YouTube Script Prompt Generator

Why this YouTube script prompt works

Video scripts are written for the ear, not the eye. A blog-style AI draft read aloud sounds stiff, with long sentences and no breathing room. This prompt tells the model to write in short, natural spoken sentences and to explain jargon, which makes the script easier to record and easier to follow.

Retention is the other big factor. Viewers decide in the first seconds whether to keep watching, so the prompt asks for a hook in the first 15 seconds that tells them what they will get. It also asks for a small pattern break or question roughly every minute, a common technique for keeping attention through the middle of a video.

The points to cover field keeps you in control of the content. You decide what the video teaches; the AI handles flow and wording. Asking for timestamps, section headings and B-roll notes in square brackets turns the script into a shooting and editing plan, and the title and description ideas at the end save you a separate prompt.

Worked example

Say you run a small coffee channel and want a tutorial for beginners. These are the inputs:

Video topic

how to set up a home espresso station on a budget

Target viewer

coffee beginners who just bought their first espresso machine

Video length

8-10 minute

Style

tutorial

Hook idea

The most expensive mistake is not the machine - it is the grinder

Points to cover

Why the grinder matters more than the machine; The five tools you actually need; Water and cleaning basics; A simple daily routine

Call to action

Ask viewers to comment with their machine model

Tone

Friendly and clear

The builder turns these inputs into the following prompt. Load it into the form above with the Espresso tutorial example chip and change anything you like.

You are an experienced YouTube scriptwriter who writes scripts that keep viewers watching to the end.

## Task
Write a 8-10 minute tutorial video script about: how to set up a home espresso station on a budget.
- Target viewer: coffee beginners who just bought their first espresso machine
- Hook idea for the opening: The most expensive mistake is not the machine - it is the grinder

## Points the video must cover
- Why the grinder matters more than the machine
- The five tools you actually need
- Water and cleaning basics
- A simple daily routine

## Call to action
Ask viewers to comment with their machine model

## Requirements
- Tone: Friendly and clear
- Hook the viewer in the first 15 seconds and tell them what they will get from watching.
- Write for the ear: short sentences, natural spoken language, no jargon without explanation.
- Keep a clear structure and add a short pattern break or question roughly every minute.
- Do not invent facts, statistics or quotes; mark anything that needs checking with [verify].

## Output format
A script with timestamps and section headings (Hook, Intro, main sections, Call to action, Outro). Put visual or B-roll suggestions in [square brackets] on their own lines. Finish with 3 title ideas and a 2-sentence video description.

This page shows only the prompt. The answer depends on the AI tool you paste it into, so always review the result before you use it.

Tips to improve your results

• Write your points in the order you want them. The AI will usually keep that order.
• Give a hook idea, even a rough one. Hooks are where AI is most generic.
• Mark anything with numbers or claims for checking; the prompt asks for [verify] tags.
• Record a test take and cut every sentence you stumble over.
• For Shorts, cover one point only. Choose "60-second" and list a single idea.