Navigating NotebookLM 1.0

Need a smarter way to work with your own documents?

This introductory session teaches learners how to use NotebookLM to organize sources, ask document-based questions, and generate grounded summaries.

The curriculum includes:

What NotebookLM is, how it works, and why it’s different from general AI chatbots
Setting up a notebook and uploading your first sources (PDFs, Google Docs, URLs, audio)
Asking questions of your own documents and getting cited, accurate answers
Using auto-generated features: summaries, FAQs, study guides, and briefing documents
Understanding source grounding: why NotebookLM only answers from what you give it
Practical use cases: research organization, meeting prep, policy review, onboarding
Creating your first Audio Overview (AI-generated podcast) from a set of documents

DURATION: 1 hour