Ready-to-Copy ChatGPT Prompts for Video Content

 Are you looking to unlock the power of AI tools in your next video project? The emerging field of AI prompt engineering may hold the key.

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To start using ChatGPT for free, simply sign up or login to chat.openai.com. Once you have access, you can input text prompts and receive AI-generated responses.

In this blog post, I’m happy to share ready-to-copy ChatGPT prompts to help you brainstorm ideas, generate video scripts, and manage video production workflow.

Ready-to-Copy Brainstorm AI Prompts

Brainstorm Prompts

Did you know you can use ChatGPT to generate topic-focused mind maps to brainstorm ideas, outline steps, and identify tips, pain points, actions, and examples?

You simply enter your topic and ask ChatGPT to provide you with ideas, and it will generate a list of suggestions. You can refine and edit the list until you’re satisfied.

To refine your generated outline of ideas, you can instruct ChatGPT to regenerate the results, remove redundant or irrelevant ideas, clarify, and summarize key ideas into a table. You can even translate the content into another language.

1. AI Prompt: Topic: [insert topic]. Write an outline related to topic. Identity key subtopics. For each subtopic, generate ideas for tips, pain points, actions, specific example. Each specific example should demonstrate how to apply the advice in a real situation and what the result could be. Each should be 3 sentences long. Each sentence should be concise and clear.
2. AI Prompt: Try again.
3. AI Prompt: Remove any redundant or irrelevant ideas.
4. AI Prompt: Clarify any confusing points.
5. AI Prompt: Summarize key ideas into a table with logical structure and add column to rank priority.
6. AI Prompt: Translate to [insert language].

Ready-to-Copy Video Script AI PRompts

Video Script Prompts

ChatGPT can also help you create a video script by generating prompts that include specific details such as the topic, the target audience, and the style of the video.

These prompts can help you collaborate with subject matter experts, include life experiences, and common pain points to create a compelling story.

To refine your video script, you can instruct ChatGPT to add a branded intro and outro narration, format the script into a table, and even create a social media post promoting the published video.

1. AI Prompt: Topic: [insert topic]. Write a video script explaining how to [insert topic details] for beginners. Limit video length to 3 minutes. Use a screencast narration style and explainer tone. Include lived experiences from the perspective of [insert persona]. Include common pain points. Include clear step-by-step details. Have a bias for impact value statements with numbers. Highlight pro tips. Add a call to action. Add 3 resources to learn more. Use “Global English” to make content and context accessible for non-native comprehension. Don’t use idioms. Be literal and stay away from metaphors and colloquial language. Keep sentences short. Standardize terminology to minimize changes. Avoid directional language. Use inclusive, accessible, person-first language.
2. AI Prompt: Try again. Pro Tip: This will signal ChatGPT that you’d like a new response based on the same prompt. You can ask ChatGPT to regenerate a response as many times as you like until you are satisfied with the answer. However, the quality of the response may depend on factors like the question’s specificity, the relevance of the data, and the complexity of the topic.
3. AI Prompt: Add branded intro narration “_____” and outro narration “_____.”
4. AI Prompt: Format as a table with 4 columns (scene number, scene, narration, visuals) corresponding with generated script.
5. AI Prompt: Summarize main points of generated script into a table. Include column for time-stamp, title, description. Be concise.
6. AI Prompt: Reformat generated script to a TikTok video script. Include hashtags.
7. AI Prompt: Suggest YouTube thumbnail design image and text to win the click.
8. AI Prompt: Write a Twitter post promoting this video. Use emojis and hashtags.
9. AI Prompt: Recommend a royalty free music track with a [insert mood] sound to add to video.
10. AI Prompt: Recommend a free tool to generate an AI voice over recording to add to video.
11. AI Prompt: Recommend a free tool to generate closed captioning .srt file to add to video.
12. AI Prompt: Translate generated script to [language].”

Ready-to-Copy Video Series Prompts

Video Series Prompts

If you’re creating a series of videos, ChatGPT can help you develop an all-in-one video series prompt that includes an outline for each video chapter, video titles, learning objectives, video descriptions, and SEO tags.

You can instruct ChatGPT to write a script for each chapter with detailed step-by-step instructions, impact value statements, and more.

1. AI Prompt: Topic [insert topic]. First, generate an outline for a [insert #] chapter video series. Include: video title, 2 learning objectives, video description, SEO tags.
2. AI Prompt: Write a script for each chapter [#]. Limit video length to [#] minutes. Use a screencast narration style and explainer tone. Include lived experiences from perspective of [insert persona]. Include common pain points. Include clear step-by-step details. Have a bias for impact value statements with numbers. Highlight pro tips. Add a call to action. Add 3 resources to learn more. Avoid directional language. Avoid permissive language and use of the word allow. Use inclusive, accessible, person-first language.

Ready-to-Copy Workflow AI Prompts

Workflow Prompts

Finally, ChatGPT can help you break down your video creation process into workflow tasks that can be assigned to team members with due dates.

Chat GPT can create a table that includes project stages and key activities for each stage. You can add or remove key task activities and due dates, as needed.

1. AI Prompt: Create a table to track workflow with 5 columns (#, Stage, Task, Responsible Person, Due Date, Completion Date) for video project stages (Pre-production, Production, Post-Production, Distribution) and task key activities. Make Check box yes or no.
2. AI Prompt: Add or remove key task activities and due dates.
3. AI Prompt: Suggest possible KPIs to measure impact for related topic and possible dashboard elements to display data visualization.
4. AI Prompt: Write a Slack gratitude post to team members related to video project. Include emojis and hashtags. Include highlights from data story outcomes, outputs, kpis and value statements. Limit to 60 words.
5. AI Prompt: Write a promotional email for published video on YouTube. Include customer journey details, video link. Include emojis and hashtags. Include link to survey feedback.

Key to Success is to Start

Now it’s your turn to put new AI prompt engineering skills into action and start designing your AI prompts.

Don’t be afraid to build, test, ask questions, explore different approaches, and get creative with your ideas.

Tap into your own expertise, experience, validate accuracy, and creativity to develop a video script that truly reflects your unique brand and vision. Don’t blindly accept what is generated by AI tools.

Every expert was once a beginner. ~ Helen Hayes

One last pro tip: If ChatGPT is currently unavailable, don’t worry! There are other AI-powered tools out there to choose from, like ChatSonic, Perplexity.ai, or Copy.ai. This space is evolving every minute.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article and best of luck with your next video project. Have fun exploring the combined power of Human-Artificial Intelligence!