Summary of "NotebookLM Infographics Get 10x Better With This Single Change"

Summary of Video: “NotebookLM Infographics Get 10x Better With This Single Change”

Main Topic

The video explains how to significantly enhance the quality and effectiveness of infographics generated using NotebookLM by thoughtfully customizing them, rather than relying on default settings.

Key Technological Concept

NotebookLM is a tool that integrates large language models (LLMs) to help users create infographics from documents or notes. It enables users to input sources, chat with AI (Gemini), and generate infographics based on the content.

Product Features & Usage

Users typically generate infographics by uploading markdown files or documents and clicking the infographic button.
NotebookLM recently added a customization feature (represented by a pencil icon) that allows users to tailor:
- Infographic style
- Layout (landscape, portrait, square)
- Verbosity (concise, standard, detailed)
- Branding (colors, fonts)
Despite this, many users underutilize the feature by only adjusting superficial settings without customizing the infographic’s purpose or style description.

Core Insight: The Single Change for Improvement

Instead of merely changing layout or colors, users should customize the description or prompt given to the infographic generator to align with the educational or business purpose of the infographic. This involves selecting or specifying infographic styles that match the intended use case, such as understanding, motivating, building, or following steps.

Infographic Styles & Their Purposes

The speaker categorizes infographic styles and explains when to use each:

Anime style
Scientific style
Minecraft voxel/block style — ideal for building or automation concepts
Editorial style (e.g., before and after)
Popup style
Scrapbook style — good for brainstorming or step-by-step processes
Photorealistic style
Earthy/organic style — suited for non-business topics
Ghibli/cartoon style
Cyberpunk style — colorful, futuristic

Each style serves different emotional or cognitive goals such as motivating, explaining, providing a big-picture view, or guiding stepwise instruction.

Demonstration

The speaker shows examples where the same content (a campus monetization mind map saved as markdown) is converted into multiple infographic styles simply by changing the prompt or style description in NotebookLM’s customization field, without altering the source content.

Additional Resources & Tutorials

A free course is available at training.io/join that teaches how to effectively use NotebookLM infographics, including detailed guides on styles, prompts, and customization techniques.
The course includes a decision guide to help choose the right infographic style based on the purpose (e.g., understanding vs. building vs. monitoring).
A library of prompts for various visual infographic styles, created with the help of Claude AI, is also provided for free.

Practical Advice

Be intentional about the infographic’s purpose before generating it.
Customize the prompt to guide the AI in producing a style that fits your educational or business goal.
Experiment with different styles to find the best fit for your content and audience.
Use markdown files as inputs for clear, structured content that the AI can interpret easily.

Call to Action

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