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Every article tagged “Beginners” on the Heyperai blog.

AI PODCAST: clay studio mic and script pages beside dual teal and coral waveform lanes on a dark indigo cover

How to Make a Podcast with AI (2026)

A docs-only how-to for making a podcast with AI: script for the ear, generate host and guest voices, edit the transcript like a doc, write show notes, then export and host.

Ryan MitchellNovember 6, 202610 min read

AI Video Generation

How to Create a Talking Avatar from a Photo (2026)

One photo and one audio track make a talking avatar for under $2 per 30 seconds. The photo, the audio and one expression setting decide the quality, and Hedra's policy bars anyone's face but yours.

Ryan MitchellOctober 31, 202611 min read

CLAUDE SKILLS: on a dark charcoal background with a terracotta glow, cream folder cards holding instruction documents slide along orange light trails into a rack beside a dark terminal window.

Tutorials

How to Create Claude Skills: A SKILL.md Guide with Examples

A Claude skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file. How to write frontmatter that works on every surface, descriptions that trigger, bundled scripts, where skills live, plus 3 copyable examples.

Ryan MitchellOctober 28, 202615 min read

VOICE CLONING: on a deep teal stage, a retro studio microphone sends a white waveform through a glass prism that comes out as a matching amber waveform, next to a glass shield with a checkmark and padlock for consent.

AI Audio Generation

AI Voice Cloning (2026): How to Clone Your Voice Safely

How to clone your voice with AI: the room and mic setup, why an instant clone wants 1-2 minutes and not ten, what a professional clone needs, the voice check, and the consent and legal lines.

Ryan MitchellOctober 26, 202611 min read

WHAT IS MCP?: a glowing teal glass hub on an indigo background connects a chat window on the left to a database, a calendar, a folder and a picture frame on the right through soft cables carrying glowing dots.

AI Models

What Is MCP? The Model Context Protocol Explained (2026)

MCP is an open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor connect to outside tools and data. Here's how servers, clients and transports work, how it differs from skills, and how to stay safe.

Ryan MitchellOctober 25, 202611 min read

IMAGE TO VIDEO: a lake landscape photo on a wooden easel comes alive, its water, clouds and a small sailboat spilling out of the frame above a glass timeline slider with a coral play button, on a deep teal-blue background.

AI Video Generation

Image-to-Video AI (2026): How to Animate a Still Photo

Image-to-video AI works best when your prompt describes only motion. How to prep the photo, use first and last frames, avoid melting faces, and why a 5-second Kling clip costs 30 to 60 credits.

Ryan MitchellOctober 23, 202612 min read

AI VOICEOVERS: on a teal-navy background, a studio microphone stands beside a stack of script pages and a small audio mixer, the tools of a voiceover session from script to finished track.

AI Audio Generation

How to Make AI Voiceovers (2026): Step-by-Step Guide

How to make an AI voiceover in seven steps: script prep, model and voice choice, pause tags, pronunciation dictionaries, export settings, and the free-plan licensing trap that upgrading later doesn't fix.

Ryan MitchellOctober 23, 202613 min read

CLAUDE CODE FOR BEGINNERS: on a dark charcoal background with a coral glow, a floating terminal window pours a coral ribbon into a stack of clean document cards, ringed by gear, plug, puzzle-piece and shield icon tiles for settings, MCP connections, skills and permissions.

Tutorials

Claude Code for Beginners (2026): Setup, Skills and MCP

Claude Code needs a paid plan (Pro from $17/month), installs with one command and no Node.js, and only its permission rules are enforced. CLAUDE.md, skills and MCP explained for beginners.

Ryan MitchellOctober 22, 202613 min read

COLD EMAIL GUIDE: on a navy-to-coral background, a laptop sends an envelope along a dotted path to a coral inbox tray holding a reply envelope with a green check, surrounded by search, calendar and paper-plane icon tiles.

Tools & Automation

How to Write Cold Emails That Get Replies (2026)

How to write cold emails people answer: five parts in under 80 words, a reason only they could receive, one question, and three follow-ups. Plus why "average reply rate" ranges from 0.74% to 3.43%.

Ryan MitchellOctober 22, 202614 min read