01What Gemini Notebook AI slides and videos are
Gemini Notebook AI slides and videos are the slide decks and video overviews you can make from your own sources inside Gemini Notebook. Gemini Notebook used to be called NotebookLM, and it is the same tool with a new name.
The update fixes the most annoying part of making AI slides and videos. You used to type a prompt, wait, and get a finished deck or video. If the plan was wrong, you started over.
On October 19th, Google announced a new way to make them. You look at the plan first, fix it, and only then does the AI build the final thing.
Julian Goldie is clear about one point. This is not a brand new video maker. Slide decks and video overviews already existed in the tool.
What is new is the control you get while they are being made. It is a big upgrade to something that was already there.
02The four new steps in Gemini Notebook
There are now four steps when you make a slide deck or video overview.
- Choose the focus. Gemini Notebook looks at your sources and suggests topics. You can pick one of its ideas or type your own.
- Shape the output. You can guide the format, length, language and visual style.
- Review before it generates. For slides you get an outline. For videos you get producer notes.
- Press proceed. The AI builds the finished scene.
The whole flow now looks like this: sources, direction, review, feedback, final result.
Why does it matter? A bad outline takes seconds to fix. A bad finished video takes much longer.
You catch problems early.
03Why choosing a focus matters
Most sources are packed with material. A long document might hold ten different ideas. Without a focus, the AI picks for you.
With the new flow you pick the topic, either from Gemini Notebook's suggestions or by typing your own.
You can also shape the output in these ways:
- A short deck in plain English.
- A long video in another language.
- A set visual style.
This gives the AI a clear job before it starts building anything.
04Outlines and producer notes explained
For slides, the review step shows an outline. This is a list of slides in order.
For videos, you get producer notes. Producer notes are a plan for the video. They tell you what each scene will be about and in what order.
Julian compares it to a map before a trip. You see the road first, then you drive.
After you review, you can give feedback and press proceed. If you are in a hurry, you can skip the review and use the old quick flow. Nothing was taken away.
You just got a new option.
Google said the new co-creation tools roll out around the world over the week after October 19th. If you do not see it yet, give it a few days.
05Workflow: build a slide deck with an outline review
Julian builds his example around the AI Profit Boardroom. The goal is a clear presentation that explains what it is for a new member or a business owner who has never heard of it.
- Open Gemini Notebook and make a new notebook.
- Add your sources: the 30-day roadmap, a few coaching call transcripts, the list of weekly topics and the page of questions new members often ask.
- Ask for a beginner-friendly slide deck that shows the problem with doing everything by hand, a simple AI automation workflow, the weekly coaching calls, the daily tutorials and the 30-day roadmap. End with three steps to get started this week.
- Turn on the outline review.
- Read the outline like an editor, then type your fixes and press proceed.
Julian says to ask whether the first slide is clear and whether the order makes sense. Watch for slides that are too general.
06Editing the plan like an editor
Say you see a slide that just says benefits of AI. That is too vague, because nobody learns anything from it. Ask for a specific replacement instead.
You might also want a summary up front. Type: add a short summary slide right after the title. Then press proceed, and the AI builds the deck from your plan, not its first plan.
That is the shift. You are the editor and the AI is the writer.
Julian also checks the finished slides in three ways:
- Facts: Does the deck say four coaching calls a week and 3,400 members, and does it match the sources?
- Words: Are they simple? Could a ten-year-old follow the slide?
- Look: Is the text too small or the slide too crowded?
If something is off, you can ask for a fix, and that takes a minute.
07Workflow: create a video overview with producer notes
The video side uses the same notebook and the same sources. This time you ask for a video overview.
The prompt Julian uses asks for a video for beginner entrepreneurs about how the AI Profit Boardroom helps business owners use AI automation to save time. It says to use only your uploaded sources, explain the problem, the workflow and a few practical examples, and finish with three actions the viewer can take this week. It also asks for simple English and a friendly teaching style.
Then you turn on the producer notes review. You get the plan scene by scene.
Here is what to look for:
- Does the video start strong? The first few seconds matter most, and a slow opening makes people leave.
- Is the order smooth, with each scene leading into the next?
- Does any scene repeat an earlier one? If yes, cut it.
Then type your feedback and press proceed.
08The catch and who should use it
The review step helps with the plan, but you still need to check the final result for mistakes. Google itself warns about this, and Julian says checking could save you from an embarrassing mistake.
This update suits anyone who turns notes, training or tutorials into slides and videos. Julian suggests trying the outline review on one of your own notebooks this week.
There is also a timing point. Most business owners still type a prompt, press a button and hope. Learning how to check the plan and steer the AI before it builds gives you an early head start, and that window will not stay open forever.
Remember the summary: you can pick the focus, set the format, length, language and style, review the outline or producer notes, give feedback and press proceed. Or you can skip it all and use the fast flow.
