Scott Kirsner (TPRWS episode 31) blogs about a disastrous live demo by an executive at Nuance Communications, one of the biggest players in speech recognition. The demo went so badly that the exec posted a follow-up on YouTube explaining what went wrong. A lot of reporters carry video cameras these days, so know what you’re doing before you agree to let them switch those devices on!
Why you should never give an unrehearsed demo to a journalist with a video camera
January 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Guests' blogs, PR, crisis, interview
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[...] Winding Road wrote an interesting post today on Why you should never give an unrehearsed demo to a journalist with a video cameraHere’s a quick excerpt Scott Kirsner (TPRWS episode 31) blogs about a disastrous live demo by an executive at Nuance Communications, one of the biggest players in speech recognition. The demo went so badly that the exec posted a follow-up on YouTube explaining what went wrong. A lot of reporters carry video cameras these days, so know what you’re doing before you agree to let them switch those devices on! [...]