Prep for a presentation by listening to it

Upload a dense deck to NotebookLM and have it generate an AI podcast discussing it, then listen before you present.

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@bryancollins on X · 2026-10-09

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-14.

What they did

Upload a dense deck to NotebookLM and have it generate an AI podcast discussing it, then listen before you present.

Result (as claimed)

Listened to a NotebookLM audio discussion of a dense deck on the drive in; says delivery felt easy.

Tools they used

NotebookLM

Cost: NotebookLM: free plan, paid from $4.99/mo. Checked 2026-10-14.

Set it up

Gather your sources
Collect the papers, notes, links or files you want to work from in one place.
Load them into the tool
Open NotebookLM and add your sources. Keep the original files so you can check claims later.
Ask focused questions
Ask for summaries, comparisons or connections with citations to the source passages.
Verify and save
Spot check claims against the sources, then save the output as notes you can reuse.

Copy the full setup prompt

Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.

You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code.

Goal: Prep for a presentation by listening to it
What the original author did: Upload a dense deck to NotebookLM and have it generate an AI podcast discussing it, then listen before you present.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Listened to a NotebookLM audio discussion of a dense deck on the drive in; says delivery felt easy.
Source: https://x.com/bryancollins/status/2108508774239481900
Tools they used: NotebookLM
Category: Research & learning

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex.

Goal: Prep for a presentation by listening to it
What the original author did: Upload a dense deck to NotebookLM and have it generate an AI podcast discussing it, then listen before you present.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Listened to a NotebookLM audio discussion of a dense deck on the drive in; says delivery felt easy.
Source: https://x.com/bryancollins/status/2108508774239481900
Tools they used: NotebookLM
Category: Research & learning

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot.

Goal: Prep for a presentation by listening to it
What the original author did: Upload a dense deck to NotebookLM and have it generate an AI podcast discussing it, then listen before you present.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Listened to a NotebookLM audio discussion of a dense deck on the drive in; says delivery felt easy.
Source: https://x.com/bryancollins/status/2108508774239481900
Tools they used: NotebookLM
Category: Research & learning

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.