Do sales engineers need to create their own slide decks for demos or can they walk through the software itself? Thanks!

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At my company they use the software and do walkthroughs! That way it’s more dynamic. If someone asks a question you can click around and show them versus a static slide deck. It’s also cool if you can show them the platform as they’d see it (with their email address or company name as a user ID).

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Coming from experience, make sure your SE shows the software from a demo environment. Do not use slides to show/demo the product. I repeat do not use slides to demo. I’ve been escorted out of meetings for not having a demo environment and considered a “waste of time” for the execs in the room. If your demo isn’t ready for show, I would postpone the meeting.

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True story. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Slides should only be used to create curiosity about the live demo. That's the salesperson's job. Your job is to deliver to the curiosity that's been created via the live demo.

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