Maximising NotebookLM
A practical 3-hour bootcamp that helps you turn documents, links, videos, notes and recordings into a useful, queryable knowledge base.
Build a working NotebookLM system you can use straight away
Who this course is for
Turn reports, articles, competitor research and business notes into practical briefings and next steps.
Use your source material to plan content, generate FAQs, shape presentations and create podcast-style summaries.
Organise reading material, compare sources, build study guides and ask better questions from your own notebook.
Create study guides, quiz ideas, lesson preparation support and learner-friendly explanations from trusted content.
Turn research and notes into a structured talk, pitch outline or slide-by-slide presentation brief.
Bring scattered documents, URLs, recordings and shared notes into one practical knowledge base.
What you will learn
Understand what you can upload, how notebooks work, and why source quality matters.
Ask useful questions, follow up, and use citations to trace answers back to the source material.
Create summaries, FAQs, study guides, briefing documents, tables of contents and timelines from your sources.
Generate a conversational audio summary and understand how it can help with learning, briefing and content reuse.
Adapt outputs for different audiences, including founders, educators, researchers, creators and presenters.
Mix documents, websites, YouTube videos, audio, Google Docs and pasted text in one working notebook.
Course outline
Hands-on exercises
Upload at least two sources and ask a question you genuinely want answered from that material.
Build a project notebook, generate a briefing document, and turn it into a 10-slide presentation structure.
Create a self-study notebook with sources, a study guide, an Audio Overview and a quiz.
Experiment with prompts that change the tone, audience and purpose of your Audio Overview.
What you should walk away with
You will leave with at least one NotebookLM notebook built around a real topic, project or learning goal.
You will know how to add better source material, ask better questions, and check where answers came from.
You will have examples of summaries, study guides, briefing documents, FAQs, quizzes or presentation outlines.
You will understand how to generate and customise audio summaries for learning, briefing or content planning.
You will see how NotebookLM can support business research, teaching, study, presentation prep and content creation.
You will know what to try next when you return to your own work, documents and projects.
Upcoming session
Next date: To be confirmed
Location: Johannesburg
Duration: 3 hours, including a 15-minute break
Price: R3,000 per person
If you cannot make the next date, you can still register your interest and we will let you know when another session is available.
- Create or confirm access to a free Google account.
- Open notebooklm.google.com before the session so you know you can log in.
- Bring 2-3 useful sources if you have them, such as a PDF, website URL, YouTube video, Google Doc, audio file or pasted notes.
- For YouTube sources, choose videos that have captions or a transcript where possible.
- Bring a laptop if attending in person so you can build your own notebook during the exercises.
Book your seat
Bootcamps run with a minimum of 5 participants and a maximum of 15 participants per session. If a session fills up, we will offer the next available date. If the minimum number is not reached, the session may be moved to a later date, and registered participants will be contacted ahead of time.
Frequently asked questions
No. This is an open session with no prerequisites. You only need basic comfort using a browser and a Google account.
No. The course is designed around a free Google account and NotebookLM access at notebooklm.google.com.
Bring a laptop and, if possible, a few useful sources such as documents, links, YouTube videos, notes or recordings you want to work with.
Yes. The format includes an in-person Johannesburg option and a Teams option.
No. It is useful for business owners, creatives, researchers, educators, students and presenters.
Yes. The goal is for you to leave with a working notebook and at least one useful workflow you can keep using after the session.
Yes, when the video has captions or a transcript available. If not, it is better to choose another video or use a different source.
Register your interest and we will let you know when the next suitable session is available.