Turn a YouTube video into 5 LinkedIn posts
Repurpose one long-form video into a week of polished LinkedIn posts with hooks, examples, and CTAs.
Setup time
35 minutes
Time saved
3-5 hours
Best for
Creators, Founders, Marketing teams
Tools
YouTube, Descript, ChatGPT, Notion
Overview
This workflow turns existing video content into platform-native LinkedIn posts without starting from a blank page.
When to use this workflow
Tools you need
YouTube
Video
Video platform and content source for long-form videos, tutorials, interviews, webinars, and audience research.
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Video editing
Transcript-first audio and video editing for podcasts, clips, and repurposed content.
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AI assistant
General AI assistant for drafting, reasoning, rewriting, and structured content generation.
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Workspace
Workspace for docs, databases, calendars, SOPs, and team knowledge bases.
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Extract the transcript
Paste the YouTube URL into Descript or use YouTube's transcript panel, then clean obvious filler words.
Tool used
Descript
Expected output
A readable transcript with timestamps removed.
Find the strongest ideas
Ask the AI to identify surprising claims, tactical advice, personal stories, and contrarian points.
Tool used
ChatGPT
Expected output
A list of 8-12 post angles.
Draft five post formats
Generate one tactical post, one story post, one list post, one lesson post, and one opinion post.
Tool used
ChatGPT
Expected output
Five complete LinkedIn drafts.
Polish and schedule
Store final drafts in a Notion content calendar with post status, publish date, and source video link.
Tool used
Notion
Expected output
A ready-to-publish content queue.
Prompt templates
Extract post angles
Act as a LinkedIn content strategist. From this transcript, identify the 10 strongest post angles. For each angle, include the hook, target audience, core point, and why it is useful. Transcript: [paste transcript]Draft a LinkedIn post
Turn this angle into a LinkedIn post. Use a sharp first line, short paragraphs, one specific example, and a practical takeaway. Avoid hype. Angle: [paste angle]Automation ideas
- Auto-send new YouTube transcripts to a Notion database
- Use Zapier to create tasks when a new video is published
- Create a Make scenario that drafts posts from transcripts
Common mistakes
- Posting generic summaries instead of platform-native posts
- Keeping the YouTube intro in every post
- Publishing without a clear point of view
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