In this video, I'm gonna share with you
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how I write my scripts for YouTube videos
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to ultimately save me time and create better videos.
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Coming up.
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You gotta just
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(camera beeping) press record.
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Hey my name is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON> with Think Media
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and we had a question come in recently
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and Gil asked, "How to write a script for a video"
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That's a great question and I'm excited to dive in
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and share it with you, exactly what I do
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for my YouTube scripts and how it helps me
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shoot better videos.
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Now the generic answer of how I write these videos
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would be the hook, the content and then the call to action.
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I'm gonna show you this quick video
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that I just recorded recently where I go in depth
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on what each of the sections mean.
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And then we're gonna come back and I am going to show you
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what my scripts look like and share some tips with you
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and go really in depth on how to actually write the script
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for your next YouTube video so first check out this video.
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Now a script really can be as simple
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as writing down or typing all your content out.
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What is it that you want to share in the video?
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That's gonna be the main chunk
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of your video is that content.
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Now before that, you're gonna wanna think about a hook.
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The hook is the very beginning of the video
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when you tell your audience what they're gonna learn
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or what they're going to gain from watching this video.
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For example, at the very beginning of this video, I said,
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"Now before pressing record on your video,
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"there's actually a lot of work and preparation
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"that goes into it.
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"So today I'm gonna share the five things
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"that you need to do before shooting your next YouTube video
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"to get more views and to get more done in less time."
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So someone who wants more views and wants to get more done
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in less time is gonna stick around
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and see what I have to say.
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So that's now at the front of your script.
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You then have your content and at the very end,
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we are gonna have a call to action.
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One of the best ways for the YouTube algorithm
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to be on your side is when you keep viewers
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on the platform.
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So at the end of every video that we do on YouTube,
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we usually say, "Hey if you enjoyed this video,
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"then you'll probably really enjoy this video.
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"So if you click on the screen right now,
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"you can go and watch that."
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And this helps our videos get in that YouTube algorithm
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ranking and search and getting in those suggested videos.
How to Write a Script
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Now that you understand the format
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and the general idea of the script,
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let's really dive in to the details of how I do this.
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Now there's really two different ways to write a script.
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So right now, I'm not using a teleprompter
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but I have a script that is sitting actually on the ground
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on my computer screen and there's two ways to write it.
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The first way would be word for word
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and the second way would be to use bullet points.
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Word for word would be writing your script out,
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exactly what you're going to say from start to finish
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and then you would look at it, you would memorize it,
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and you would say the script back to your camera.
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So this is a great option for people just getting started
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and they have good memorization and maybe
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they can't really freestyle in front of the camera.
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This is also a great way to write out your hook
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at the beginning of the video.
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I write out my hook word for word
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'cause it's so important and I really spend a lot of time
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thinking about the words I'm gonna use
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to hook in the audience and so when it comes to the hook,
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I always do that word for word.
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There's also some cons writing a script word for word.
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You know, it can get pretty long and it can take
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a lot of time if you're not using bullet points
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and your typing everything out, then it's gonna take
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a bit longer to write it out.
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And then also when you're filming it,
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you may have some issues and you may
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need to keep looking down or looking at your script
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to talk to the camera so you can memorize it.
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And it usually takes a bit longer to nail the video
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when shooting it when you write your word for word script.
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Now if you have a teleprompter,
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then word for word script would work perfectly for you.
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But if not, like I said, this is great for beginners
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and for those people who can't really freestyle.
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Maybe you're not comfortable in front of the camera yet.
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Then you might need to use this and then eventually,
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over time, you can start using bullet points.
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And that would be the goal is to use word for word scripts,
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while you're getting started but then over time,
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start to use bullet points and then you can use that
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and you can start to freestyle and practice that more.
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My encouragement to you, if you're writing it
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word for word, and you're not using bullet points,
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and you're just memorizing the lines,
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try this in your next video is doing word for word
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but maybe, one or two things
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that you're really confident about,
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try doing that in a bullet point and just freestyling
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and see how it works and just doing this,
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not for the entire video, but just for a little chunk
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of the video is gonna help build up your confidence
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to let you know that you can do bullet points.
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You can freestyle to the camera
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and that you're able to do it.
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But start a little bit at a time and then eventually,
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your whole video, you may be able to use bullet points
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and freestyle and talk to the camera.
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Now coming up next, I'm gonna be talking about bullet points
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and how I use that for my script
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and then I'm going to share a hack with you
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that is gonna help you get more likes
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by implementing this into your script.
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And it's also gonna help you with increasing
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your audience retention rate.
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So stay tuned for that, but first,
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like this video and then comment down below
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what other kind of questions do you have
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about producing YouTube content.
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Let me know in the comments below
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and maybe we'll answer your question in the next video.
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Bullet points are what I use on my scripts
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when it comes to the content part as well as
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the call to action part because I feel comfortable
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freestyling to the camera and talking using bullet points.
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Now if you can just talk to the camera and freestyle,
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then I definitely do recommend bullet points.
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But again, this takes some time to get used to
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being in front of the camera and so take your time,
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be patient with yourself.
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But this is definitely a great way to do it
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and I found bullet points to be most productive
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for me when shooting my YouTube videos.
My Script
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And I've actually pulled up my script right here
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for this YouTube video.
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I'm gonna show you, this is what you're seeing
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on the screen right now is this script.
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If we scroll down to where I'm at right now,
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you can see this is my little section
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for this piece of the video.
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And I've written bullet points are better
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for the person who can freestyle
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and maybe isn't the best at memorizing.
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Content and call to actions are bullet points
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because I can free style it.
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So it's not really even full sentences
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but I'm just writing down the main points
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that I wanna talk about and then underneath,
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you can see that I am going to show you my script.
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And these are the bullet points that I have.
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And then I like to look at the camera.
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I like to hit those things that I wanted to talk about
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but then as I'm talking, I might hit other points
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and talk about other things as well.
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So we can see on the script,
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some of my bullet points are really short.
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Some are a bit longer and so it really just depends
Bonus Tips
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with you and how much you need.
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Sometimes I need a bit more words so that I can read it
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before I talk to the camera and shoot it.
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And I read the bullet points before talking to the camera
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and this helps refresh my memory so that I don't miss
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an important point when I'm talking to the camera.
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You definitely want to experiment with this.
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You might be able to just do really short bullet points
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with your main points.
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As for me, sometimes I need a bit longer sentences
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and it helps me memorize it better.
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So find out what works best for you.
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Now this bonus tip that I talk to you guys about
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about getting more likes and increasing audience
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retention rate is actually in your script,
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incorporating another call to action before the end.
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But in more of the middle, maybe 75% of the way
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through the video where you ask people
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to like the video and to comment down below.
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These things can actually help you get more likes,
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just by asking the audience to like the video.
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They might go down, like the video, leave a comment
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and this is great for the YouTube algorithm.
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The other thing you wanna do here is make it another hook.
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So I teased what was coming up in the video
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by telling you I was gonna show you how to get more likes.
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I was gonna show you how to increase the audience
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retention rate and you guys are sticking
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to this part of the video because you heard me say that
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and you wanted to find out what it was.
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So when you're shooting YouTube videos,
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find ways maybe in the middle, maybe 60 to 70%
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of the way through to tell your audience
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what's coming up so that they don't get bored
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and they click off but they want to stick
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to the end and they want to listen to what you have to say.
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So yes, you can use a hook at the very beginning.
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But it's also good to remind your audience
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what's coming up in the video so they stick around.
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For my call to action, I simply just do one bullet point
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and it is the video that I wanna send you guys to.

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