How to Write a Script for a YouTube Video (Made Easy!) — Transcript

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1. 0:00- In this video, I'm gonna share with you
2. 0:01how I write my scripts for YouTube videos
3. 0:03to ultimately save me time and create better videos.
4. 0:07Coming up.
5. 0:08You gotta just
6. 0:09(camera beeping) press record.
7. 0:10Hey my name is Nolan Molt with Think Media
8. 0:11and we had a question come in recently
9. 0:13and Gil asked, "How to write a script for a video"
10. 0:17That's a great question and I'm excited to dive in
11. 0:19and share it with you, exactly what I do
12. 0:21for my YouTube scripts and how it helps me
13. 0:24shoot better videos.
14. 0:25Now the generic answer of how I write these videos
15. 0:27would be the hook, the content and then the call to action.
16. 0:31I'm gonna show you this quick video
17. 0:32that I just recorded recently where I go in depth
18. 0:35on what each of the sections mean.
19. 0:37And then we're gonna come back and I am going to show you
20. 0:39what my scripts look like and share some tips with you
21. 0:43and go really in depth on how to actually write the script
22. 0:47for your next YouTube video so first check out this video.
23. 0:50Now a script really can be as simple
24. 0:53as writing down or typing all your content out.
25. 0:56What is it that you want to share in the video?
26. 0:58That's gonna be the main chunk
27. 1:00of your video is that content.
28. 1:02Now before that, you're gonna wanna think about a hook.
29. 1:05The hook is the very beginning of the video
30. 1:07when you tell your audience what they're gonna learn
31. 1:10or what they're going to gain from watching this video.
32. 1:13For example, at the very beginning of this video, I said,
33. 1:16"Now before pressing record on your video,
34. 1:19"there's actually a lot of work and preparation
35. 1:21"that goes into it.
36. 1:22"So today I'm gonna share the five things
37. 1:24"that you need to do before shooting your next YouTube video
38. 1:27"to get more views and to get more done in less time."
39. 1:31So someone who wants more views and wants to get more done
40. 1:34in less time is gonna stick around
41. 1:36and see what I have to say.
42. 1:37So that's now at the front of your script.
43. 1:40You then have your content and at the very end,
44. 1:43we are gonna have a call to action.
45. 1:45One of the best ways for the YouTube algorithm
46. 1:47to be on your side is when you keep viewers
47. 1:50on the platform.
48. 1:51So at the end of every video that we do on YouTube,
49. 1:54we usually say, "Hey if you enjoyed this video,
50. 1:56"then you'll probably really enjoy this video.
51. 1:59"So if you click on the screen right now,
52. 2:01"you can go and watch that."
53. 2:02And this helps our videos get in that YouTube algorithm
54. 2:05ranking and search and getting in those suggested videos.
55. 2:09Now that you understand the format
56. 2:10and the general idea of the script,
57. 2:12let's really dive in to the details of how I do this.
58. 2:15Now there's really two different ways to write a script.
59. 2:19So right now, I'm not using a teleprompter
60. 2:22but I have a script that is sitting actually on the ground
61. 2:24on my computer screen and there's two ways to write it.
62. 2:28The first way would be word for word
63. 2:30and the second way would be to use bullet points.
64. 2:33Word for word would be writing your script out,
65. 2:36exactly what you're going to say from start to finish
66. 2:39and then you would look at it, you would memorize it,
67. 2:42and you would say the script back to your camera.
68. 2:45So this is a great option for people just getting started
69. 2:47and they have good memorization and maybe
70. 2:50they can't really freestyle in front of the camera.
71. 2:53This is also a great way to write out your hook
72. 2:56at the beginning of the video.
73. 2:57I write out my hook word for word
74. 3:00'cause it's so important and I really spend a lot of time
75. 3:02thinking about the words I'm gonna use
76. 3:05to hook in the audience and so when it comes to the hook,
77. 3:08I always do that word for word.
78. 3:10There's also some cons writing a script word for word.
79. 3:13You know, it can get pretty long and it can take
80. 3:15a lot of time if you're not using bullet points
81. 3:17and your typing everything out, then it's gonna take
82. 3:20a bit longer to write it out.
83. 3:22And then also when you're filming it,
84. 3:24you may have some issues and you may
85. 3:26need to keep looking down or looking at your script
86. 3:29to talk to the camera so you can memorize it.
87. 3:31And it usually takes a bit longer to nail the video
88. 3:35when shooting it when you write your word for word script.
89. 3:37Now if you have a teleprompter,
90. 3:38then word for word script would work perfectly for you.
91. 3:41But if not, like I said, this is great for beginners
92. 3:45and for those people who can't really freestyle.
93. 3:47Maybe you're not comfortable in front of the camera yet.
94. 3:49Then you might need to use this and then eventually,
95. 3:52over time, you can start using bullet points.
96. 3:55And that would be the goal is to use word for word scripts,
97. 3:58while you're getting started but then over time,
98. 4:01start to use bullet points and then you can use that
99. 4:03and you can start to freestyle and practice that more.
100. 4:06My encouragement to you, if you're writing it
101. 4:08word for word, and you're not using bullet points,
102. 4:09and you're just memorizing the lines,
103. 4:11try this in your next video is doing word for word
104. 4:14but maybe, one or two things
105. 4:15that you're really confident about,
106. 4:17try doing that in a bullet point and just freestyling
107. 4:20and see how it works and just doing this,
108. 4:22not for the entire video, but just for a little chunk
109. 4:25of the video is gonna help build up your confidence
110. 4:27to let you know that you can do bullet points.
111. 4:30You can freestyle to the camera
112. 4:32and that you're able to do it.
113. 4:34But start a little bit at a time and then eventually,
114. 4:37your whole video, you may be able to use bullet points
115. 4:40and freestyle and talk to the camera.
116. 4:42Now coming up next, I'm gonna be talking about bullet points
117. 4:44and how I use that for my script
118. 4:46and then I'm going to share a hack with you
119. 4:48that is gonna help you get more likes
120. 4:50by implementing this into your script.
121. 4:52And it's also gonna help you with increasing
122. 4:54your audience retention rate.
123. 4:56So stay tuned for that, but first,
124. 4:57like this video and then comment down below
125. 4:59what other kind of questions do you have
126. 5:01about producing YouTube content.
127. 5:03Let me know in the comments below
128. 5:05and maybe we'll answer your question in the next video.
129. 5:08Bullet points are what I use on my scripts
130. 5:09when it comes to the content part as well as
131. 5:12the call to action part because I feel comfortable
132. 5:14freestyling to the camera and talking using bullet points.
133. 5:18Now if you can just talk to the camera and freestyle,
134. 5:21then I definitely do recommend bullet points.
135. 5:23But again, this takes some time to get used to
136. 5:25being in front of the camera and so take your time,
137. 5:27be patient with yourself.
138. 5:29But this is definitely a great way to do it
139. 5:31and I found bullet points to be most productive
140. 5:35for me when shooting my YouTube videos.
141. 5:37And I've actually pulled up my script right here
142. 5:38for this YouTube video.
143. 5:39I'm gonna show you, this is what you're seeing
144. 5:41on the screen right now is this script.
145. 5:43If we scroll down to where I'm at right now,
146. 5:46you can see this is my little section
147. 5:48for this piece of the video.
148. 5:50And I've written bullet points are better
149. 5:52for the person who can freestyle
150. 5:54and maybe isn't the best at memorizing.
151. 5:56Content and call to actions are bullet points
152. 5:59because I can free style it.
153. 6:01So it's not really even full sentences
154. 6:04but I'm just writing down the main points
155. 6:06that I wanna talk about and then underneath,
156. 6:08you can see that I am going to show you my script.
157. 6:11And these are the bullet points that I have.
158. 6:14And then I like to look at the camera.
159. 6:16I like to hit those things that I wanted to talk about
160. 6:19but then as I'm talking, I might hit other points
161. 6:22and talk about other things as well.
162. 6:23So we can see on the script,
163. 6:25some of my bullet points are really short.
164. 6:28Some are a bit longer and so it really just depends
165. 6:32with you and how much you need.
166. 6:34Sometimes I need a bit more words so that I can read it
167. 6:38before I talk to the camera and shoot it.
168. 6:40And I read the bullet points before talking to the camera
169. 6:43and this helps refresh my memory so that I don't miss
170. 6:46an important point when I'm talking to the camera.
171. 6:49You definitely want to experiment with this.
172. 6:51You might be able to just do really short bullet points
173. 6:54with your main points.
174. 6:55As for me, sometimes I need a bit longer sentences
175. 6:58and it helps me memorize it better.
176. 7:01So find out what works best for you.
177. 7:03Now this bonus tip that I talk to you guys about
178. 7:05about getting more likes and increasing audience
179. 7:07retention rate is actually in your script,
180. 7:09incorporating another call to action before the end.
181. 7:13But in more of the middle, maybe 75% of the way
182. 7:16through the video where you ask people
183. 7:18to like the video and to comment down below.
184. 7:21These things can actually help you get more likes,
185. 7:23just by asking the audience to like the video.
186. 7:26They might go down, like the video, leave a comment
187. 7:28and this is great for the YouTube algorithm.
188. 7:30The other thing you wanna do here is make it another hook.
189. 7:33So I teased what was coming up in the video
190. 7:36by telling you I was gonna show you how to get more likes.
191. 7:39I was gonna show you how to increase the audience
192. 7:41retention rate and you guys are sticking
193. 7:43to this part of the video because you heard me say that
194. 7:47and you wanted to find out what it was.
195. 7:49So when you're shooting YouTube videos,
196. 7:50find ways maybe in the middle, maybe 60 to 70%
197. 7:54of the way through to tell your audience
198. 7:57what's coming up so that they don't get bored
199. 7:59and they click off but they want to stick
200. 8:01to the end and they want to listen to what you have to say.
201. 8:05So yes, you can use a hook at the very beginning.
202. 8:07But it's also good to remind your audience
203. 8:10what's coming up in the video so they stick around.
204. 8:12For my call to action, I simply just do one bullet point
205. 8:15and it is the video that I wanna send you guys to.
206. 8:17And since we are here at the call to action,
207. 8:20the end of the video, you can can click
208. 8:22on the screen right now to learn how to come up
209. 8:24with good video ideas for YouTube.
210. 8:27I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
211. 8:28I'll see you in the next one.
212. 8:29(upbeat midtempo music)