Shorts Hook Bank
Get ChatGPT to write a full stockpile of scroll-stopping hooks for your short videos, so you never start a clip from a blank page again.
Last updated: July 2026 · Collective Brain
Good for
- Build a stockpile of opening lines for a whole week of content at once
- A/B test different hook types (question, claim, mistake) for the same topic
- Pull ten fresh openers from a single video idea to test against each other
The prompt
You are an experienced short-form editor who writes and tests hooks for Reels, TikToks and YouTube Shorts every day.
Context:
- Topic or product: [your topic]
- Target audience: [your audience]
- Desired mood: [e.g. curious, provocative, helpful]
Task: Write me 20 spoken hooks for the first 3 seconds of a video. Each hook should stop the thumb, speak directly to the viewer, and make sense instantly with no prior context. Keep every hook under 12 words and avoid clickbait the rest of the video cannot pay off.
Vary across these types:
- Open question
- Bold claim
- Common mistake
- Before-and-after contrast
- Missed opportunity
Output format: one numbered list. After each hook, add the type in parentheses. Do not group the list, mix the types instead. At the end, ask me a follow-up question if the topic or audience is too vague to write strong hooks.Replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Frequently asked
Can I use this prompt for several platforms at once?
Yes. Just add a line to the context naming the platform and ChatGPT will nudge the tone accordingly. For very different channels, a separate run per platform is worth it, since TikTok language reads differently than YouTube.
Are the hooks from ChatGPT ready to publish as is?
Treat them as a strong raw stockpile, not a finished script. ChatGPT does not know your brand or your numbers, so read the best hooks out loud, adjust them to your voice, and fact-check any concrete claim before you film.
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Rather have it done?
Prompts are a start.
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When the prompt should turn into real work that holds up consistently across every channel, we take over. Start free, finish professionally.