{"id":44612,"date":"2026-03-16T16:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/?p=44612"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:20:54","slug":"demos-the-elegant-art-of-managing-questions-and-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/demos-the-elegant-art-of-managing-questions-and-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Demos: The Elegant Art of Managing Questions and Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(And Avoid Getting Lost in the Weeds)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemos should be perceived as structured <em>conversaciones<\/em>...!\"<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You are in the midst of delivering a demo and things appear to be going well when\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Somebody asks a question and you answer it, then start to return to your planned demo but they ask a follow-up question. You answer <em>que<\/em>, providing more detail. Again, you think they are satisfied, but they ask a further follow-up question, which you proceed to answer in depth, showing detailed examples of your software and covering extensive whiteboard space with drawings and text.<\/p>\n<p>After several minutes you realize you are waaaay off track and \u201cin the weeds.\u201d Except for the low-ranking person who asked the questions, everyone else looks bored or confused.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, you notice that the high-ranking members of the audience somehow left the room while you were in your explanation. To add insult to injury, you are now short on time as well!<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever had this happen to yourself or someone else? The answer in many cases is, \u201cfar too frequently!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How do we simultaneously encourage questions in demos, yet make sure they don\u2019t take us off track? 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