University IT
Your Documents, Now a Podcast: Turning Source Material into Audio Overviews with NotebookLM
Important note: This training may demonstrate AI tools that are not approved for use with Stanford data. Inclusion in this session does not imply institutional approval. Participants should refrain from entering Stanford data into unapproved tools. An up-to-date list of approved and reviewed tools is available on the GenAI Evaluation Matrix page.
| Code | Date | Delivery | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITSB-1035 |
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Live Online : 1 session | $150 |
Before each live online session, Tech Training will provide a Zoom link for live online classes, along with any required class materials.
Explore how NotebookLM transforms uploaded documents into engaging podcast-style audio summaries. Practice customizing audio overviews for training materials, briefings, and on-the-go learning.
- Program Description
NotebookLM's Audio Overview feature generates a conversational, podcast-style discussion between two AI hosts based exclusively on your uploaded sources. This session explores how to create, customize, and use audio overviews for training, policy briefings, and research summaries. Participants practice adjusting tone, formality, and topic focus, and experiment with the interactive mode that allows real-time listener questions.
- Learning Objectives
Learners will have the opportunity to:
1. Explore how NotebookLM's Audio Overview feature generates podcast-style content from documents
2. Practice uploading sources and generating customized audio overviews
3. Work with tone, formality, and topic focus settings to tailor audio for different audiences
4. Experiment with interactive audio mode to ask questions of your AI hosts in real time
5. Identify use cases in your work where audio overviews could supplement written summaries- Topic Outline
Topics:
- How NotebookLM Audio Overviews work
- Uploading and organizing sources for audio generation
- Customizing tone, focus, and format
- Interactive audio mode and real-time Q&A
- Practical use cases for audio overviews in training and CommunicationsTool used: Google NotebookLM
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