u/ladyarcheronxx

Hi, I'm a working student still learning about how this works to help me catch up with school while juggling between jobs.

For my current concern, I want to focus on 1 source only, and i already have the syllabus/pointers given by the professor.

I got the advice that I have to make a study map.. But what if I already have a map to follow? What prompt should I use to be able to extract all relevant information from my 1 source? Do i just select the desired source and outrightly ask to "discuss" a specific topic?

I would appreciate it if anyone could give advice/tricks/prompts that might help me. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone! I'm a working student, and I use NotebookLM (Gemini) as a study aid to help me catch up with schoolwork.

Each notebook usually has around 10–20 uploaded sources, in addition to the prescribed textbooks assigned by my professors.

Lately, I've been trying to come up with better prompts that can generate comprehensive discussions on specific topics. For example, if I'm studying Tax, I might prompt:

"From all uploaded sources, make an extensive discussion regarding value added tax."

NotebookLM usually generates a discussion split into several sections, but I sometimes feel like it misses important details or doesn't fully synthesize everything across all the sources. I'm guessing my prompt is probably too broad.

I still read my textbooks, so I'm not relying on AI alone. I mainly want to use the generated discussions as reviewers for exams and to identify topics I need to study more deeply.

For those who use NotebookLM regularly:

What prompts have given you the best results for extracting and synthesizing information from many sources?

Do you break the task into multiple prompts instead of asking for one comprehensive discussion?

Are there prompt techniques that encourage NotebookLM to include more details and avoid overlooking important information?

I'd really appreciate any tips or prompt templates that have worked well for you. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! I'm a working student, and I use NotebookLM (Gemini) as a study aid to help me catch up with schoolwork.

Each notebook usually has around 10–20 uploaded sources, in addition to the prescribed textbooks assigned by my professors.

Lately, I've been trying to come up with better prompts that can generate comprehensive discussions on specific topics. For example, if I'm studying Shakespeare, I might prompt:

"From all uploaded sources, make an extensive discussion regarding the life and works of Shakespeare."

NotebookLM usually generates a discussion split into several sections, but I sometimes feel like it misses important details or doesn't fully synthesize everything across all the sources. I'm guessing my prompt is probably too broad.

I still read my textbooks, so I'm not relying on AI alone. I mainly want to use the generated discussions as reviewers for exams and to identify topics I need to study more deeply.

For those who use NotebookLM regularly:

- What prompts have given you the best results for extracting and synthesizing information from many sources?

- Do you break the task into multiple prompts instead of asking for one comprehensive discussion?

- Are there prompt techniques that encourage NotebookLM to include more details and avoid overlooking important information?

I'd really appreciate any tips or prompt templates that have worked well for you. Thanks in advance!