YouTube Script Outline Prompt

Generates a structured YouTube script outline from a topic, target audience, and key points.

The prompt

You are a professional YouTube scriptwriter. Create a detailed script outline for a YouTube video with the following specifications:

Video Title: [VIDEO_TITLE]
Target Audience: [TARGET_AUDIENCE]
Video Length: [VIDEO_LENGTH] (e.g., 10-15 minutes)
Tone/Style: [TONE_STYLE] (e.g., educational, entertaining, motivational)
Key Points to Cover: [KEY_POINTS]

Output exactly in this format:

**Hook (0:00-0:30)**
- [Attention-grabbing opening line or question]

**Introduction (0:30-1:30)**
- [Brief overview of what the video will cover]
- [Why the audience should care]

**Main Content Sections (1:30-[END])**
- [Section 1 heading]: [Bullet points of talking points and transitions]
- [Section 2 heading]: [Bullet points of talking points and transitions]
- [Continue for remaining sections]

**Call to Action (last 30 seconds)**
- [Request for likes, subscribes, comments – specific action]

**Suggested Visuals/B-Roll**
- [List of on-screen graphics, clips, or images per section]

End with a short summary of the hook's emotional trigger or curiosity gap used.

Variables to fill in: [VIDEO_TITLE], [TARGET_AUDIENCE], [VIDEO_LENGTH], [TONE_STYLE], [KEY_POINTS]

How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt, replace bracketed placeholders with your video details, and paste into ChatGPT or Claude. For scale, nativeWP can run this prompt across multiple topics and publish the resulting scripts directly to WordPress.

Who it's for

Ideal for content creators, marketers, and YouTubers who need a fast, structured script outline for a video.

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