# daily briefing notebooklm
## Metadata

- Canonical URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/daily-briefing-notebooklm/
- Markdown URL: https://6ducklearn.com/skills/daily-briefing-notebooklm/index.md
- Product: skills
- Category: productivity
- Tags: curated, google-workspace, executive, email, gmail
- Updated: 2026-07-14T03:00:00.357428+00:00
## Summary
Use this when an executive wants a hands-free audio summary of their day's key documents, reports, and schedule — ideal for commutes or pre-meeting prep. Trigger when someone says: 'morning briefing', 'commute briefing', 'audio summary of my reports', 'NotebookLM overview', or 'brief me on today's docs'.
## Content
> **Attribution:** Prepared by 6DuckLearn. Inspired by [Google Workspace with Gemini Prompting Guide 101 (2025)](https://workspace.google.com).

## When to use this

You're an executive who wants to absorb the day's key information — reports, news articles, your schedule — without reading a screen. This uses NotebookLM's Audio Overview to generate a podcast-style briefing you can listen to while commuting or getting ready.

## What you'll get

A conversational, podcast-style audio overview that synthesises the documents you upload, highlighting the most important findings, decisions, and context — ready to play on your phone.

## Prompt template

Use this in **NotebookLM** (notebooklm.google.com):

```
1. Create a new Notebook in NotebookLM.
2. Upload your sources: today's top reports, relevant news articles, and your calendar/schedule (as a PDF or copied text).
3. Click "Audio Overview" and let NotebookLM generate your briefing.
4. Play on your phone during your commute.
```

**No text prompt required** — NotebookLM generates the audio from your uploaded sources automatically.

**Recommended sources to upload:**
- Weekly business review or status report (PDF or Google Doc link)
- 2-3 relevant industry news articles
- Your calendar for the day (export or copy key meetings)
- Any pre-read materials for today's meetings

## Customisation tips

- Focus the briefing: After uploading, type in the chat: *"Focus the overview on financial performance and the upcoming board discussion"*
- Multiple formats: NotebookLM accepts Google Docs, PDFs, web URLs, and copied text — mix and match
- Save the notebook: Reuse it each week by swapping out the source documents
- Share with your EA: Your EA can prepare the notebook the night before so it's ready when you wake up
- Listen at 1.5x speed on your phone for a faster briefing

## Iteration suggestions

After listening to the briefing:
1. **Need to respond to a key item?** → use `executive-file-grounded-reply` to draft a reply grounded in the report
2. **A meeting was added to your day?** → use `delegate-meeting-with-assignments` if you need to send someone in your place

## Related skills in this workflow

| Step | Skill | What it does |
|------|-------|--------------|
| 1 | `board-meeting-confirmation-email` | Confirm attendance and request agenda change |
| 2 | `executive-file-grounded-reply` | Reply to exec emails with file-grounded context |
| 3 | `delegate-meeting-with-assignments` | Delegate a meeting and assign action items |
| 4 | `executive-presentation-outline` | Create a detailed presentation outline by voice |
| 5 → You are here | `daily-briefing-notebooklm` | Generate a commute-ready audio briefing |

## Related Skills

- [board meeting confirmation email](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/board-meeting-confirmation-email/index.md): Use this when an executive needs to confirm attendance at a board meeting and request an agenda change — drafted and sent from Gmail with a single prompt. Trigger when someone says: 'confirm board meeting', 'reply to board invite', 'adjust board agenda', or 'add item to board agenda'.
- [delegate meeting with assignments](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/delegate-meeting-with-assignments/index.md): Use this when an executive cannot attend a meeting and needs to delegate attendance, assign note-taking, specify a required decision, and assign ownership of follow-up work — all in one email. Trigger when someone says: 'I can't make the meeting', 'delegate the meeting', 'assign someone to attend in my place', or 'draft a meeting delegation email'.
- [executive file grounded reply](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/executive-file-grounded-reply/index.md): Use this when an executive needs to reply to an email about a project or deliverable and has a status report or briefing document in Drive to reference. Trigger when someone says: 'reply using my project file', 'respond with the status report', 'draft an executive email referencing [document]'.
- [executive presentation outline](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/executive-presentation-outline/index.md): Use this when a C-suite executive needs to create a detailed presentation outline for an industry event, investor briefing, or keynote — including a customer Q&A section. Works by voice. Trigger when someone says: 'create a presentation outline', 'prepare my keynote', 'draft talking points for [event]', or 'I need a CEO presentation structure'.
- [email acknowledge commit](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/email-acknowledge-commit/index.md): Use this when you need to send a quick, professional reply that confirms receipt of an email and commits to a specific action by a deadline. Trigger when someone says: 'acknowledge this email', 'reply that I received it', 'confirm I'll take action', or 'send a holding reply'.
- [email thread action items](https://6ducklearn.com/skills/email-thread-action-items/index.md): Use this when you're looking at a long email thread and need to know what tasks, deadlines, and owners came out of it — without reading every reply. Trigger when someone says: 'extract action items', 'what are the next steps in this thread', 'summarise this email chain', or 'what's due from this email'.