How to use NotebookLM and Gemini as your Personal Research Assistant - Wyndo | Practical AI

About this episode

The episode discusses how to use NotebookLM and Google Gemini to create a personal research assistant for enhanced productivity.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER: https://beesletter.substack.com/ – get the full episode show notes and transcript straight to your inbox. Plus, every week, get the latest curated technology insights and news, breaking down the technical world for the non-technical alongside deep dives, essays, and podcasts to make you a better builder and thinker in this new age of tech. – In today’s episode, I’m joined by Wyndo Mitra, author of the AI Maker blog. In today’s episode, we’re going to show you how to harness these tools to build your very own research assistant! We’ll dive into using NotebookLM, integrating it with Google Gemini to create stunning visuals, and actually using it for targeted research to boost your productivity and create high-quality outputs. You can listen/watch the episode on: → Spotify: → Apple: → YouTube: What to Expect: → How to use and combine NotebookLM (NLM) and Google Gemini as a research assistant→ How to add and manage different types of sources (articles, YouTube videos, PDFs) in NLM→ Techniques for summarizing, extracting insights, and organizing information from multiple sources→ Using NLM’s podcast feature to generate and listen to custom audio summaries→…

People in this episode

Host: Barry Winata

Guest: Wyndo Mitra

Topics covered

• personal research assistant
• NotebookLM
• Google Gemini
• productivity tools
• AI integration
• information organization

Keywords

• NotebookLM
• Google Gemini
• research assistant
• AI tools
• productivity
• information management
• podcast feature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AI Maker, Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Beesletter

Products: NotebookLM, Google Gemini

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