{"id":7447,"date":"2024-12-19T01:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T01:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=7447"},"modified":"2024-12-19T01:28:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T01:28:06","slug":"notebooklm-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2024\/12\/19\/notebooklm-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"NotebookLM Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" data-attachment-id=\"7448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2024\/12\/19\/notebooklm-conversations\/conversation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation.png\" data-orig-size=\"1152,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conversation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation-1024x572.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I finally had time to experiment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/notebooklm.google\/\">NotebookLM<\/a> conversation feature. This feature generates an audio conversation related to content you have added to a notebook without specific guidance or in response to a prompt you provide. I thought I would give it a try. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I keep a large collection of notes on my academic interests in <a href=\"https:\/\/obsidian.md\/\">Obsidian<\/a>. There are ways to apply AI to the content within Obsidian, but I have found better results exporting content and have been very impressed with exporting my content in a way I can <a href=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/07\/upload-obsidian-folders-to-notebooklm\/\">explore it in NotebookLM<\/a>. I have a large collection of notes about taking notes and decided to ask NotebookLM about the issue of whether there are differences in the benefits of taking notes on a digital device in contrast to taking notes by hand. So, rather than just asking NotebookLM to converse about the collection of notes, I used a prompt to focus the conversation on handwritten and digital notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" data-attachment-id=\"7449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2024\/12\/19\/notebooklm-conversations\/conversation2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1152,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conversation2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2-1024x417.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conversation2.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results were impressive. I should listen a couple of times to see if there are any statements I would not make myself, but the accuracy of what is said is of a quality a student would find to be useful. <a href=\"https:\/\/notebooklm.google.com\/notebook\/b8a8422f-3405-4efc-a276-1a6aa868e76e\/audio\">Here is a link if you want to listen<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_7447\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"7447\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I finally had time to experiment with the NotebookLM conversation feature. 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