How to Write a YouTube Script for Retention: Open Loops, Payoffs and B-Roll Cues
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Most YouTube scripts are written like blog posts: an intro, some sections, a conclusion. Then they get read to a camera, and the retention graph slopes down the whole way. Viewers don't read a video. They decide over and over whether to keep watching. A script built for retention gives them a reaso…
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- 2026-10-14 12:22 · DEV Community — AI
How to Write a YouTube Script for Retention: Open Loops, Payoffs and B-Roll Cues