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Retention-Beat YouTube Script
A full timecoded script with the beats that drive watch time: hook, promise, section cliffhangers, and the critical 50%-mark re-engagement.
Prompt text
Write a full YouTube script for a video about [topic], target length [X minutes], for a channel about [niche]. Structure with timecodes: - 0:00-0:15 — Hook (curiosity gap or bold claim) - 0:15-0:30 — Promise (what they'll get if they stay) + quick credibility signal - Body — broken into 3-5 sections, each ending on a small cliffhanger into the next - ~50% mark — an explicit re-engagement beat (recap the promise, tease what's still coming) since this is where most viewers decide whether to keep watching - Last 20% — payoff delivered, then a natural (non-begging) call to subscribe or watch a related video Write in a spoken, conversational register (contractions, short sentences), not an essay. Mark each section with its timecode and one-line purpose in brackets before the actual lines.