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Don't Pour That Out (Cooking Tutorial YouTube Intro)
Hook-first cooking channel YouTube intro script that opens with a warning about pasta water and promises a fifteen-minute weeknight dinner.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Length
- 77 words · ~31 sec
- Skills
- hook delivery, contrast emphasis, smile in the voice
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
Stop. Before you drain that pasta, save a mug of the water. It's about to become the best part of dinner.
Tonight we're making a lemon butter pasta that tastes like it took an hour and actually takes fifteen minutes. One pot, one pan, and that mug of cloudy water you almost poured down the sink.
I'm Arlo, this is Small Kitchen, Big Opinions, and if you've got a lemon and some butter, you're already halfway there.
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- 'Stop.' is the hook. Say it like you've caught a friend mid-pour: quick and sharp, then soften right away on 'Before you drain that pasta.'
- 'tastes like it took an hour and actually takes fifteen minutes' is a contrast. Hit 'hour' and 'fifteen' so the viewer hears the deal.
- End on 'you're already halfway there' with a grin. It should sound like encouragement, not a channel slogan.
Try it three more ways
- Read it as a classically trained chef who is secretly delighted by a shortcut.
- Read it as a sleepy college student filming a midnight dinner.
- Read it as a fast, punchy short-form video with almost no pauses.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "Don't Pour That Out (Cooking Tutorial YouTube Intro)" script?
77 spoken words, about 31 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 36 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: friendly, confident, slightly bossy, brisk, ~160 words per minute, with a sharp stop at the top. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.