The Casey 60-second video: what to actually say

The video at the end of Casey is short, recorded once, and judged on substance plus delivery. Most candidates underprepare because the case itself absorbs all their attention.

The structure that works

Sixty seconds breaks cleanly into three twenty-second blocks.

0:00 – 0:20 — Recommendation. Lead with the answer. "I recommend the airline launch the low-cost subsidiary." One sentence, no preamble.

0:20 – 0:40 — Two supporting reasons. Pick the strongest two. Each gets one sentence with a number. "The price-sensitive segment is €1.2bn and growing 9% — larger than our current addressable market" and "Our existing fleet covers 70% of the new routes, so capital outlay is half of competitor entries".

0:40 – 0:60 — Risk and next step. One risk you'd manage, one concrete next action. "Cannibalisation is the main risk; I'd pilot on three routes before rolling out, and I'd want pricing-sensitivity research in the first 90 days."

Three common mistakes

Reciting the case. Scorers know what the case said. They're testing whether you can synthesise.

No numbers. A recommendation without a number sounds like an opinion. Even rough orders of magnitude help.

Hedging. "I would probably maybe consider..." reads as low conviction. State your view, then acknowledge the risk separately.

Delivery

• Look at the camera, not the screen.
• Speak slightly slower than feels natural — 60 seconds goes fast.
• One pause between blocks is fine and signals structure.
• Smile at the start. It loosens your delivery and lifts perceived confidence.

Preparation

Record yourself doing three different cases' video answers. Watch them back at 1.25x speed. You'll catch filler words ("um", "kind of", "sort of") that don't show up in the moment. Most candidates cut their filler rate in half after two recordings.

What scorers reward

Casey's video rubric weights structure, evidence, and clarity. It does not reward charisma. A clear three-block answer with two numbers beats a polished but vague pitch.