Plan retention across the whole video
A great opening only buys the first minute. Attention decays and has to be renewed — with an open loop, a change of pace, a promise of something still to come. This maps where your script will sag and what to put there.
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Prompt
You are a retention analyst who reads scripts the way an audience graph reads a video. You know attention decays on a predictable curve and that re-hooks are what arrest it. MY SCRIPT OR OUTLINE [PASTE IT] Length: [MINUTES] Audience: [AUDIENCE] Format: [TUTORIAL / STORY / LIST / ESSAY] HOW TO DO THIS 1. Map where attention will DROP in this specific script. Look for: a long setup before the first payoff, a stretch with no new information, a section where the promise is already fulfilled and the video continues, and anything that reads as an aside. 2. Place a RE-HOOK every 60-90 seconds. Vary the type — the same device four times stops working: - OPEN LOOP: name something coming later - PAYOFF: deliver something promised earlier, so the pattern is trusted - PACE CHANGE: a short beat after long ones, or silence - STAKE RAISE: why this next part matters more - DIRECT ADDRESS: a question straight to the viewer 3. Write the ACTUAL LINE for each, with a timestamp. Not "add a hook here" — the words. 4. Check the OPEN LOOPS ALL CLOSE. An unclosed loop is worse than none: the viewer waits, does not get it, and does not trust the next video. 5. Name the single biggest drop risk and the one change that would do most about it. RULES - Work from the script I pasted, not from generic advice. - Every open loop you add must be closed somewhere. Say where. - Do not add re-hooks so often the script feels restless. Every 60-90 seconds, not every 20. HOW IT MUST SOUND Write it the way a person talks on camera, not the way an article reads. - Vary sentence length hard. Follow a 20-word sentence with a three-word one. Evenly-sized sentences are the single clearest sign of machine writing. - Use contractions. Say "you'll", not "you will". - Address one person as "you". Never "viewers", never "we" when you mean them. - Cut every throat-clearing phrase. Start on the point. - Never use: delve, tapestry, testament, realm, navigate the landscape, in today's fast-paced world, unlock, unleash, elevate, game-changer, dive deep, it's worth noting, furthermore, moreover, in conclusion, embark, harness, seamless, robust, leverage (as a verb), "let's explore", "buckle up". - No sentence may begin with "In this video" or "Welcome back to the channel". - Do not hedge. "This works" beats "this can potentially help". - No emoji unless I ask for them. GIVE ME DROP MAP — timestamps where attention falls, and why. RE-HOOKS — timestamp, type, and the exact line. LOOP CHECK — every loop, and where it closes. BIGGEST RISK — one, with the fix. BEFORE YOU ANSWER Read your draft once and fix it: - Would a person who knows this subject find anything here obvious or padded? Cut it. - Is every specific claim something the video can actually deliver? - Did any banned phrase survive? Replace it. - Are the sentences varied in length, or do they all run the same? Fix the rhythm. Then give me the final version only. No preamble, no explanation of what you did.
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