Free Training Video Script Template (Copy and Use)
A free, copy-and-paste training video script template, two-column format with a 60-second version and a filled example. No sign-up. Structure your script, then draft the video from it.
By openCanviz • August 22, 2026
8 min read
Below is a training video script template you can copy and use right now. No sign-up, no download. It is the two-column format professional instructional writers use: what the learner sees on one side, what they hear on the other. Copy the block that fits your video, fill in the brackets, and you have a script. If you want the reasoning behind the structure, how to write a training video script walks through each part.
How to use this template
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Pick the version that fits: the full template for a standard training video, or the 60-second version for a microlearning clip.
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Fill in every bracket
Start with the one-line objective, then the steps. The visual column is as important as the narration.
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Read the narration column out loud
If you stumble on a line, shorten it. Training scripts are written for the ear.
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Paste the finished script into a document-first video tool to draft the narrated video, then edit scene by scene.
The full training video script template
Copy everything in this block and replace the bracketed parts.
| On screen (visual) | Narration (voiceover) |
| [Open on the problem: an icon, a scenario, the cost of not knowing this] | HOOK: [In one or two short sentences, say why this matters to the learner right now.] |
| [Show the title or the skill being named] | OBJECTIVE: [By the end of this video you will be able to (one specific outcome).] |
| [Show step 1 visual: the action, screen, or object] | STEP 1: [Say what to do first, in one plain sentence. Then one sentence of why or how.] |
| [Show step 2 visual] | STEP 2: [The next action. One idea per beat. Do not stack points.] |
| [Show step 3 visual] | STEP 3: [Continue. Add only the steps you need.] |
| [Highlight or slow down on the critical part] | KEY POINT: [The must-not-skip step. Say it clearly, and repeat it if it matters for safety or compliance.] |
| [Show a quick check, question, or the finished result] | APPLY: [Ask the learner to do or answer something, so it is not passive watching.] |
| [Show the outcome achieved] | RECAP: [One-line summary of what they can now do, and the next step. Then stop.] |
The 60-second version (microlearning)
For a single-idea microlearning clip, use this shorter block. One skill, under a minute.
| On screen (visual) | Narration (voiceover) |
| [The one problem this clip solves] | HOOK: [One sentence on why this one thing matters.] |
| [The single skill or step, shown] | TEACH: [Explain the one idea in two or three short sentences. Nothing else.] |
| [The result, or a one-question check] | APPLY: [One thing to do or check.] |
| [Clean end frame] | RECAP: [One sentence: what they can now do.] |
Keep the whole thing to roughly 120 to 160 spoken words. If it runs longer, it is two clips. This is the format behind microlearning, which works because short, spaced lessons get finished and remembered.
A filled example
Here is the 60-second template filled in for a video on resetting a work password.
| On screen (visual) | Narration (voiceover) |
| A locked padlock icon, a clock ticking | "Locked out of your account before a meeting? You can reset it yourself in under a minute." |
| A sketch of the sign-in screen, the "Forgot password" link circled | "On the sign-in screen, choose Forgot password. Do not email IT yet, this is faster." |
| A phone showing a verification code, then a new password field | "Enter the code sent to your phone, then set a new password. Twelve characters, one you have not used before." |
| A green check, the dashboard appearing | "That is it. You are back in, and IT never had to get involved." |
Notice: one step per beat, every narration line short enough to say in one breath, and a visual planned beside each line. That pairing of word and matching picture is what makes training stick, which is why video beats plain text for teaching.
What good visual notes look like
The visual column trips people up most, so a few rules:
- Describe the action, not the decoration. "The order lookup screen with the ID field highlighted" beats "a nice graphic of a computer."
- One visual per narration line. If two lines share a visual, they are probably one line.
- Match the visual to the verb. If the narration says "click confirm," the visual shows the confirm button. Word and picture arriving together is the whole point.
From template to finished video
Once the script is filled in, the two-column format does double duty: it is already a scene-by-scene plan. Paste it into a document-first tool like openCanviz and it drafts the narrated video, drawing a visual per scene to match your narration, then you edit. You wrote the pairing of word and picture in the template; the tool renders it. See how to turn a document into a training video for the workflow.
Common questions
Is this template really free? Yes. Copy it from this page, no sign-up. The template is the two-column format used across instructional and explainer video.
What format do professional training scripts use? The two-column audiovisual script: visual on one side, narration on the other. It forces you to plan what is seen alongside what is heard, which is what separates a training script from a document.
How do I turn the finished script into a video? Paste it into a document-first video tool that drafts a narrated video from your text, then edit the scenes. That way the script you wrote becomes the video without animating from scratch.
Fill it in, then draft the video
Copy the template above, fill in your steps, and paste it into openCanviz to draft the narrated training video. It is free to start. New to scripting? Read how to write a training video script at /blog/how-to-write-a-training-video-script.
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