How do you give a demo that convinces customer stakeholders?

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Demo their workflow with their data, not a generic showcase. Start with the business problem and the current pain, show the end-to-end flow from the user's point of view, highlight the moments that save time or reduce risk, show how errors are handled (sources, review, fallback) instead of hiding them, quantify results from the eval set, and end with a clear next step. Rehearse, prepare a backup recording, and keep it short.

Demo structure (15–20 min)

Context (2 min): "Today your team spends 25 minutes per claim reading documents..."
Live flow (8 min): the user's real journey, e.g. open a claim → AI summary with citations → adjuster edits → approves.
Trust features (3 min): click a citation to see the source; show a case where the AI flagged uncertainty; show the audit log.
Results (3 min): eval numbers, time saved in the trial, user quotes.
Next steps (2 min): pilot plan, what you need from them.

Do

Use 2–3 realistic examples, including one hard case.
Speak in business outcomes.
Invite a user from their team to drive the demo if possible.

Don't

Show prompts or code to executives (unless asked).
Rely on live internet, VPN or fragile dependencies without a backup.
Overclaim ("it's 100% accurate").

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How do you give a demo that convinces customer stakeholders?

Demo structure (15–20 min)

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