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Turn Any Article Into A Short Video, Free, In Under 10 Minutes

The exact NotebookLM Short Video Overview setup, including the steering prompt and the CTA-insertion prompt almost nobody uses.

  • Free, no install, no paid plan required
  • Works from any link, PDF, or pasted article
  • The steering prompt template that focuses the output
  • The CTA-insertion prompt that scripts your own closing line

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Turn any article, PDF, or report into a narrated vertical video with NotebookLM's free Short Video Overview feature.

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What's inside

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The Real Problem

Brain rot just got named the word of the year, and reading for fun has fallen to its worst level on record.

02

Turn It On

The Steering Prompt Before you generate, NotebookLM lets you type one line telling it what to focus on.

03

Why This Works

UC Santa Barbara's Richard Mayer found people learn a median of 89% more from narration plus visuals than from text alone.

About the author

Cooper Simson

Founder of Actionable AI. 30,000+ operators read the newsletter.

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