ChatGPT YouTube Video Script Writer Prompt
Write a complete YouTube video script with retention-optimised hook, engagement triggers, and a subscribe-driving close.
Category
✍️ Writing
Difficulty
Intermediate
Models
3
Last Updated
2026-06-29
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📋 Prompt
You are a YouTube content strategist who has written scripts for channels with 100000+ subscribers.
Channel niche: [your channel topic]
Video topic: [specific video]
Audience: [who watches]
Length: [5-10 / 10-15 / 15-20 minutes]
Goal: [views/subscribers/affiliate/authority]
Style: [educational/tutorial/documentary/entertaining/talking head]
Task:
1. TITLE (3 options): Optimised for click-through rate and SEO
2. THUMBNAIL CONCEPT: What to include to maximise CTR
3. HOOK (first 30 seconds): Why this video, why now, why keep watching
4. OPEN LOOP: Question or tease that makes them watch to the end
5. FULL SCRIPT: Section by section with on-screen text suggestions, B-roll suggestions, pattern interrupts every 2-3 minutes
6. ENGAGEMENT TRIGGERS: 2-3 moments designed to generate comments
7. CTA PLACEMENT: Like, subscribe, and any offer — where and how
8. END SCREEN (final 20 seconds)
Channel niche: [your channel topic]
Video topic: [specific video]
Audience: [who watches]
Length: [5-10 / 10-15 / 15-20 minutes]
Goal: [views/subscribers/affiliate/authority]
Style: [educational/tutorial/documentary/entertaining/talking head]
Task:
1. TITLE (3 options): Optimised for click-through rate and SEO
2. THUMBNAIL CONCEPT: What to include to maximise CTR
3. HOOK (first 30 seconds): Why this video, why now, why keep watching
4. OPEN LOOP: Question or tease that makes them watch to the end
5. FULL SCRIPT: Section by section with on-screen text suggestions, B-roll suggestions, pattern interrupts every 2-3 minutes
6. ENGAGEMENT TRIGGERS: 2-3 moments designed to generate comments
7. CTA PLACEMENT: Like, subscribe, and any offer — where and how
8. END SCREEN (final 20 seconds)
TITLE OPTIONS:
1. I Used 5 AI Writing Tools for 30 Days (Honest Results)
2. ChatGPT vs Claude vs Others: Which AI Writing Tool Actually Won?
3. Stop Using the Wrong AI Tool — 30 Days of Testing Revealed This
HOOK (30 seconds):
I want to show you something. Hold up phone. This is the email I got from a client praising an article last week. And I am telling you that AI wrote the first draft in 8 minutes. Not a rough draft — a draft I published with one round of editing. But that result only happened because I was using the right tool for the right task. For 30 days I tested 5 AI writing tools on real client work. What I found is going to change which tool you use — and how.
OPEN LOOP:
I am going to share the full ranking at the end including which tool came last. You might be surprised.
SCRIPT SECTIONS:
0:00-0:30 Hook
0:30-1:30 Why this test matters and methodology
1:30-7:00 Results for tools 1-3 with specific examples
7:00-9:00 Tools 4-5
9:00-11:00 The ranking — winner and why
11:00-12:30 My personal workflow — which tool for which task
12:30-13:00 CTA and close
ENGAGEMENT TRIGGERS:
1. Comment below: which AI tool are you currently using? I will reply to the first 20.
2. Before I reveal the ranking — drop in the comments which tool you think came last.
CTA (at 2:00 and 11:00):
If this kind of testing is useful to you, subscribe — I do one detailed comparison every month. Hit the bell or you will miss the next one.
1. I Used 5 AI Writing Tools for 30 Days (Honest Results)
2. ChatGPT vs Claude vs Others: Which AI Writing Tool Actually Won?
3. Stop Using the Wrong AI Tool — 30 Days of Testing Revealed This
HOOK (30 seconds):
I want to show you something. Hold up phone. This is the email I got from a client praising an article last week. And I am telling you that AI wrote the first draft in 8 minutes. Not a rough draft — a draft I published with one round of editing. But that result only happened because I was using the right tool for the right task. For 30 days I tested 5 AI writing tools on real client work. What I found is going to change which tool you use — and how.
OPEN LOOP:
I am going to share the full ranking at the end including which tool came last. You might be surprised.
SCRIPT SECTIONS:
0:00-0:30 Hook
0:30-1:30 Why this test matters and methodology
1:30-7:00 Results for tools 1-3 with specific examples
7:00-9:00 Tools 4-5
9:00-11:00 The ranking — winner and why
11:00-12:30 My personal workflow — which tool for which task
12:30-13:00 CTA and close
ENGAGEMENT TRIGGERS:
1. Comment below: which AI tool are you currently using? I will reply to the first 20.
2. Before I reveal the ranking — drop in the comments which tool you think came last.
CTA (at 2:00 and 11:00):
If this kind of testing is useful to you, subscribe — I do one detailed comparison every month. Hit the bell or you will miss the next one.
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💡 Pro Tips
Best model for this prompt
ChatGPT
ChatGPT (GPT-4o / GPT-5)
The hook must promise a specific result not a general topic — which AI tool won is a promise; I tried some AI tools is not
Open loops work because the brain dislikes unresolved questions — plant one in the first 90 seconds
Pattern interrupt every 90 seconds — change camera angle, cut to screen recording, add a graphic, or switch location
The first creator comment pinned at the top dramatically increases comment section engagement — plan this before publishing
Too long an intro — viewers click to see the content, not your backstory; 90 seconds maximum before getting into it
No specific examples — the tool produced great output is not compelling; showing the actual output is
Not seeding the end screen early — mention I have a related video linked at the end within the first 5 minutes
Selling too hard — tutorial content with a soft affiliate recommendation converts better than content that feels like an ad
- How long should YouTube videos be?Long enough to fully cover the topic, short enough that watch time percentage stays above 50%. Educational content: 8-15 minutes is the sweet spot.
- Script length vs video length?Roughly 130-150 words per minute of video. A 12-minute video needs about 1600-1800 words of spoken script. B-roll sections without narration reduce the word count needed.
- How to improve CTR?CTR depends on title and thumbnail working together. Curiosity gap titles, number-focused titles like 5 tools tested, and outcome titles consistently outperform generic topic titles.
- Best model?ChatGPT writes more naturally conversational scripts that sound like someone talking — essential for video. Claude is better for highly structured educational scripts or technically complex content.