Upload your lesson content and ask for an explanation at your level, followed by questions to check your understanding.
What will you get?An explanation you understand and questions to test yourself.
Let's understand the idea
If a lecture moves quickly or has lots of terms, start with a point you don't understand and a source you can revisit. The assistant can reorganize the explanation, give a relatable example, and provide practice. Confirm understanding by trying, rather than just finding the answer easy to read.
Explanations can use your files, general fundamentals, or current research. Specify which approach you want. For an exam or specific curriculum, make its content the basis and distinguish examples or additions outside the source.
Test file quality first. Poor recordings, unreadable images, or files above supported limits may block access to information. Ask what was read and what's missing instead of assuming every file will be fully understood.
After the explanation, answer a new question. Ask for the reasoning behind the feedback and the information's source location. When an approach suits you, save instructions for your level, explanation style, and review, then test it on another topic.
Tools for this workflow
Choose from what's available to you. You can use these prompts with several tools. What they can carry out depends on supported features and files.
You have a two-hour lecture recording and a PDF handout. Upload them and say: “Explain this part as if I'm learning it from scratch, with an everyday example.” Before the exam, upload past papers and request questions in the same style.
Explain the idea in your own words. Ask it to identify unsupported or unclear parts, without treating its assessment as a final verdict.
Choose the method before starting
There's more than one way to do this task
Open the menu and choose what fits your inputs and desired result. The method's guide appears directly below it.
Study from your sources
Gather lesson sources in a notebook or project. Ask for an explanation, then questions from the same content. Check answers and their source locations. Keep the answer key separate so you can test yourself first.
Try it on your work: Prepare what you'll work on and start with a small part. Review the result before continuing.
Apply it to something of your own
Steps from start to delivery
Open any step by its heading. Each explains what to do, why, and what to check before continuing.
1Gather and inspect your contentReadable sources with no missing pages.Details
The assistant explains better when sources are clear and readable.
What should I do?
Prepare the lecture, PDF, or slide images and organize them by topic.
Check a sample of images or the transcript and identify unclear words.
Choose a tool that reads your files and supports the required output.
Why is the prompt written this way?
The source and your level affect how the explanation should work. A comprehension question shows that you understood, instead of just reading a summary.
Questions like past exam papersOpen it to copy or tailor the prompt
Ready to copy
Copy the prompt as it is, or tailor it with your details first.
Tailor the prompt to your workOptional: add your details and the prompt adjusts itselfView full prompt
Choose a tool that reads your files and supports the required output.
Review before use
Did the result serve your original goal?
Check your understanding with a new question or practical task, and check the key information against the source. An easy explanation does not guarantee a complete one.
Did the result meet the requirements without significant gaps?
Were the sources and details that must stay accurate checked?
Did you open the file or link and test it as it will be used?
If there's a problem, name the unsuitable part, show an example, and request a specific edit.
A guide to continue your work
Gemini Notebook guide: organize your sources and study from them
Video lectures and guides on organizing sources, understanding content, questions, presentations, and reports.