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Have you any training or experience in demo skills? I worked in presales for several years. What I am describing is standard stuff for handling this type of sit
by Boothroid 9y ago
Have you any training or experience in demo skills? I worked in presales for several years. What I am describing is standard stuff for handling this type of situation. Downvotes for literally describing the way that you are taught on a demo training course to handle this exact type of situation, wow HN so smart.
Edit: also anyone demonstrating software that values their career should have backup screenshots and video. I would probably have gone straight to video at that point. Audience barely notice and it's generally only a salty few that will quibble about it not being live, and I expect a video would communicate the message perfectly well.
- aaomidi 9y agoAs a customer I would prefer a live demo. Usually a video demo, unless it has to be video (time-lapse etc) will not get my attention and I will ignore it. No way I'm buying something without a live demo.
- Boothroid 9y agoYou would buy something purely on the strength of a demo? If so I hate to break it to you but there's often a lot of smoke and mirrors behind live demos, indeed if the demo jock is good enough you might not even know you are watching a video. In my experience most reasonable audiences are aware of Murphy's law and forgiving of it. My original point was that according to the training I received there are better ways to handle this type of situation. I don't think you've refuted that point.