How to Get the Most Out of Your Assistant:

When you use this assistant, you’re not just tapping into a knowledge base—you’re giving directions to a digital team member. By communicating in natural language, you’re pointing the assistant toward the action you want it to take, not just asking it to recall information. Think of it as setting your assistant off in a specific direction: you tell it what you want done, and it figures out the best way to execute your request using its suite of tools. This approach is more dynamic than traditional AI, which only retrieves facts; here, you’re actively guiding the assistant to perform tasks, update records, or search your network, just as you would instruct a real colleague.

1. Understand the Assistant’s Superpowers

Most people are used to AI that simply answers questions or generates content based on existing knowledge. This assistant goes further: it has tooling—the ability to execute actions for you, not just provide information.

Think of it as an employee with access to your digital workspace, ready to take action when you give clear instructions.

2. Communicate in Natural Language

The assistant is designed to interpret your requests in plain English. The clearer and more direct you are, the better it can help. For example:

• Good: “Add a task to onboard a new customer, Dave Jones.”
• Even better: “Create a task to onboard Dave Jones as a new customer and add the steps we need to take.”

The assistant will analyze your request, select the right tool, and execute the task—just like a well-briefed team member.

3. Understand the Assistant Capabilities

Your NOAN Assistant can understand and control most of what you use on NOAN. Just give it natural language instructions that are relevant to the features you see on NOAN. Here’s what your assistant can for example in NOAN Network (and more!):

• Create new contacts in your network, including details like name, email, phone, and website.
• Update existing contacts with new information, roles, or memos.
• Add companies and roles to contacts.
• Search your memos to find people or details from past events.
• Reference and update private notes or contacts as needed.

Tip: The assistant understands product names and labels exactly as you see them in your system. Use these terms for best results.

4. Give Clear Directions

Imagine you’re guiding someone through a library. The more specific your directions, the faster they’ll find what you need. The same goes for your assistant:

• Searching: “Which people in my network work at Anomaly?”
• Finding event contacts: “I met someone at X event. Who was it?”
• Updating info: “Add the company ‘Acme Corp’ to Drew Adams’ profile.”

The assistant will follow your directions, using the right tools to get the job done.

5. Treat the Assistant Like a Team Member

Think of your assistant as a digital colleague. The more you interact, the more you’ll learn about its capabilities—and the more value you’ll get. Don’t be afraid to experiment and give it direct, actionable requests.

6. Practice Makes Perfect

The best way to master your assistant is to play with it. Try different requests, learn the product’s terminology, and see how the assistant responds. The clearer your instructions, the better the results.

Final Thoughts

This technology is evolving fast, and we’re all learning together. By understanding how your assistant works and giving it clear, direct instructions, you’ll unlock its full potential—and make your workflow smoother than ever.

Ready to get started? Give your assistant a task today and see what it can do!

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