How to Demo Software

Presented by Saiping Chen

Content

• Purpose Of Demoing Software

• Prepare For Demoing Software

• 8 tips to A Successful Software Demoing.• MINIMIZE YOUR TYPING

• REHEARSE WITH A SCRIPT

• REHEARSE ON LOW-RESOLUTION

• MAKE FONTS READABLE

• AUOMATE YOUR SETUP

• A SUPER-QUICK RUN-THROUGH

• CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS

• HAVE BACKUP SCREENSHOTS

The Purpose of Demoing Software

• Customer side

• The purposes are to:• Understand how well the software fits that particular company

• Understand the level of professionalism in the company

• Understand the after-sales services provided

• Understand the feedback

The Purpose of Demoing Software (Continue)

• Business side

• The purposes are to:• Show the background, strength, influence of company

• Demonstrate the excellent usability and functions of software

• Come out with a solution if there is a need for software improvement

• Might have a chance to sign a contract with the CEO or other upper level managers after presentation is finished.

Preparing For Demo Software

• Demo System/Environment: Stable, High Pertinence

• Demo Data: Real, Persuasive

• Demo Script: Concise, Idea Clearly

• Demo Operations: Experienced, Adept

Tip 1: MINIMIZE YOUR TYPING

• Type Less

• Short Cut

Tip 2: REHEARSE WITH A SCRIPT

• Write out all the actions

• Big picture rather than technical details

• Practice several times

• Get comfortable with the flow and pace

• Bring a hard copy

Tip 3: REHEASE ON LOW-RESOLUTION

• Set laptop’s monitor to a low resolution (800x 600)

• Projectors do a much worse job on distorting resolution

• High-Contrast

Tip 4: MAKE FONTS READABLE

• Font is large enough

TIP 5: AUTOMATE YOUR SETUP

• Mutate computer state

• Set up a script to reset

Tip 6: DO A SUPER-QUICK RUN-THROUGH

• Run all the important commands and applications

• Check for screen resolution and font size issues

• Check internet connection

Tip 7: CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS

• Only have needed application running

• Desktop background photo

Tip 8: HAVE BACKUP SCREENSHOTS

• Few screenshots of key moment to PowerPoint

• Worst-Case Scenario

Comments & Question

References

• http://wenku.baidu.com/view/908ae0d5c1c708a1284a44eb.html