Building Live Voice Agents with Google’s ADK

Building Live Voice Agents with Google’s ADK — Quick Navigation & Course Tips

This post summarizes practical tips for using the DeepLearning.AI short course on *Building Live Voice Agents with Google’s ADK*.
It focuses on navigating notebooks, downloading and uploading files, and useful learning controls.
Why does this matter to you?
• You want fast access to lesson notebooks and helper functions.
• You need reliable ways to export and re-run experiments locally.
• You want to track progress and optimize video playback for limited bandwidth.

Accessing Lesson Notebooks

Open a lesson notebook from the top menu by clicking *File*.
Then click *Open* to reveal all notebook files and helper functions in the left sidebar.
Why care?
• You’ll see required utilities before running cells.
Example prompt snippet for quick reference:
• “File -> Open” to view lesson files and helpers.
I use this first step every time I revisit a course.
It saves time when I want to inspect helper functions before executing experiments.

Downloading and Uploading Notebooks

To download a notebook, select *File*, then *Download as*, then *Notebook (.ipynb)*.
To upload your local files back into the lesson environment, follow *File -> Open*, then click the *Upload* button.
Why export and import?
• You can run notebooks locally or in another cloud environment.
Example prompt snippet for a quick checklist:
• “File -> Download as -> Notebook (.ipynb)” to export.
• “File -> Open -> Upload” to import your edited files.

Playing Videos and Tracking Progress

Video controls live under the gear icon on each video.
You can change playback speed, captions, and video quality from there.
Use Picture-in-Picture to keep watching while switching tabs.
Course progress appears under *My Learning* at the top-right of the desktop view.
You can also see progress on the course page’s bottom-left corner.
Example actions:
• Click the gear icon to change speed or captions.
• Click the PiP rectangle to enable Picture-in-Picture.

Wrapping up

These simple navigation and playback tips reduce friction when you focus on building agents.
They let you move from reading to running experiments faster.
Want the course details or to enroll?
Visit the official course page: https://learn.deeplearning.ai/courses/building-live-voice-agents-with-googles-adk/information.
Small habits like exporting notebooks and adjusting playback create more consistent learning workflows.
That consistency helps teams deliver practical GenAI projects with fewer surprises.