# Write a YouTube video script that keeps viewers watching

A high-retention script: hook, structure, pattern interrupts, and CTA.

- Topic: Content & Social Media
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Writing, Social Media, Design, Write, Research, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-youtube-video-script-that-keeps-viewers-watching

## Prompt

```text
Write a YouTube video script.

**Topic and angle:** [TOPIC]
**Audience:** [WHO, level of knowledge]
**Length:** [MINUTES]
**Style:** [talking head / tutorial / documentary / list / story]
**My channel's voice:** [VOICE]
**Key points or research to include:** [NOTES]

Script structure:
1. **Hook (first 15–30 seconds)** — promise the payoff and create curiosity. No long intros.
2. **Setup** — why this matters to the viewer.
3. **Body** — sections in a logical order, each with a mini-hook, the payoff, and a transition that pulls viewers forward.
4. **Pattern interrupts** every 60–90 seconds (story, example, visual change) — mark them as [B-ROLL] or [VISUAL] notes.
5. **Ending** — deliver the promised payoff, then one CTA.

Also give me 5 title options and 3 thumbnail concepts (text plus image idea).
```

## What to fill in

- TOPIC
- WHO, level of knowledge
- MINUTES
- talking head / tutorial / documentary / list / story
- VOICE
- NOTES
- B-ROLL
- VISUAL

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