In our first Power Hour, we covered the essentials of using HallianAI—the features, workflows, and best practices that will help you get the most out of the platform.

What We Covered:

• Conversations & File Uploads — How to organize your work with separate conversations, upload documents (Chat Files vs. My Files), and work with images and drawings
• Voice & Audio Features — Using voice transcription for quick context dumps and Meeting Audio mode to capture Teams calls and other system audio
• Prompts That Work — The four elements of strong prompts: role, task, format, and context. Plus examples of weak vs. strong prompts
• Tools & Plugins — How to control which tools are available, approve or deny tool use, and connect external systems via MCP servers (like Salesforce, Microsoft Learn, and more)
• Your Profile — Customizing your experience through theme, default model, token usage tracking, roles and permissions, My Files, My Prompts, and My Persona
• Indexes & Agents — How to search organizational knowledge bases and use pre-configured AI assistants built for specific purposes

Key Takeaway: HallianAI is private. Your data stays on your infrastructure. We've built this platform to be comprehensive, reliable, and designed to work the way you do.

Watch the full video below, or dive into any topic using the links in the Help Center.

https://youtu.be/4cYZ6kgMHFs

HallianAI Power Hour #1 Notes

Getting Started with Conversations

When you log into HallianAI, you'll see the Assistant tab with your conversation history on the left. Start a new conversation for each topic or project you're working on—this keeps your context clean and prevents the AI from mixing information across different tasks.

Uploading and Using Files

Chat Files vs. My Files

You can upload documents directly into conversations by dragging and dropping them. When prompted, choose: