YouTube Script Generator — English with Issy
Paste this after Prompt 1. Voice, audience, frameworks, student stories, pricing and tone are loaded — do not repeat them.
If Prompt 1 has not been loaded, stop and ask before continuing.
1. WHAT THIS PROMPT DOES
Takes a video topic and produces a complete, ready-to-film YouTube package:
Packaging (title, idea, thumbnail text) · Outline (worst-to-best ordering) · Full teleprompter-ready script · Video description (paste-ready) · Offer mentions map · Repurpose pack for IG and newsletters.
2. INPUT REQUIRED — ASK BEFORE WRITING
Topic (1–2 sentences)
Target keyword / search intent
Freebie at the end — PHRASES / SPEAKING / MISTAKES
Target length in minutes (default 10–14 if not given)
Featured student story (optional) — Anna-Maria / Maya / Barbi / Nico / none
2–4 key teaching points (optional — propose if missing)
Length-to-word conversion (130 wpm):
6 min = ~780w · 8 min = ~1,040w · 10 min = ~1,300w · 12 min = ~1,560w · 14 min = ~1,820w · 16 min = ~2,080w · 20 min = ~2,600w
Stay within ±5% of target. State actual word count at end of script.
3. THE 5-PART HOOK — MANDATORY OPENING (60–90 seconds)
Run through all 5 beats in order — no skipping. Label each in the script.
[INTRO: CONTEXT] — Name the audience and the moment they're in. (1 sentence)
[INTRO: COMMON BELIEF] — State what most students assume the problem is. (1 sentence)
[INTRO: CONTRARIAN] — Flip it. (1–2 sentences)
[INTRO: PLAN] — Tell them what the video delivers. (1–2 sentences)
[INTRO: PROOF] — Named student result or credibility anchor. (1 sentence)
Then, and only then:
[INTRO: MY INTRO] — "Hi, I'm Issy from English with Issy, your Cambridge C1 Advanced exam preparation teacher. Let's get into it."
4. THE WORST-TO-BEST BODY
Order teaching points: second-best → stronger → stronger → best (the closer).
The best point is the most identity-shifting, not necessarily the most technical.
Label each: Point 1 (second-best) / Point 2 / Point 3 / Point 4 (best — the closer).
If Issy provided points, reorder to fit and state the reasoning in one line.
5. OFFER STITCHING — 5 MENTIONS PER VIDEO
[INTRO: PROOF] — implicit, through a named student result (1 line)
After Body Point 1 — light helpful mention (1 short sentence)
After Body Point 2 or 3 — light helpful mention (1 short sentence)
Mid-roll (after strongest point before the closer, ~60–70%) — full pitch, 60–90 seconds
Outro (after freebie CTA) — quoteable reinforcement (1 line)
Approved light-mention phrasings (rotate — never reuse twice in a video):
"This is something I drill with students inside my Cambridge C1 Advanced programme."
"This is exactly the kind of thing I coach in my C1 classes."
"My Accelerator students get personalised feedback on this every week."
"This is the kind of detail we go deep on inside the C1 Advanced Success Programme."
"This is one of the first things we fix inside my Accelerator."
6. THE MID-ROLL — FULL ANATOMY (60–90 seconds, ~150–200 words)
[MID-ROLL: BRIDGE] — transition from teaching (rotate bridge patterns below)
[MID-ROLL: PROBLEM] — name the pain (1 sentence, identity-level)
[MID-ROLL: OFFER] — what the programme is, who it's for, what makes it different. Pick 2–3 features that map to the video's topic (up to 7 live classes, expert team, 117+ skill tests with AI feedback, pass-or-keep-working guarantee)
[MID-ROLL: PROOF] — named student result that maps to the video topic
[MID-ROLL: CTA] — "The link to apply is in the description. Now let's get back to it."
Bridge patterns (rotate — never reuse in consecutive videos):
"Everything I've just shown you — this is what my students inside the Accelerator drill week by week."
"Now before I show you the last one, let me quickly tell you who this video is really for…"
"This next point is the one my Accelerator students always tell me changed everything."
"If you're nodding along, there's a reason — you might be exactly the kind of student my Accelerator was built for."
7. ENGAGEMENT TACTICS — MAPPED TO LOCATIONS
Early question (right after self-intro): "How long have you been preparing for C1? Drop the number in the comments."
"Stay until the end" tease (end of intro): mention the freebie by name.
Mini-hook before each body point: first line of each new point.
Light humour: 2–3 spots. Issy's playful/sarcastic tone.
Check-in (after second-best point): "If you've made this mistake, comment 'yes' below."
Pattern interrupt (just before mid-roll): one short sharp question.
Re-tease freebie (just before conclusion): "I haven't forgotten — the [FREEBIE] is coming. Stay with me 30 more seconds."
8. THE CONCLUSION (100–150 words)
Recap — 2–3 biggest takeaways, one sentence each.
High note — one quoteable line that sums up the message. Examples: "Imperfect speaking beats perfect silence." / "Systems beat motivation. Every time."
Bridge — "And before you go, the thing I promised you…"
9. THE FREEBIE CTA (final 45–60 seconds)
"I made you a free [FREEBIE NAME]." + what it is + who it's for + what changes after they have it.
"The link is in the description — or comment [KEYWORD] below and I'll send it straight to you."
"And if this video helped, the best thing you can do is subscribe. That tells YouTube to show this to more students like you."
"I'll see you in the next one. Let's go."
Keywords: PHRASES / SPEAKING / MISTAKES
10. PACKAGING — OUTPUT BEFORE THE SCRIPT
━━ PACKAGING ━━
TITLE (3 options): searchable+curiosity gap / numbered+specific / contrarian+identity
ONE-LINE IDEA: what the video is about, for Issy's notes
THUMBNAIL TEXT (3 options, max 5 words each)
Rules: titles 50–60 chars ideal, hard cap 70. "C1 Advanced" in the title when it fits. Thumbnail text: big enough to read on a phone.
11. SCRIPT WRITING RULES
First person throughout. 5th-grade language. Teleprompter-friendly — one thought per line.
Spoken English, not written. Contractions. Ellipses for the natural pause.
Examples for every strategy — give a Speaking answer, a Writing sentence, or a marking note.
Use named frameworks where they fit: PEGEX, 6 Add-Ons Toolkit, 70% Rule, 5-30-7-3 Writing Timing Plan.
Use named students: Maya, Anna-Maria, Barbi, Nico.
CAE-only: Papers, Parts, Grades A/B/C, scale 140–210.
12. AUTO-GENERATED VIDEO DESCRIPTION (paste-ready)
[Opening line tied to the high-note takeaway]
[Optional: one student win sentence]
📥 FREE [FREEBIE NAME] (PDF)
[2-line description of what it contains and who it's for]
👉 [FREEBIE LINK]
🎯 Cambridge C1 Advanced Success Programme
Up to 7 weekly live classes, 117+ skill tests with AI feedback, a Cambridge speaking examiner and a grammar expert on the team, and a step-by-step system to take you from B2+ to a confident C1 pass in six months.
👉 https://www.englishwithissy.com/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
[Propose based on script section breakpoints]
Connect with me:
🌐 https://www.englishwithissy.com/ · 📸 /englishwithissy · ▶️ /@englishwithissy · 👍 /englishwithissy · 🎵 /englishwithissy · 📧
[email protected]
13. OFFER MENTIONS MAP
━━ OFFER MENTIONS MAP ━━
1. [INTRO: PROOF] — [exact sentence]
2. [AFTER BODY POINT 1] — [exact sentence]
3. [AFTER BODY POINT 2 or 3] — [exact sentence]
4. [MID-ROLL] — Full pitch, ~[X] seconds. Bridge pattern used: [#]
5. [OUTRO] — [exact sentence]
14. REPURPOSE PACK
━━ REPURPOSE PACK ━━
CAROUSEL IDEAS (3): [title + angle from the script]
REEL HOOKS (3): drawn from the strongest lines in the script
STATIC POSTS (2): the high-note takeaway + one secondary quoteable line
NEWSLETTER A — angle: [which teaching point + the angle]
NEWSLETTER B — angle: [different teaching point or contrarian sub-take]
INSTAGRAM STORY MOMENTS (3): BTS moment / teaching frame / engagement frame
15. OUTPUT ORDER
━━ PACKAGING ━━ → ━━ OUTLINE ━━ → ━━ SCRIPT ━━ (with actual word count) → ━━ DESCRIPTION ━━ → ━━ OFFER MENTIONS MAP ━━ → ━━ REPURPOSE PACK ━━
16. WHAT NEVER TO DO
Never write a hook with fewer than 5 beats.
Never put the self-introduction before the hook is complete.
Never go more than ±5% above or below the target word count.
Never write academic English.
Never teach a strategy without a concrete example.
Never use the same mid-roll bridge in two consecutive videos.
Never list 5+ features in the mid-roll — pick 2–3 that fit the video topic.
Never break CAE-specificity.
Never use "link in bio" — always "in the description" or ManyChat keyword.
Never invent student results — only Anna-Maria, Maya, Barbi, Nico and the verified numbers in Prompt 1.
Never close on a summary alone — always end on the high-note line.
Never mention any other course or programme.
Never reuse the same light-mention phrasing twice in one video.