# Script a narrative arc — Gemini Notebook prompt

> Without an arc the hosts wander through your sources in file order. With one, the episode has a beginning, a reveal and a takeaway — the difference between information and a story, at the cost of one sentence.


_Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/narrative-arc — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._

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- Category: Audio Overviews
- Goes in: Audio Overview prompt

## The prompt

```
Start with the problem: [X]. Build toward [Y] as the surprising answer. End with what the listener should do differently tomorrow.
```

## How to use it

1. In the Studio panel, choose Audio Overview and click Customize.
2. Paste the prompt into the customization box.
3. Generate — the hosts will follow your instructions.

Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.

## More audio overviews prompts

- [Give the hosts opposing jobs](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/expert-vs-challenger.md)
- [The two-voice quiz episode](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/two-voice-quiz-episode.md)
- [Define the listener, not the topic](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/listener-persona.md)
- [The teach-a-newcomer episode](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/teach-a-newcomer-episode.md)
- [The hour-long version](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/hour-long-version.md)
- [The five-minute cap](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/five-minute-cap.md)
- [The exam-prep episode](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/exam-prep-episode.md)
- [Hold a language](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/hold-a-language.md)
- [The zero-drift English episode](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/english-only-episode.md)
- [Prime it for interruptions](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/interruptions-priming.md)
- [The 3-minute brief](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/three-minute-brief.md)
- [The debate episode](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/debate-format.md)
- [The thorough exploration](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/deep-exploration.md)
- [The critique episode](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/audio/critique-episode.md)