Demo tips
hboon: # Have a backup machine.# Have a video version for backup.# Run from localhost if you can.# Identify goal of demo.# Script the demo accordingly.# Follow the script.# Be ready to run an adhoc demo without the script (ie. be familiar enough with the product).# Go slow.# Don't move your mouse unless you need to.# Consider using something like OmniDazzle.# It helps if the features you show have obvious visual impact (this may sound obvious, but I'm sure everyone has seen demos of someone clicking a button, waiting for 10 seconds and then say it has finished processing).# It may help for 1 person to talk to the audience and looking at the audience while another runs the demo. May be useful if the latter is a techie who also happens to be not able to do the talking as well. Still having the latter on stage allows him/her to help answer questions.# Practise with different groups of people.# Don't use overly high resolution for demo. The projector (or whatever display) you will get may not support it.# Test run the demo through a few different screen resolutions.# Bring your cables, charger, adapters, and whatnot.# Sleep the night before, if you can't, practise more.# If people fall asleep during the demo, ignore them.PS: need Markdown or something similar