- Be clear on the objective for the demonstration
- Be clear on your customer’s needs
- Reconfirm the meeting objective and time constraints at the start of the meeting
- Show the “what” first, then follow with the “how.”
- Show only the specific capabilities needed to address the customer’s problems
- Reveal your capabilities in layers, in accord with the customer’s level of interest
- Manage questions
- Manage bugs
- Manage your delivery
- Manage your infrastructure