Turn a YouTube video into a LinkedIn carousel with Gamma

Gemini turns a long video into a short list of points you can put on cards.

1. 1On YouTube, open the video and copy its link.
2. 2Go to gemini.google.com and sign in.
3. 3Paste the prompt below, put your link and your audience in the brackets, and send it.

Watch this YouTube video: [VIDEO LINK]

Pull out the 6 most useful takeaways for [YOUR AUDIENCE]. Keep the video's order. For each takeaway, write a headline of 8 words or fewer, then 1 or 2 short sentences that explain it. Use the exact tool names, settings and numbers from the video.

Then write 1 hook line for the first card and 1 closing line that invites comments. Plain words, no hashtags, no emoji.

You should see a numbered list of 6 takeaways, each with a short headline, plus a hook and a closing line.

Gemini can miss a step or blur a number, and your name goes on the post.

1. 1Skim the video at a faster speed and compare each takeaway with what's said on screen.
2. 2Fix any step, number or name that doesn't match.
3. 3Keep the 5 to 6 takeaways your audience will use, and cut the rest.

You should see a short list of takeaways that match the video, word for word where it counts.

Gamma's carousel format makes square or tall cards sized for a swipeable post.

1. 1Go to gamma.app, sign in and stay on your dashboard.
2. 2Select Carousel below the prompt bar.
3. 3Paste the prompt below with your takeaways, and send it.
4. 4Answer the agent's questions, or pick Decide for me. Then review its plan and approve it.

Make a LinkedIn carousel of 8 cards from the text below.
Card 1: the hook line.
Cards 2 to 7: 1 takeaway each, as a large headline and 1 or 2 short lines.
Card 8: the closing line, my name, and "Based on [VIDEO TITLE] by [CREATOR]".
Few words per card, large text, 1 simple visual per card. Use this text as-is.

[PASTE YOUR TAKEAWAYS]

You should see 8 cards filling in one by one in a grid while the agent builds.

The agent asks questions first because Plan is the default mode. Pick Express in the mode picker to skip straight to a draft.

People swipe fast, so each card has to make its point in a second or two.

1. 1Read the cards in order and find any card with too much text.
2. 2Tell the agent in the chat what to change, in your own words.
3. 3Click any text on a card to edit it by hand.
4. 4If the words are right but the look is wrong, ask the agent for a new style.

Card 4 is too text-heavy. Cut it to the headline and 1 short line.

You should see 8 cards with 1 idea each and text you can read on a phone.

LinkedIn shows a PDF as a document post that people swipe through card by card.

1. 1In Gamma, click Share, then Export. Set the card menu to All cards and pick PDF.
2. 2On LinkedIn, click Start a post, then More, then Add a document.
3. 3Click Choose file, pick the PDF, give it a title and click Done.
4. 4Write your post, link the original video and click Post.

You should see your carousel in the feed, with arrows to move from card to card.

To skip the PDF, pick LinkedIn in Gamma's export menu and post straight to your profile. LinkedIn takes documents up to 100 MB and 300 pages.