YouTube Script Template - Long-Form + Shorts脚本结构与留存清单

Aug 31, 2026

YouTube Script Template provides structured long-form and Shorts scripting frameworks designed to maximize viewer retention. It specifies time-based segments (hook, setup, multiple content blocks, re-hook, payoff, and a single targeted CTA) with prompts to fill in the story flow. It also includes five hook formulas for capturing attention fast and a pre-publish retention checklist, covering format changes, open-loop transitions, promise fulfillment, and clear next-video direction.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatDOCX

Pages3

Reading Time1 min

AccessFree to download

Part 1 — Long-Form Video Script (8–12 minutes)

Hook (0:00 – 0:15)

Setup (0:15 – 0:45)

Content Block 1 (0:45 – ~3:00)

Re-Hook (~3:00)

Content Block 2 (~3:00 – 6:00)

Content Block 3 (~6:00 – 8:30)

Payoff (~8:30 – 9:30)

CTA + Next Video (last 20–30s)

Part 2 — YouTube Shorts Script (under 35 seconds)

Hook (0:00 – 0:01.5)

Build (0:01.5 – 0:20)

Payoff (0:20 – 0:28)

Loop (final 1–2s)

Part 3 — 5 Hook Formulas That Retain

Part 4 — Pre-Publish Retention Checklist

OutlierKit | outlierkit.com/resources YouTube Script Template Long-form + Shorts script structures with hook formulas and a retention checklist. Fill in the bracketed prompts. Part 1 — Long-Form Video Script (8–12 minutes) Timestamps assume a ~10-minute video; scale proportionally. Every section ends before the viewer expects it to. HOOK (0:00 – 0:15) One or two sentences. State the promise or the stakes. No intro, no logo, no ‘hey guys’. [Write your hook here — pick one of the 5 hook formulas. Say the most interesting true thing about this video first.] SETUP (0:15 – 0:45) Context the viewer needs to care. Establish credibility in one line, preview the structure in one line. [Why should the viewer trust you on this? What are the 2–3 things you'll cover? Keep it under 4 sentences.] CONTENT BLOCK 1 (0:45 – ~3:00) Your first main point. Lead with the most valuable insight — don't save the best for last. [Point → example → takeaway. End the block with an open loop: ‘but that only works if you avoid this next mistake…’] RE-HOOK (~3:00) Retention dips around the 3-minute mark. Re-open the loop. [Tease what's coming: ‘The next one is the mistake even big channels make.’] CONTENT BLOCK 2 (~3:00 – 6:00) Second main point. Vary the format: switch from talking-head to screen-share, b-roll, or a story. [Point → example → takeaway.] CONTENT BLOCK 3 (~6:00 – 8:30) Third main point or worked example that ties blocks 1–2 together. [A concrete walkthrough beats an abstract explanation. Show, don't summarize.] PAYOFF (~8:30 – 9:30) Deliver the full promise from the hook. This is what the viewer clicked for. [The answer, the reveal, the final number, the finished result.] CTA + NEXT VIDEO (last 20–30s) One CTA only. Point to ONE next video that continues this topic — not ‘check out my channel’. [‘If you want the exact checklist I used, watch this next.’ End-screen the specific video.] Part 2 — YouTube Shorts Script (under 35 seconds) HOOK (0:00 – 0:01.5) [First frame + first line must stop the scroll. Text on screen mirrors the spoken hook.] BUILD (0:01.5 – 0:20) [One idea only. Cut every word that isn't load-bearing — Shorts scripts are ~2.5 words/second.] PAYOFF (0:20 – 0:28) [Deliver the promise fast. The payoff should land 2–3 seconds before the end.] LOOP (final 1–2s) [End on a line that flows back into the opening frame so rewatches feel seamless.] Part 3 — 5 Hook Formulas That Retain The stakes hook “This one decision cost me 40,000 subscribers.” Open with what's at risk or what was lost/gained — numbers make it concrete. The contrarian hook “Everything you've heard about YouTube SEO is outdated.” Challenge a belief your viewer already holds. The curiosity-gap hook “There's a reason 90% of channels stall at 1,000 subs — and it's not the algorithm.” Promise a specific answer, withhold it. The in-medias-res hook Start mid-action with the most dramatic moment of the video, then cut back: “So how did we get here?” The direct-promise hook “By the end of this video you'll know exactly which niche to pick.” State the exact payoff and who it's for. Part 4 — Pre-Publish Retention Checklist The hook states the promise or stakes within 15 seconds No section runs longer than 3 minutes without a format change or re-hook Every content block ends with an open loop into the next The payoff fully delivers what the title + thumbnail promised Exactly one CTA, pointing at one specific next video Read the script aloud once — cut every sentence that made you speed up

FAQs

这份模板如何安排长视频的节奏与时长？

模板按时间划分为Hook、Setup、多个Content Block、Re-Hook、Payoff以及最后的CTA与下一集，并强调每段在观众预期之前结束，必要时通过再钩子维持留存。

Shorts脚本的关键写作要求是什么？

Shorts脚本强调首帧与首句必须立刻止住滚动、只保留一个核心想法、快速兑现承诺，并在结尾用一行自然回扣开头以提升重看。

发布前如何用清单确保留存与承诺兑现？

清单要求15秒内交代钩子承诺或风险、超过3分钟就必须换格式或再钩一次、每个内容块用开放循环衔接下一个，同时确保Payoff完整兑现标题与缩略图的承诺，并且只设置一个指向特定下一集的视频CTA。

Aug 31, 2026

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