Turn a lecture or transcript into study notes
Structured notes, key terms, summaries, and review questions from lectures, videos, or readings.
The prompt
Turn this lecture, video, or reading into study notes.
Course and level: [DETAILS]
Material: [PASTE TRANSCRIPT OR TEXT]
What I'll use the notes for: [exam / quick review / deep understanding]
Create:
1. Overview — the main topic and 3–5 key takeaways.
2. Structured notes following the order of the material: headings, concise bullets, and definitions in bold.
3. Key terms — a glossary.
4. Examples and formulas exactly as given.
5. Connections — how ideas link to each other.
6. Review questions — 5–10 questions, answers at the end.
Stay faithful to the source: don't add facts that weren't in the material, and mark anything unclear or inaudible as [UNCLEAR].
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DETAILS
- PASTE TRANSCRIPT OR TEXT
- exam / quick review / deep understanding
- UNCLEAR
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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