(Before the appearance of the Euro, we had a collection of envelopes each containing a European currency: German Marks, French Francs, Italian Lira, Spanish Peseta, etc. Preparing for a trip included remembering to select and bring the appropriate envelopes. Things are much easier now...!)
“Money often costs too much.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
From a colleague: “I once heard a story of a sales consultant being asked about their ERP system’s ability to handle multiple currencies. She pulled some dollars out of one pocket and another currency from another pocket, shoved them back in and said, ‘Yup, we handle multiple currencies ...”
Delightful!
Moral: Props and visual aids should be easily transportable or locally procurable!
And here’s some great summer reading – at the beach, on a plane, in your favorite spot! “Suspending Disbelief” offers 35 fun, bitesize, engaging stories and lessons learned like the one above.
For practical guidance on the use of props and visual aids in demos see the section starting on page 376 in Great Demo! here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9SNKC2Y/
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