Build anything with NotebookLM, here’s how…

Build podcasts, videos, mind maps, and reports in minutes. No coding needed. Google just dropped insane updates. I'm showing you everything. Let's go. All right, listen up. Notebook LM just got massive updates in 2025, and most people have no idea what this thing can actually do. They think it's just another note-taking app. Wrong. This thing builds content for you. Videos, podcasts, mind maps, reports, quizzes, all from your notes. No writing, no editing, no hours wasted. I'm about to show you exactly how to use it step by step with the exact prompts you need. By the end of this video, you'll know how to turn any idea into finished content in minutes. Sound good? Let's dive in. So

first, what even is notebookm? It's Google's AI research tool. But here's what makes it different from chat GPT or Claude. It grounds everything in your sources. That means no hallucinations, no madeup facts. Everything it tells you comes directly from what you uploaded. Your PDFs, your videos, your notes. That's it. Now, here's where it gets crazy. In late 2025, Google dropped some wild updates, deep research that scans the web for you, video overviews that create narrated slideshows, Google Drive integration, support for up to 300 sources per notebook, and multilingual support in over 50 languages. This isn't your basic note app anymore. This is a content creation machine. And the best part is completely free. You can upgrade to Notebook LM Plus if you want higher limits, but the free version does almost everything. Let me show you how to

actually use this thing. First, go to notebookm. google. Sign in with your Google account. Click create new notebook. That's it. You're in. Now, you need to add sources. This is where the magic starts. You can upload PDFs, Word Docs, Google Docs, spreadsheets, audio files, YouTube links, websites, even plain text. Just paste it in. You can add up to 300 sources in one notebook. That's insane. Let me give you an example. Say you're researching SEO tools for 2025. You find a good article, copy the link, paste it into Notebook LM, then you find a YouTube video explaining the same thing. Add that, too. Now you've got two sources. Notebook LM reads everything and can answer any question about them. Try asking it. Summarize these sources for beginners. Boom. Instant summary. Grounded in what you uploaded. No fluff, no fake info. Now, here's where people

miss the power. You can customize how it talks to you. Click on the chat settings. You'll see personas. Default mode is basic. Learning guide mode explains things simply or you can create a custom persona. Want it to sound like a PhD professor? Done. Want it casual and fun? Done. This changes everything about how you learn. And you can use steering prompts to guide the output. These are like instructions you give before asking a question. For example, explain this for beginners with three step-by-step examples or list five prompts I can use to create video scripts from these sources. The AI follows your instructions. Exactly. No guessing, no generic responses. Here's a pro tip. Always ask it to site sources. Say, "Give me a summary with citations. " This way, you can verify everything. You avoid any errors and you can go back to the original material if you need more detail. Save important answers as notes inside the notebook. You'll thank me later. If you want to save even more time and automate your business with AI tools like Notebook LM, you need to check out AI Profit Boardroom. We break down exactly how to use tools like this to create content, generate leads, and grow your business faster. No fluff, just systems that work. Link is in the description. Now, back to the video.

Let's talk about the studio panel. This is where Notebook LM builds stuff for you. Click studio. After you've added your sources, you'll see options. Mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, deep research, video overviews. Each one takes your sources and creates something new. Let me break down each one. Mind maps visualize connections between ideas in your sources. Great for understanding complex topics. Just click mind map and it generates one automatically. You can customize it by saying create a mind map focused on beginner concepts only. Or show me how these three sources connect. It draws the whole thing out for you. Flashcards and quizzes turn your notes into study materials. Click flashcards. It pulls key points from your sources and creates cards. You can say, "Make 10 flashcards, easy difficulty. " Or, "Create a 20 question quiz, medium level. Perfect if you're studying or teaching someone else. It does all the

work. " Now, here's the big one. Deep research. This is brand new as of November 20 and 25. It's like having a research assistant. You give it a topic. It plans an investigation, scans the web or your Google Drive, finds sources, imports them, and writes a full report with citations. You can choose fast mode or deep mode. Fast mode gives you quick results. Deep mode digs deeper and takes longer. Both are incredible. Let me show you a prompt. Deep research fast mode. Latest notebook LM updates in 2625. Hit generate. It goes out, finds articles, videos, and documents, brings them back, writes a report, and has all the sources to your notebook automatically. You just saved hours of research and everything is cited. You can verify it all. Right, we're 2 minutes in. Let me tell you something quick. Let's talk about video overviews. This is my favorite feature. It takes your sources and creates an AI narrated video slideshow. You don't write the script. You don't record anything. Notebook album does it all. Here's how it works. Go to studio. Click video overview. It starts generating based on your sources. But wait, don't just hit generate yet. Click the three dots menu. You can customize it. Change the language. Over 50 languages supported. Add a steering prompt. This tells the AI what angle to take. For example, create a beginner tutorial on building mind maps. Use simple language, include step-by-step examples, target new users, or narrate this as two hosts debating the pros and cons. The AI follows your instructions. The video generates in the background. You can keep working while it creates. Once it's done, you can play it, download it as an MP4, edit it in free tools like Cap Cut or Da Vinci Resolve, or just use it as is. Think about this. You upload three articles about AI tools. Ask for a video overview. 10 minutes later, you've got a full narrated video explaining those tools. No cameras, no microphones, no video editing skills needed. Here are

some steering prompts you can copy. For video tutorials, try this. Create a beginner tutorial on topic five steps. Focus on practical examples. Use simple visuals. For reports, say analyze topic from sources, brief overview, key cases, current practices, future implications. Focus on verified data only. For timelines, say, "Create a timeline of events from sources. List updates in order with dates. These prompts get you professional results fast. " Let me give you more examples. Say you're making a FAQ document. Prompt it like this. Extract common questions from sources and provide clear answers. Format as FAQ list. Boom. Done. Or you need a briefing dock for your team. Try this. Summarize key features from sources as a bullet timeline. Focus on actionable insights. It spits out exactly what you ask for. You can build almost anything with the right prompt. Product comparisons, risk assessments, study guides, marketing copy, lesson plans, business strategies. The tool doesn't care. It just follows your instructions and uses your sources. No generic AI slop. Everything is based on what you fed it. Here's another killer use case. Let's say you run a YouTube channel. You find 10 competitive videos on a topic. Add them all to Notebook LM sources. Then ask, "What are the common points these videos cover? What's missing? What unique angle can I take? It analyzes everything and tells you. Now you've got a better video idea than anyone else. That's how you win. Or imagine you're writing a blog post. Upload five articles on your topic. Ask notebook LM. Summarize the main arguments. Highlight conflicting viewpoints. Suggest three unique angles I can explore. It gives you a road map. You write faster. You write smarter. You avoid repeating what everyone else said. Now, let's talk about some advanced moves. You can combine sources for richer analysis. Say you upload a PDF about SEO, a YouTube video about link building, and a website about keyword research. Now ask, how do these three sources complement each other? What's the complete strategy? It connects the dots for you. That's powerful. Another tip, test short prompts first. Don't write a paragraph. Keep it simple. Try something like list main points. See what it gives you, then refine. Say, expand on point three with examples. This saves time. You're not rewriting long prompts over and over. You're building on what works. Always verify citations. Even though Notebook LM grounds answers in sources, double check important facts. Click the citation, read the original, make sure it matches. This keeps your work accurate, and it protects you from any AI errors. It's rare, but it can happen. Save your best chats as notes. When you get a great answer, click save as note. Now it's stored in your notebook. You can reference it later. You can share it with your team. You're building a knowledge base. Over time, this becomes incredibly valuable. Here's something most people don't know. You can use Notebook LM for team collaboration. Share your notebook with others. They can add sources, ask questions, build on your research. Everyone sees the same information. No more scattered docs and emails. Everything is in one place, grounded in the same sources. And here's the kicker. Notebook LM Plus gives you even higher limits. More sources per notebook. Faster processing. Priority access to new features. If you're serious about using this for business, it's worth it. But again, the free version is already insane. Most people will never hit the limits. Let me give you a full prompt. Library you can steal. For video scripts, use this tutorial for beginners on topic. Five steps. Include visuals and examples. Keep it under 10 minutes. For reports, try this. Create a risk assessment table from sources. List threats, likelihood, and mitigation strategies. For quizzes, say 20 questions, medium difficulty. Cover all major points from sources. Copy these, customize them, use them over and over. You can also use Notebook LM for content repurposing. Got a long podcast episode, upload the audio, ask for a summary, key quotes, timestamps, social media posts, email newsletter, blog outline. One source becomes 10 pieces of content. That's leverage. Or flip it. Got 10 short articles. Combine them into one notebook. Ask for a comprehensive guide. It synthesizes everything. You've turned scattered content into one big resource. Publish it, share it, sell it, whatever you want. Here's one more advanced trick. Use deep research to stay updated. Every week, run a deep research query on your industry. Latest trends in your niche. December 2025. It scans the web, finds new articles, brings them into your notebook. You're always ahead of the curve. You see what's coming before your competitors do. Think about how much time this saves. No more manual research. No more reading dozens of articles. No more taking notes by hand. Notebook LM does it all. You focus on using the information, not gathering it. And if you want the full process, SOPs, and over a 100 AI use cases like this one, join the AI success lab. It's our free AI community. Links in the comments and description. You'll get all the video notes from there, plus access to our community of 38,000 members who are crushing it with AI. Seriously, join us.

Let me recap everything fast. Notebook LM is Google's AI tool. It grounds answers in your sources. No hallucinations. You can add up to 300 sources, PDFs, videos, websites, audio, whatever. It builds content for you. Mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, reports, video overviews, all automated. Use steering prompts to guide the output. Test short prompts first. Always verify citations. Save important answers as notes. Use deep research to scan the web. Use video overviews to create narrated videos. Combine sources for deeper insights. Share notebooks with your team. Upgrade to Plus for higher limits. This tool is a gamecher. You can build anything from notes to finished content in minutes, not hours, not days, minutes. Go to notebookm. google right now. Start a notebook. Add some sources. Try the prompts I gave you. See what happens. Here's my challenge to you. Comment below what you're going to build first. A video, a quiz, a research report. I want to know. Julian Goldie reads every single comment. So, drop yours below. Let's see who builds the coolest stuff. If you got value from this video, smash that like button. Subscribe for more AI tutorials like this. I drop new videos every week showing you exactly how to use these tools. No theory, just actionable steps. Click subscribe, turn on notifications. You don't want to miss the next one if you want to save even more time and automate your business with AI tools like Notebook LM. You need to check out AI Profit Boardroom. We break down exactly how to use tools like this to create content, generate leads, and grow your business faster. No fluff, just systems that work. link is in the description. And that's it for today. Go build something amazing with Notebook LM.