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Google NotebookLM Adds Lecture Mode for 30-Minute, Single-Voice Lessons

The update steers the tool toward passive, class-like audio learning.

Overview

  • Users can choose Short, Default or Long durations, with the Long option running for roughly 30 minutes.
  • The format delivers a single continuous narrator that explains and connects ideas in a calm, explanatory tone.
  • Reports broadly describe the feature as introduced this week, though one outlet says it is still in testing based on app teardown findings.
  • Google has teased a British-accent narration option, which is presented as a planned addition rather than a currently available setting.
  • The move builds on NotebookLM’s earlier podcast-style conversations and user-participation tools, with reviewers framing lectures for background, long-form listening.