YouTube Script Engine — High Retention

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Prompt

ChatGPT
Claude
Grok
OpenRouter
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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ChatGPT
Claude
Grok
OpenRouter

Model Settings

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ChatGPT Claude Gemini

Temperature

0.7

Max Tokens

2000

Additional Notes

Adapted from prompts.chat (f/prompts.chat), https://github.com/f/prompts.chat (CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Contributor handle shown as author. Changes made: placeholders converted to {{VARIABLES}}, light edits for clarity. Sources and licences: https://www.thepromptindex.com/prompt-sources.php

About this prompt

“YouTube Script Engine — High Retention” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Marketing category, 201 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by prompts.chat contributor. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.

It has 5 placeholders to fill in first: {{TOPIC}}, {{TARGET_AUDIENCE}}, {{VIDEO_STYLE}}, {{TONE}}, {{CTA_GOAL}}. Use the “Customize this prompt” fields to personalise it before you copy.

Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.

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