Peter describes how he demos the Tablet PC:
"Whenever I demo my tablet to somebody, I run the gamut of my installed applications - Journal, OneNote, inked e-mails in Outlook 2003, Grafigo 2, Alias SketchBook Pro, Loren's applications (MathPractice always rings a bell to people with kids, and they immediately "get it".), document annotation, ink operations - and usually at some point something clicks for somebody, and the one feature they can relate to opens their eyes to the possibilities of the tablet as a whole. Not many people immediately go "Wow! I have to get me one of these!" just after seeing a few handwritten notes in Journal."
I've seen similar reactions. In fact, even several of those that have gone "Wow!" have purchased much less expensive notebooks or computers (cost being a key issue for them). It all comes down to understanding the value of what the Tablet PC can do for the person whether it's to help them make money, make their day or little better at work or home, help them share their day with family and friends, or whatever.
The other part of a good demo I've found is the first sentence. It depends on whom I'm talking with and what I think they are interested in or what the context of the demo is, but I try to sum up the Tablet PC experience in just a few words. This is hard. I usually wind up using too many words.
Posted by Loren at October 2, 2003 11:03 AM