Bite 9 — Turn Your Information into Audio in a fun podcast format.
So far, you have:
✅ Signed up
✅ Created a notebook
✅ Added a source
✅ Asked your first question
✅ Created your first output
✅ Saved useful notes
✅ Turned a note into a source
✅ Used multiple sources and Web Fast Research
✅ Created better outputs
Now let’s try something different.
Today, we are going to experiment with Audio Overview.
This is one of the more interesting ways to experience your information, because sometimes it is easier to listen than read, or listen in the car while driving home..
🎧 Audio gives your content another form. Instead of only reading your information, you can now listen to it.
Now let’s use it.
👉 Go to the Studio panel
You should already have your notebook open.
Steps:
☐ Open your notebook
☐ Tap Studio at the bottom
☐ Tap Audio Overview
👉 Customize the Audio Overview
You can adjust a few options before generating it.
Steps:
☐ Choose the length: Short, Medium, or Long
☐ Tap Sources and select one or more sources
☐ Tap Done
☐ In the Prompt field, type what kind of audio you want
Example prompt: “fun podcast between two hosts”
👉 Generate the audio
Steps:
☐ Tap Generate
☐ Wait while NotebookLM creates the audio
☐ Play the result and listen through it
That’s it.
You just turned your information into an audio experience.
This is another example of how NotebookLM can help you work with the same source material in different ways.
Sometimes reading is best.
Sometimes a visual is best.
And sometimes listening helps the ideas click in a different way.
Today, you learned how to create an Audio Overview, choose sources, customize the prompt, and generate a listenable version of your content.
Tomorrow, we’ll wrap up the series by bringing everything together and focusing on how to keep using NotebookLM in real life.
If you want to keep going, try generating a second version with a different prompt and compare the tone and style.
Share what you discover with the community.
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