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A week of managing my calendar by voice alone
A journalist turned on Workspace in Gemini and scheduled writing blocks and meetings by speaking.
- Profession
- Journalist
- Tools
- Gemini
- Source
- tech.yahoo.com ↗
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Found via
- agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn) ↗
- Report date
- no date
- Verified on
- October 25, 2026
What they did
After enabling Google Workspace in the app settings, the author spoke requests like "45-minute writing block" and "meeting Monday at 2 p.m." and asked it to check for conflicts.
How it went
He reports that it worked for most requests, with a few adjustments.
Good to know
State the duration and day explicitly; vague requests create wrong events.
The prompt
This week I need to fit in: [list of tasks with durations]. My fixed meetings are [list]. Propose calendar blocks that respect [preferences, e.g. focus time in the morning] and point out any conflicts.
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