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TikTok Marketing · Lesson 40 of 43

How to Make a TikTok Video

In this lesson we get granular and walk through the steps for putting together your first video.

1 Learn the concept

In this lesson we get granular and walk through the steps for putting together your first video. A simple process helps you start: choose an idea, write a short script, film in good light, edit and add captions. You do not need professional equipment to make something people watch.

A timeline for a 20-second video: hook, steps, result and askA 20-SECOND VIDEO0 to 2 sHook: the question orresult2 to 14 sThree quick steps14 to 18 sThe result18 to 20 sCall to action
Plan the seconds before you film.

2 See it in action

  • Start with a hook that makes people stop scrolling.
  • Keep it short and focused on one idea.
  • Film vertically in good light with clear sound.
  • Add captions and a simple call to action.

Worked example

Filming a coach's tip

Hook: "Stop doing this stretch before you run."

Steps: show the mistake, then the better stretch, then a short drill.

Captions: add them on screen.

Call to action: "Follow for a tip every week."

Time: write, film and edit in under an hour. Review: did you say the point in the first two seconds?

3 Study an example

Example scenario

A coach films a twenty-second tip: a bold first line, three quick steps and a closing question. She posts it in under an hour.

4 Apply it and download

  1. Write a hook and a short script.
  2. Film and edit one video.
  3. Review it with the checklist.

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