As a YouTuber, you understand the need to create high-quality video content at scale in a short time.
You know that video content production takes time. From planning, scripting, and shooting to post-production, there are a lot of things that can slow down your pace.
This can reduce your output which can hurt your rankings on YouTube. This is because YouTube's algorithm rewards creators who consistently publish content by giving them greater exposure and rankings.
In this article, I am going to show you how to use AI to auto-generate a YouTube video script for your channel. I'll break this down for you in a way that even if you have no experience writing scripts, you'll learn everything you need to know to get set up. This will save you time and help you create video scripts that captivate your audience and earn you more subscribers.
Why do you need a YouTube script?
Have you ever noticed that some videos ranking on YouTube have higher click-through rates compared to others? The reason for this is that the video has an interesting thumbnail, title, description, and scripting.
If you can write a script that hooks your audience throughout the first 15 seconds of your video, they have a greater chance of sticking around and watching the video through to the end and subscribing to your channel.
The importance of scripting your videos goes far beyond having words to say when it comes time to shoot the video. Instead, a script is used to create the concept of your video in written form. It gives you a better idea of the direction you'd like to go with your content creation strategy.
Whether you'll simply sit back and chat with your audience or if there will be some acting involved. All this is geared towards presenting your content in a form that is appealing to your audience.
A YouTube script has the following elements
- Scene descriptions: If your video is broken down into scenes, in this section you will describe the scenes to provide context for filming.
- Dialogue: In this section, you will describe what the characters in your video are going to say.
- Directions: In addition to speaking, your characters need to act and assume various personas. They might move around a space and perform various actions.
- Camera cues: Instructions for how the video should be filmed.
- Post-production notes: Descriptions of how the video will be edited in post-production.
What if I told you that there is a way to generate a script for your next YouTube video with just a few clicks?
How to use AI to auto-generate a video script for YouTube
Several AI writing tools can help you to generate a script for your YouTube video. In this section, we are going to go through a couple of them to see their features, pros, and cons.
1. Copy.ai
This is an AI copywriting tool that is designed for a bunch of use cases. The AI uses GPT-3 technology to produce high-quality auto-generated content.
Copy.ai enables you to use the AI for free with 10 free credits every month for registered users. This is renewed monthly.
It has a large collection of tools, which are grouped into the following categories
- Digital Ad copy
- Startup tools
- Website copy
- Blog tools
- Email/Letter
- Social media tools
- Sales copy
- Writing tools
- Brainstorming Tools
- Personal tools
How to use Copy.AI to create a video script for YouTube
- The first thing that you need to do is to sign up for an account. If you already have an account, then you can log in.
- Create a project or skip.
- In the sidebar, search for "YouTube" in the tools search box. You will be presented with a couple of tools for YouTube. Select the YouTube description intro
- Type in the title of your video and a short description of what your video is about.
- Click on "Create Copy" and wait a few seconds while the AI generates a handful of descriptions for you.
- Finally, go through the auto-generated list by the AI and select the ones that you would love to use for your script.
2. Simplified.co
Simplified is a web app for social media management. The app enables you to create, collaborate, design, write marketing copy, create videos, and publish to social media.
Simplified.co has a free plan that gives you access to an AI writer. You also get access to 30+ AI copywriting templates, collaboration tools, 1GB of workspace storage, and a lot more.
It has 3 AI writing tool categories
- Long-form writer
- Short-form assistant
- AI designer
How to use Simplified.co to create a video script for YouTube
- The first thing that you need to do is to sign up for an account. If you already have an account, then you can log in.
- Click on the AI writer and select the Long-form writer
- Start typing in the title of your YouTube video
- Finally, from the AI assistant tab, select a template such as Blog introduction and click on Generate. This will create multiple suggestions which you can select to add to your content.
3. Chibi.ai
Chibi.ai is an AI-powered auto-complete writing web application that helps you to overcome writer's block by completing your text and as a result, giving you ideas on your content flow.
Chibi.ai is free to use with a 2000 word limit per month which renews on the 1st of every month.
How to use Chibi.ai to create a video script for YouTube
- The first thing that you need to do is to sign up for an account. If you already have an account, then you can log in.
- Click on New document
- Write your YouTube video title and your video description
- To let the AI complete your text, click on a template such as Intro. The AI will scan through your text and generate content based on what you are currently writing about.
4. Rytr.me
Rytr is an AI writing assistant that helps you create high-quality content, in just a few seconds
Rytr is free to use with a 5000-character limit per month.
How to use Rytr.me to create a video script for YouTube
- The first thing that you need to do is to sign up for an account. If you already have an account, then you can log in.
- Click on the use case drop-down and choose Video Description.
- Write your YouTube video title into the input field
- To let the AI complete your text, click on Ryte more.
5. ShortlyAI.com
ShortlyAI is a writing application that has been designed to help you write better and generate better blog posts. It has a very simple UI (user interface) but is surprisingly powerful.
Unlike the others, ShortlyAI is not free and requires you to pay either a monthly or yearly subscription. Click here to check the current pricing.
How to use ShortlyAI to create a video script for YouTube
- The first thing that you need to do is to sign up for an account. If you already have an account, then you can log in.
- Click on writing an article/blog
- Write your YouTube video title and your video description
- To let the AI complete your text, click on Write for me. The AI will scan through your text and generate content based on what you are currently writing about.
- Finally, you can choose to undo or edit the content
Conclusion
In this article, we have discussed how to use AI to generate the scripts for your next YouTube video content. We have also looked at 3 different tools that would help you to get the script for your video.
It might not be easy to do it yourself, but if you've got a great idea for a video, have no fear. AI is here. And with a little bit of work on your part, you can have your very own script to use as a template for your amazing projects.
Let me know if you think I missed out on any of your favorite tools.
