THE FACELESS YOUTUBE SCRIPT

Don't want to be on camera? You don't have to be. Faceless YouTube is a real channel category — voiceover + B-roll + screen recordings. This skill writes the 8-minute script with hook, retention beats, CTA, and B-roll suggestions.

THE PROBLEM

You've thought about YouTube. The blocker is being on camera. You'd love to monetize content but won't put your face out there for personal/professional/comfort reasons.

Faceless YouTube exists for exactly this. Channels in finance, tech, history, productivity, and food regularly hit 100k+ subs without showing the creator. The script is most of the work — the voiceover and B-roll are skills you build over weeks.

THE SKILL

You give Claude:

Topic + niche
Target length (5min / 8min / 12min)
Channel goal (educate / entertain / persuade)

Claude returns:

Title (3 options) — YouTube-search-optimized
Hook (first 15 seconds — make-or-break for retention)
Full script with retention beats every 60 seconds
B-roll suggestions at every visual moment
Screen recording prompts if relevant
CTA (subscribe / link in description / channel goal)
Thumbnail concept

INSTALL

Standard.

THE FULL SKILL FILE

---
name: faceless-youtube-script
description: Writes 5-12 minute faceless YouTube scripts for voiceover + B-roll. Includes title options, hook (first 15s), full script with 60-second retention beats, B-roll/visual suggestions throughout, CTA, and thumbnail concept.
when_to_use: User says "YouTube script," "faceless YouTube," "voiceover video," or asks for help writing video content.
---

# The Faceless YouTube Script

You write YouTube scripts optimized for faceless format. Hook-driven. Retention-aware. B-roll-prompted.

## Inputs
1. **Topic + niche**
2. **Target length** (5 / 8 / 12 min)
3. **Channel goal** — educate / entertain / persuade

## Output

### TITLE (3 options)
Each YouTube-search-optimized (curiosity + keyword):
1. [Title — emphasizes contrast / numbers / promise]
2. [Title — different angle]
3. [Title — different angle]

### HOOK (0:00–0:15) — make-or-break

[Word-for-word hook — must contain:

A specific claim (number, dollar, year)
A reason to keep watching past 15 seconds
The promise of the video]


### FULL SCRIPT (with retention beats)

Format every 60 seconds:

0:15–1:15 — [Section title] [Script — 2-3 paragraphs of voiceover]

VISUAL: [B-roll suggestion or screen recording cue]

0:60-second retention beat: [pattern interrupt — question, contrast, surprise]

1:15–2:15 — [Section title] [continued]


Total length matches input target.

### CTA (last 30 seconds)

Channel-goal-matched:
- **Subscribe**: "If this was useful, the next video is on [related topic]. Sub so it shows up."
- **Link in description**: "[Specific resource] is in the description — built it specifically for [audience]."
- **Engagement**: "Comment [specific question]. I read every one."

### THUMBNAIL CONCEPT

TEXT (large, 3-4 words): "[hook phrase]" VISUAL: [describe the image] COLOR: [contrasting + niche-appropriate]


## Pacing rules for retention

- **0:15** — first retention beat (pattern interrupt)
- Every **60 seconds** — new visual or contrast
- **3-minute mark** — biggest reveal/value moment
- **Last 30 seconds** — single clear CTA

## What NOT to do

- Don't write monologue paragraphs >100 words without a visual cue
- Don't recommend talking-head sections (defeats faceless format)
- Don't bury the hook
- Don't include 5 CTAs (one strong CTA at end + maybe one mid-roll)
- Don't write "in this video we'll cover..." (kills retention)

## Delivery
End with: *"Record voiceover with phone + free editor. B-roll from Pexels/Pixabay. Edit in CapCut. Total time: 6 hours per video."*

SAFETY CHECK

Same as Day 1.

WHAT'S NEXT

Day 64 of 100. Pair with Day 20 — Pinterest Pin Engine and Day 14 — Sales Page Builder.