- Don't spend time talking about the volunteers that helped with your project - the demo day is about you! Employers don't care about volunteers! (It's fine, the volunteers already know that you appreciate it!)
- It's a good idea to say what type of job that you're interested in - so if you'd like to be a backend dev, say so!
- When you talk about challenges, make sure you say how you solved it. If you didn't manage to solve it, then talk about what you tried to solve it
- Talk about how you communicated and collaborated with each other (Github, Slack, calls, etc). Remember that this is a big part of a developer's day so it's a good idea to show that you have experience of this
- Have a script for the demo and practice it! You should be able to talk without thinking too much about it
- Practice switching between demo and slides so that you don't waste too much time on it
- Use tabs to pre-fill forms - we don't need to see you type out stuff, especially if you don't explain it
- Use Incognito mode to prevent logging into/out. With incognito mode, you can be logged into multiple accounts at once
- Consider recording a video of the demo - what if there's no internet? Or the app goes down?
- Get someone to hold the mic if you're typing/demoing - then you have 2 hands!
- Make the font size bigger so people can see it at the back of the room (
Ctrl-+on Windows/Linux orCmd-+on Mac)
It's a good idea to prepare answers for these questions:
- What was your biggest challenge? (I guarantee this will get asked, even if you have a slide about it)
- If you were starting from scratch would you change anything?
- How did you test your app?
- How does your app work on mobile devices?
- Did you think about accessibility?