Description:

Grounded, source-cited responses represent a significant advancement in how professionals and researchers can interact with large volumes of documentation. This session shows you how to ask precise questions, get sourced answers, and use NotebookLM's cited Q&A to research, verify, and extract insights faster than ever.

Duration:

90 minutes

Course Code: BDT615

Learning Objectives:

After this course, you will be able to:

1. Perform grounded Q&A sessions with uploaded documents and interpret cited responses.
2. Design effective questions to extract specific insights from complex source material.
3. Use citation trails to verify AI-generated answers and trace information back to its source.

1. Researchers, analysts, and legal professionals who need accurate, traceable answers from documents.
2. Students working with academic papers, textbooks, or case studies.
3. Business teams dealing with large policy documents, contracts, or technical manuals.

No prerequisites; helpful if participants bring a set of documents they work with regularly.

Course Outline:

1. Understanding NotebookLM's grounded Q&A and how it differs from general AI chat
2. Uploading a document set and setting up your research notebook
3. Asking effective questions: specificity, scope, and framing for better answers
4. Reading and using citations: tracing every answer back to its source
5. Building a research workflow: iterative questioning, note-taking, and synthesis