Giving a demo of your application or web site to an investor or potential partner is different from teaching a new user how to use it by herself.

For the user:

• Where do all the buttons sit

• How to log in

• How to update settings

• Where to find your account details

• How to create a project from scratch

• Etc.

For the investor / partner:

• What does the app do?

• Show me a walk through of a “story” or use case

• Have a project ready to show

• Look, there is actually a piece of software that is working…

• Etc.

In presentations, you are most likely to deal with scenario 2. Do all the prep work (logging in etc.), and design a very clear script of what you want to show, cutting out any tangents and other delays. Keep it short and focused. Rehearse your walk through, and as a backup, have a series of consecutive screenshots ready just in case Murphy’s law kicks in.