This course provides a concise overview of how accountants can use Google NotebookLM (powered by Gemini) as a practical research, synthesis, and knowledge-management companion for high-trust work. You'll learn how to convert static financial statements, audit workpapers, client documents, and regulatory guidance into a structured, conversational knowledge base-so you can query, summarize, compare, and cross-reference sources with greater speed and clarity. This course emphasizes disciplined workflows such as source control, evidence-grounded outputs, and professional judgment so NotebookLM strengthens your analysis instead of replacing it. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Learning Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Recognize NotebookLM’s core capabilities and accounting-relevant workflows
- Apply structured sourcing to build reliable client and engagement notebooks
- Analyze financial and regulatory texts to identify key issues and themes
- Compare multiple documents to surface inconsistencies and gaps
- Synthesize evidence into clear memos, summaries, and briefing notes
- Evaluate output quality using professional skepticism and auditability tests
- Design repeatable use-case templates for tax, audit, and advisory teams
Major Topics
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- NotebookLM fundamentals: notebooks, sources, prompts, and outputs
- Turning financial PDFs into searchable, conversational knowledge bases
- Audit and assurance use cases: workpaper synthesis and issue tracking
- Tax and regulatory research: comparing guidance across sources
- Cross-referencing: tracing claims back to documents for defensibility
- Drafting deliverables: memos, client notes, and executive summaries
- Risk controls: confidentiality, data handling, and “trust-but-verify” habits
