Guides for people who run live demos for a living.
Practical articles for solutions engineers, CS teams, PS consultants, and developers who present in a browser. No generic advice. Written from the specific failure modes that end demos early.
Solutions EngineersChecklist
The pre-demo checklist every solutions engineer should use
The mistakes that kill live demos happen before you share your screen. A structured checklist for the 10 minutes before every call.
From the guide
Silence Slack and other chat apps
Close email — not just mute
Sign out of personal accounts
Set phone to do not disturb
Hide bookmarks bar (Cmd+Shift+B)
Reset browser zoom to 100%
Check which monitor is being shared
Pre-navigate to the right starting page
EngineeringSprint demos
How to run a sprint demo that stakeholders actually pay attention to
Engineers are accidental presenters. Here is how to set up your browser before a sprint demo so non-technical stakeholders can actually follow what you built.
Professional ServicesEnvironment management
The consultant's screen share mistake that becomes a data incident
PS consultants work across multiple client environments simultaneously. Every tab looks identical. Here is the cost of that.
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