And the work itself gets better. 

I’m joined by Neo Aplin, who heads up inventium.ai, our AI training arm at Inventium. Neo spends his days testing tools, platforms and models so the rest of us don’t have to.  

In today’s show, Neo and I walk through the 13 AI tools we use every day.  

We cover: 

• How Neo and I use different large language models for different kinds of thinking, writing and research 

• Why Gemini has become my go-to for deep research 

• How I capture meetings without recordings using Granola 

• Privacy-first alternatives for note-taking and meetings 

• Using Consensus to explore science-backed answers and academic research 

• Why Perplexity is brilliant for product research and comparisons 

• The podcast app I rely on to save ideas without breaking my listening flow 

• How Wisprflow has replaced most of my typing 

• Using NotebookLM to learn faster from long YouTube videos 

• Turning spoken thoughts into journal entries with Letterly 

• Running AI models locally for privacy, security and offline work 

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. 

And here are links to all the tools we spoke about: 

1. ChatGPT – best for thinking things through, research, and talking out rough ideas.
2. Claude – the go-to when writing or editing and wanting something that actually sounds human.
3. Gemini – strongest for deep research, especially when comparing results across tools.
4. Microsoft Copilot – an AI EA inside Microsoft, working across emails, files, and documents.
5. Granola – frictionless meeting notes that quietly capture transcripts and build smarter notes.
6. Hyprnote – a privacy-first, local alternative to Granola that runs on your own computer.
7. Otter – meeting transcripts with speaker labels, useful for in-person conversations.
8. Consensus – science-backed answers pulled directly from academic research.
9. Perplexity – ideal for product research, comparisons, reviews, and smarter shopping.
10. Snipd – a podcast player that saves key moments with one tap, without breaking flow.
11. Wispr Flow – fast, intelligent dictation that formats and corrects as you speak.
12. NotebookLM – turns long YouTube videos into quick, searchable insights.
13. Letterly – voice-based journalling that turns spoken thoughts into clean written entries. 

How I AI with Dr Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin explores how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm.

Want more practical ways to put AI to work? You can now follow How I AI separately on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ 

Connect with me on the socials: 
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) 

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) 

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe 

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. 

Get in touch at [email protected] 

Credits: 
Host: Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin 
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.