Coaching You to Memorable Presentations and Product Demos

I know it sounds crazy, but your time on stage at DEMO 09 is literally 17 business days from today, Wednesday, February 4, 2009! Holy scrambled eggs Batman and Batgirl! Robin, what should we do? How can we make our 6-minutes on stage into a lifetime achievement and one that will be remembered for years to come?

The best option, IMHO, is hire The Demo Coach to work with you and your team. We have been on stage twice and coached dozens of companies in their 6-minutes of fame over the past 9 years. We’ll help you script and get prepared to deliver the demo of your life!

However, I realize that time and money are not easy to come by these days. No kidding!

But, you still need to get prepared for DEMO 09. It is one of the most important milestones in your company.

Here’s a tip from a DEMOgod Award winner who had coaching for their demo: “Get help from someone who has been there before. It definitely gives you an edge!”

With The Demo Coach, you have four options to get our help:

1 – Call right now 1-800-221-0782 or +1-510-400-7917. Let us ask you some questions and we’ll give you a proposal for the Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Gold+ coaching program. The number of individual sessions depends on your specific needs.

2 – Attend the 1-day DEMO 09 Preparation Workshop:
Workshop dates: 
February 5, 9 AM – 4:30 PM PDT 
February 11 or 12, 9 AM – 4:30 PM PDT

3 – Join in on a 2-hour telephone call: DEMO 09 Preparation Tele-Workshop: 

The intent of this tele-workshop is to help people who cannot attend the 1 day workshop in Redwood City or Sunnyvale, CA. These tele-workshops will be conducted on the phone and using screen sharing technology such as GoToMeeting or Yuuguu. Access to the Internet is not required to attend. You will get the benefits of the workshop either way.

This tele-workshop is specifically designed for companies presenting on stage at the DEMO 09 Conference. It will give each attendee tremendous insight into what it takes to be successful on stage. Nathan Gold, a two-time winner of the DEMOgod Award, will be your instructor and coach. 

Attending this workshop will give your presenters a definite edge on stage. The Demo Coach will not only teach you the secret to success on stage, you will learn our proven 7 Step Demo Formula for sequencing your demo in a way that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats. 

This will be a condensed version of the 1 day workshop and does not allow for time to become specific with everyone on the call. Questions will be taken and are encouraged throughout the call. The fee for this workshop is $295 per person. To register, please call 1-800-221-0782 or +1-510-400-7917.

Tele-Workshop dates: 
February 6, 9 AM – 11 AM PDT 
February 9, 9 AM – 11 AM PDT and 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT 
February 10, 9 AM – 11 AM PDT and 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT 
February 13, 9 AM – 11 AM PDT and 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

If none of these dates work into your schedule, please contact us and indicate which days and times work best for you. With Demo Coaching offices in San Francisco and Thailand, we would be delighted to accommodate people from around the world.

4 – Meet up with Nathan Gold in the desert for some last minute coaching. I will be staying at the Marriott and arriving near lunchtime on Saturday. Although it will probably be too late to make any significant changes to your script, having a last minute look see may bring about some suggestions on how to make it more memorable and more compelling to your audience and worldwide viewers. Just give a call to +1-510-400-7917.

Get ready. Get help. Get coaching. Get prepared. It’s your time on the world stage.

With DEMO 09 approaching faster than you think, The Demo Coach has scheduled dates for a one day intensive workshop for anyone invited to present their product on stage in Palm Desert on March 1-3. Seating is limited to 10 people for each workshop so that each attendee gets individual and personalized help and attention. This workshop promises to get you on the right path to making your time at DEMO pay off in big ways.

  

For more details on what topics are covered in this workshop, click here. 

Remember, seating is limited to the first 10 people. So, register today to hold your seat. Call 1.800.221.0782 or +1.510.400.7917 to make your reservation now.

With 2009 now upon us, it’s time to make some new offers from The Demo Coach.

For DEMO 09, we now have 4 programs to select from to get you ready to give the demo of your life on stage in Palm Desert. With Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Gold+ programs, you get to choose the amount of time you want to devote to preparing and rehearsing for your 6-minute demo. Each program contains the same list of topics, but the big difference is the amount of coaching you get from us. Please call 1.800.221.0782 for more information and to speak with us about your needs.

In addition to DEMO 09, we have been spending more and more of our coaching time working with companies that are preparing for meetings with the Venture Capital community. These presentations and demos can mean the difference between getting funded or not. With our coaching, we promise that you will be better prepared, more engaging, and have a better chance at leaving a truly lasting impression that could mean the difference between getting the much needed capital to expand your company.

So, here’s an amazingly simple, yet powerful offer from The Demo Coach: Give us your PowerPoint presentation and we’ll make it 100% more effective in less than 15 minutes! And, you pay us nothing. It’s our way of giving back and paying it forward.

To take us up on this offer, send your slide deck to pptoffer@democoach.com. If you want an immediate response, please call us at 1.800-221-0782 once the email has been sent.

DEMO 09 is approaching very fast. Although the actual dates are March 1-3, 2009 in Pam Desert, that does not leave much time to properly prepare for such an event.

Once you know you have been invited to announce your company and product on stage, feel free to call The Demo Coachand get your 30-minute free evaluation as to how we can help you make the most of this opportunity. Out toll free number is +1-800-221-0782.

DEMO is a unique and powerful way to get your company and product known to the world. Don’t mess around with this chance. You really should get some expert help from either your PR firm or us. In fact, several clients over the past 9 years have used both their PR firm and The Demo Coach to make sure their time on stage is worth every second.

Speaking of seconds, at $18,500 for 6 minutes, the math works out to be $3,083 per minute or $5.14 per second. This math should make you realize that there is NO TIME to waste on stage unless you have money to throw into the wind.

Since The Demo Coach has been on stage twice in the past 9 years and won DEMOgod Awards both times, along with coaching nearly three dozens clients, we have a formula for success. Our formula has worked over and over again for many companies. In fact, 48% of the people we coach for this event have received a DEMOgod Award. And, the DEMOgod Award usually gives you and your company a hit rate of nearly 10X, in some cases due to the extra attention and press you will receive once the conference is over. To see some of the clients performances on stage, stop by The Demo Coach.

So, if you want to increase your chances of achieving everything you hope for and more at DEMO 09, you need a coach. Whether you are in Silicon Valley or Kafar Saba, Israel, we can help. Just like every professional athlete in the world, except for Roger Federer, a coach is required to be a star and win big. The Demo Coach is committed to helping you win big!

Call today to find out how we can help you. We only take a handful of clients for each conference and we never take two clients with the same type of product or service.

It was a very busy 2 months before DEMOfall 08 this year and I appreciate all of the hard work that my clients put forth to perform on stage. This conference was an amazing line up of companies. When you have the time, check out the demos from the companies who announced new companies and products. You may find several products that you will want to start using immediately.

Here are the clients The Demo Coach prepared for this conference:

Sim Ops Studios - Wild Pockets is a really cool 3D gaming platform for anyone interested in creating their own 3D game. There is no programming required and they are looking for casual game developers now at their site.

TravelMuse announced their new Social Trip Planning tools, which make it really easy and fun to plan and book trips with people you know. TravelMuse also has an amazing product that helps you discover places that you might want to vacation one day called the Inspiration Finder. Think of it like your Netflix for travel.

DOCCENTER announced DocLanding. This is an affordable SAAS document and file depot, which allows you to share your POINT with people so they can access your files without having to email them. You can also share your POINT with people for any period of time you choose. This product is targeted at small to medium size businesses. With DocLanding, you can access any files or documents anywhere by simply using a browser.

Koollage announced Koollage PODS or Packages On Demand. It’s a very easy and fun way to package rich multi-media content and mobilize it so that people can access it on cell phones or include it on their Facebook, MySpace, or any other social network. It takes about 5 seconds to take a blog and package it into POD. Try it out!

Lastly, my favorite demo, aside from the ones listed above, was Maverick Mobile Solutions. It was very entertaining and had the audience laughing several times. Their product is a must have for all cell phone users who want to make sure they can protect and retrieve data from their phone if it is lost. You can also make it impossible for the thief to use your phone too! Check it out.

In the DEMO.com posting today, Chris writes about How to entice people to want to know more about your product. The words in her posting are sound advice for any company going up on stage at the DEMOfall 08 Conference. They are also applicable to any company giving a “do or die” demo in a short 5-10 minutes.

In addition to making many excellent points about how to make the best use of your time on stage, Chris also says, “Then get an outsider’s perspective. An outsider comes to the presentation with fresh eyes. That blank stare on the outsider’s face tells you immediately that you’re not getting your point across. An outsider will tell you truth when a team member may sugar coat it.”

And then, she goes on to say, “One effective way to get an outsider’s view is to hire a coach. I’ve recommended a number of coaches over the years, and perhaps no one has helped more companies through the pains of DEMO preparation than Nathan Gold. This year, the self-described “Demo Coach” is making his services available and affordable in a series of one-day workshops, August 5 and 6, at the Sofitel Hotel in Redwood City. While not an “official” DEMO event, I’d recommend the workshops to anyone needing extra counsel in preparing and presenting a product demonstration. You’ll find more information at http://www.democoach.com/demofallprep.html.”

So, there you go. I am ready to help your team. If neither of the dates work for you to attend this one day intensive workshop, I am still accepting clients for 1:1 coaching for the conference.

The time to get started preparing is right now. Registration lines are open at 1.800.221.0782 or +1.510.400.7917.

DEMOfall 08 is right around the corner. It is the premier venue to announce your new product or service with an 18 year history of successes. If you are thinking about using the DEMOfall Conference as the platform to make your statement to the world, you ought to consider using a coach and someone who has been there before you.

The demo you give in six minutes should not be your usual product demo. It should be tightly scripted, rehearsed, and committed to memory so that you can predict every move on stage. You will also need at least one back up plan in case something goes the wrong way during your demo. The Demo Coach coaches will prepare you for this event just as if you were giving a six minute play one time.

This year, The Demo Coach is celebrating our 9th year coaching companies for their on stage demo at the DEMO and DEMOfall Conferences. We have expanded our capacity to serve you with a seasoned veteran demo coach named Claudio Sennhauser.

If you are wondering whether or not you need a coach, check out some of the things past clients have said or give us a call at 1.800.221.0782 or 1.510.400.7917.

Education.com from The Demo Coach on Vimeo.

Bill.com (CashView) from The Demo Coach on Vimeo.

The DEMO 2008 conference is now over and the year is off to a great start.  There were some really great companies this year, which will likely become household names one day.  Check out each of the demo presentations and see what you think.

At this years DEMO conference, I wanted to do something new that had not been done before. See what you think about the results of Education.com where we had three speakers on stage.  Ron Fortune, CEO/President, Danielle Wood, VP Editorial, and Todd Schwartz, VP Marketing:

Here is one of my most favorite clients from DEMOfall 2007. Rene Lacerte, CEO/President and Tommy Hui, VP Engineering from CashView (now named Bill.com)

For more videos: http://www.demo.com/watchlisten/videolibrary.html

Stay tuned for some new announcements from The Demo Coach over the next few months.  Hint: We are taking the company to the next stage.

January 28, 2008 is about 6 weeks from now.  Many people are already selected for participation on stage at DEMO 2008in Palm Desert while others are waiting for the call from Chris.  Good luck to you if you have not been selected yet.  Rumor has it they will choose the final lot by this Friday.

For those of you already on the short list, please feel free to contact me.  Just put in your phone number in the post at the top of the blog and you will be connected to me immediately (if I am awake).

I am ready to take a look at your ideas for how you will be ultra successful on stage and offer my coaching to make sure you achieve the results you are looking for.  And remember, my coaching services come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.  If you are not pleased with everything you get from me, then there will be no invoice!

Do you have everything you need to be your best on stage?  A demo coach, such as myself or Shel Israel can ensure that you will have everything!  Call one of us now for more details.

And yes!  I have time in my calendar for new clients for DEMO 2008.