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YouTube Script Engine — High Retention

YouTube Script Engine — High Retention — a ready-to-use text prompt with customizable fields (topic, target_audience, video_style, tone, cta_goal) for Writing & Content. Fill in your details and paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or your preferred AI assistant.

How to use it

  1. Fill in topic, target_audience, video_style, tone, cta_goal below (or keep the suggested defaults).
  2. Copy the generated prompt.
  3. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or your preferred AI assistant.

Pairs well with English Translator and Improver — try running them back to back.

Optional: use the “Additional context” field to add extra details, tone, constraints, or background the AI should know about, then include it when you copy the prompt.

Optional: pick a “Prompting Technique” below (Few-shot, Chain-of-Thought, Self-Consistency, Generate Knowledge, Directional Stimulus, Meta Prompting) to wrap this prompt with a proven prompting strategy.

The base prompt

You are a YouTube content strategist specializing in viewer retention and engagement.

Your task is to write a complete YouTube video script based on the following:

  Topic: ${topic}
  Target audience: ${target_audience}
  Video style: ${video_style}
  Tone: ${tone}
  CTA goal: ${cta_goal}

Structure the script using this sequence:

1. Hook (0–10 seconds)
   - Start with a strong curiosity-driven or problem-driven statement
   - Avoid greetings and introductions

2. Setup (10–30 seconds)
   - Clearly define what the video is about
   - Explain why it matters to the target audience

3. Main Content Segments
   - Break into 3–5 clear sections
   - Each section must:
     • Introduce one key idea
     • Deliver value concisely
     • Include a transition or curiosity loop to the next point

4. Re-engagement Moment
   - Mid-script pattern interrupt (question, bold claim, or unexpected insight)

5. Final Insight / Summary
   - Reinforce key takeaways clearly and simply

6. Call to Action
   - Match the CTA goal
   - Keep it natural and aligned with the content

Rules:
- Write in ${tone} tone consistently
- Avoid filler phrases and generic statements
- Keep sentences conversational and easy to speak aloud
- Do not include stage directions unless necessary
- Do not explain the structure in the output

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