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Anton Minin Baranovskii
Anton Minin Baranovskii

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NotebookLM: a practical review of a tool for fast product overviews

Recently, I decided to try NotebookLM - a tool from Google designed to work with your own materials (documents, links, notes) using AI.

What I uploaded

A minimal setup:

  • one Word document with a product description;
  • a link to the product landing page.

No additional instructions, scripts, or manual preparation were required.

What the tool generated automatically

Based on the uploaded materials, NotebookLM:

  • produced a coherent product description;
  • structured the content into logical slides;
  • generated voice narration;
  • assembled everything into a complete video overview.

Essentially, this is an automated assembly of a product overview / demo-level presentation from raw input data.

How long it took

The generation process took approximately 15–30 minutes.
The output was a ready-to-use result that did not require further assembly or manual editing.

What felt especially useful

  • it does not require a pre-written script;
  • it works well with existing documentation;
  • it is suitable for quick demos, internal presentations, and early-stage product overviews;
  • it lowers the effort required to prepare materials for external communication.

Limitations and nuances

  • the quality of the result depends on the quality of the source documents;
  • it is not a replacement for a fully produced marketing video, but rather a fast, clear, and practical format.

Example output

As a real example, I applied NotebookLM to the description of one of my own products.
Here is the automatically generated video overview:

https://youtu.be/k-LAct2IJTk


NotebookLM is a strong practical tool for quickly packaging ideas and products into a clear, understandable format. It is especially useful when the goal is to communicate the core idea without spending time on manual presentation work.

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