Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough

Demo Planner · Deck Library walkthrough

Every product demo video, ready to present

We turn your demo recordings into one branded library of narrated, click-through decks your reps can present.

  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started
Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough
  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started

The problem

Your demo videos exist. Reps can't present them.

The story is already on video, but a video isn't a demo.

1
Too long to present

Recorded demos run 10 to 40 minutes. A live demo needs a few clicks at a time.

2
Footage goes stale

Screens change with every release. Old videos keep showing the old ones.

3
Hard to find, hard to reuse

Videos sit on YouTube, in shared drives and in inboxes, with no script for new reps.

Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough
  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started

The library · One page

One page for every deck a rep needs

Your Deck Library lists every deck in your library folder, one tab per segment.

  • A tab per segment: product demos, customer stories, integrations, events, training
  • Search by customer, module or topic
  • Every card: Present, New tab, PDF and Talk track
Deck LibraryA sample library with fictional decks
A sample library with fictional decks

Why this matters

  • New reps find the right deck without asking marketing
  • One current version of each deck, no stale copies
  • Runs from your SharePoint, OneDrive or Google Drive folder
Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough
  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started

The library · Build status

The flags are the build backlog

Each card says what is missing, so the library tracks its own to-do list.

  • Needs attention only filters to what is unfinished
  • Each flag names the missing piece: PDF, voice-over, sharpened screens
Deck LibraryNeeds attention only, turned on
Needs attention only, turned on
Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough
  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started

The decks · A finished screen tour

Finished decks present themselves

A sample screen tour built from a product recording.

  • Each bullet lights its own spot on the screen
  • The screens come straight from your recording
  • Press Start once; the voice narrates and Pause stops it for questions
Deck LibraryReceiving slide from a sample screen tour
Receiving slide from a sample screen tour

Why this matters

  • Every rep tells the story the same way
  • Demos run without a sales engineer on every call
  • Prospects can replay the deck after the meeting
Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough
  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started

The decks · What ships

Four files with every deck

Same name, same folder, side by side, so links and bookmarks keep working.

1
Narrated HTML deck

Start, Pause, Voice on or off, Section jump. Opens in any browser.

2
PDF copy

One page per slide with every build shown. Attach it to a follow-up email.

3
Talk Track PDF

The voice script slide by slide, with timings, for training new reps.

4
Presenter notes

Full wording for every click. Press N while presenting.

Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough
  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started

The decks · Placeholders

Every video gets a place on day one

Each recording you send gets a placeholder in its tab until its deck is built.

  • The source video, one click away
  • The planned sections of the finished deck
  • Build status shows what is left
Deck LibraryPlaceholder for a shipping walkthrough
Placeholder for a shipping walkthrough

Why this matters

  • Each placeholder becomes its deck in place
  • Links reps save today still work after the build
  • Progress shows in the library, not in status emails
Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough
  1. 1OverviewThe idea
  2. 2The problemVideo today
  3. 3The libraryOne page
  4. 4The decksWhat ships
  5. 5Using itDemo prep
  6. 6Next stepsGetting started

Using it · Review sets

Stage a prospect demo in 30 seconds

Tick decks in presenting order, then open them all at once.

  • Tick Add to set on each deck, in presenting order
  • Open all in new tabs: one tab per deck, in that order
Deck LibraryFour decks added to a review set
Four decks added to a review set
Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough

Using it · What changes

What changes for your sales team

TodayWith the Deck Library
10 to 40 minute videosNarrated decks a rep drives click by click
Each rep builds their own slidesOne approved deck per topic, in one place
No script for new repsA Talk Track PDF with every deck
No view of what is stale or missingFlags show what each deck still needs
Prospect decks scattered in inboxesA Prospects tab, kept out of other prospects' demos

Same footage, presented the way you want the story told.

Demo PlannerDeck Library walkthrough

Next steps

Three steps to your first decks

  1. 1
    Send three to five demo recordings

    Owner: Your team

  2. 2
    Pick a library owner and a shared folder

    Owner: Your team

  3. 3
    Review the first decks with your sales lead

    Owner: Together

Jim Harris · Demo Planner
jim.harris@demoplanner.com · demoplanner.com

Source: screens from a sample Deck Library built with fictional data