Comments on: Was Your Presentation Memorable? Or Was It Forgettable?

By: Should I Present at DEMO or TC50? | CenterNetworks

Should I Present at DEMO or TC50? | CenterNetworks — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:41:09 +0000

[...] If you do apply to present at one of the conferences, please make sure your presentation is memorable. [...]

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Totally agree. with so many demos at demo you have to do something to get people to remember your product so they check it out and more importantly spread the word about it.

By: Ahmed Naguib

Ahmed Naguib — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That’s true, it’s all about passion, you love what you do and you are passionate about your Start up = Success in delivering what it’s all about and get more people talking about it, if you don’t show your passion, people are going to fall asleep during your presentation and never remember anything about what you’ve just said.

By: Andrew Lightheart

Andrew Lightheart — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It’s interesting (!) how so often after I’ve attended a day of PowerPoint how when I feel my way back across the day that it seems I’ve been watching the same presentation again and again…

In addition to passion, I’m also wondering how much extreme relevancy makes a presentation memorable. ie if it solves a problem that I’m having RIGHT NOW in an elegant or surprising way, I’m going to remember and talk about it.

And yes it is easy to criticise from the third row, but if people are criticising it might mean you need to up your game…

Andrew

By: Rex

Rex — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

They reading from cue cards and going through the motions and pulling out his phone to demonstrate a point and back to the cue cards – don’t remember the name of the service, but I remember the pitch! Another one – the two women trying to convince me that their system was so easy to edit videos on, yet, it looked about the same as any other one – “Hey I’m smoke, let me introduce you to mirror!” Another one I can’t remember the name of the service, but I remember the pitch.

So yes, it’s very important, and both of those above pitches are examples of remembering their pitch and now historical / visual reminders of their $20k they could have spent in a better way.

Rex

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am not 100% sure how I feel about the cue cards. I saw this as well at the demofall i attended last year. Without the cue cards, several of those presenters would have never been able to get through their presentations.

There was one presentation with 2 guys which had an error page on their demo and the one guy just lost it - the other guy did a good job in trying to save the presentation.

I didn't see one with two women so I don't know which company you are speaking about.

As for whether the 20k was worth it - this is always a hot debated topic - i think the live video helped - the real question is how many media mentions did each company get - that's the real key.

By: Yuli

Yuli — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Allen, I’m so glad you mentioned the visual style of both the presentations and presenters! Pale blue shirts and khaki pants seem to be the uniform these days, I wonder if anyone actually ever made a research and found that it helps to gain trust or something…

In any case – it looks like we could use Simon Cowell in the tech world… Maybe you should nominate yourself for the position ;)

looking forward to more tips

By: Patrick Lor

Patrick Lor — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good pitches do need to be memorable – we have 100% agreement on that.

However, consider the purpose behind DEMO pitches and the audience – these are companies looking for investment, pitching to an audience looking to invest. Unless you’re in a position to invest in these companies, you really are judging from the third row. Remember – part of the reason why Simon gets away with what he says is because he’s a record executive, not just an armchair quarterback like the rest of us.