Melda

Script writer for talking-head short-form

Your next script is already in your last video.

Drop in a podcast, coaching call, or YouTube video. Melda finds the idea worth posting, asks for your take, and writes a word-for-word script in your voice — ready to record, not clipped.

First script free · no card required

Built by Preston Chin, who posts daily from Melda scripts — 10M+ views in 3 months. @prestonchinspeaks

From Preston’s coaching calltranscript

Preston: …I've dealt with very critical bosses in my career. And I can tell you that the number one way to handle a proposal that way is to disarm them.

Preston: …I'm going to acknowledge upfront that there are some risks to the plan … before we figure out an implementation plan together, if it even makes sense.

Your take + Melda

Record-ready script

Words unedited · beat labels ours · ~45 sec

  1. Hook

    Most presenters believe a proposal should lead with its biggest benefit, but with a skeptical stakeholder that order is exactly what triggers the resistance.

  2. Point

    A critical boss is already weighing what could go wrong. If you jump straight to the upside, they may never hear the proposal.

  3. Proof

    I’ve dealt with very critical bosses in my career, and that’s where this approach comes from. Disarm them first.

  4. Move

    Acknowledge the risks you know they’re considering, and make sure you’re on the same page before discussing the upside. Then you can figure out an implementation plan together, if it even makes sense.

  5. Close

    Before your next proposal, name one real risk upfront and invite your boss into the conversation.

4 lines traced to the callTake: his own words from the callReady to record

The problem

You’re the expert. Short-form is just a different game.

Turning that knowledge into something that stops the scroll feels like starting from zero. Melda gives you a running start every time.

  1. A backlog of knowledge, no short-form

    Talks, client calls, podcasts, videos — full of insight people would pay for. But none of it turns into a 60-second video that lands, so it just sits there.

  2. You see what works but can't reverse-engineer it

    Great hooks, attention-holding structures, creators who nail it every time — but you can't deconstruct why it works or save the pattern. The insight disappears with your scroll.

  3. The reach is right there

    The audience is already on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. Short-form would grow your business — if packaging your expertise for it didn't feel like a whole second job.

How it works

From any video to a script you’ll actually record.

That whole flow, on your own material — free.

Try it on your video

First script free · no card required

Watch the walkthrough

The whole flow on a real episode, start to finish.

Why the output holds up

Built from what you actually said.

Melda reads your video the way a good scriptwriter would — finds the ideas worth posting, and writes them as scripts in your voice.

Most tools summarize, and summarizing pulls everything toward the middle — exactly where your sharpest claim gets rounded off. Melda extracts instead: it lifts the specific claim and the evidence under it, then builds the script around your take.

The script above, traced line by line4 of its 8 sentences trace back to the call
  1. I’ve dealt with very critical bosses in my career, and that’s where this approach comes from.

    From the call “I've dealt with very critical bosses in my career”

  2. Disarm them first.

    From the call “the number one way to handle a proposal that way is to disarm them”

  3. Acknowledge the risks you know they’re considering, and make sure you’re on the same page before discussing the upside.

    From the call “acknowledge upfront that there are some risks to the plan”

  4. Then you can figure out an implementation plan together, if it even makes sense.

    From the call “figure out an implementation plan together, if it even makes sense”

Traceable to your source
Every script grows out of the source you feed it. Ideas stay linked to where they came from, so you can check the details before recording.
Honest about thin material
If a video doesn't have enough proof for a real script, Melda tells you — instead of dressing it up. Fewer ideas, no filler that falls apart on camera.
You make every call
Pick the idea. Add your take. Choose the hook. Melda walks you through every choice — it never auto-pilots past the ones that matter.

Not a clipping tool — Melda writes new scripts you record yourself.

Inside Melda

Keep the ideas, hooks, and scripts worth coming back to.

Three libraries that fill up as you work, so the next script starts from what you already have.

My Nuggets

Your best ideas, pulled straight out of your own videos. Open one when you're ready to record — no blank page, no what-do-I-post spiral.

Swipe Library

Save any post that stops you mid-scroll. Melda breaks down exactly why the hook works, so the pattern is yours to reuse — not another link rotting in your saves.

Scripts

Every draft and finished script in one place. Pick one back up, sharpen it, or walk it straight to the camera and hit record.

Built by a creator who posts every day.

Preston Chin
Preston — posting daily, scripted by Melda

Why I built Melda

“I’m Preston Chin (@prestonchinspeaks). I had years of coaching calls and videos full of good ideas — but clipped as shorts, they barely got views. The raw moments just didn't carry. So I built the tool I wish I'd had: it takes my idea and my voice, studies what's working across niches, and writes a script I can record as a simple talking-head video. That approach got me 10 million views in three months. No fancy edits. Just me, talking, from a Melda script.”
Will it sound like me, or like AI?
Your voice leads. Coach Melda asks for your take first, and your saved voice guidance shapes each draft — you review it before recording.
Is my content secure?
Encrypted in transit and at rest — never shared or used to train models.
Which platforms does it support?
YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Bring podcasts, videos, and transcripts.
See all FAQs →

Try it free

Write your first script for free.

Walk through the whole flow — analyze a video, shape your take, get hooks, and leave with a record-ready script in your voice.

Simple pricing that pays for itself.

  • Starter$19/mo
  • PopularCreator$49/mo
  • Advanced$99/mo

First script free · no card required