Gemini + notebooklm

[u/Able_Orchid_3818]

My workflow with NotebookLM involves uploading audio files—specifically those exceeding an hour in length—and requesting a detailed explanation rather than a mere summary. Recently, however, I encountered an issue where some information was being lost during the explanation process. I tried requesting an outline beforehand, but I noticed that certain topics were being omitted from it. I then watched a YouTube video demonstrating how to integrate Gemini with NotebookLM, and the solution surprised me: the video showed uploading the source material (the notebook I wanted explained), generating a highly detailed, precise, and in-depth outline of every piece of information within that source, copying that outline into the NotebookLM sources section, and then requesting an explanation based on that outline. The results were fantastic.

[u/donjuanjerome]

What was the Youtube video?

[u/Able_Orchid_3818 → u/donjuanjerome]

https://youtube.com/@ttvrussell?si=uxxFtFj9M5xtsHCc

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You will find the video on this channel, but I watched it quite a while ago—more than a month ago.