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* Live demos are exciting and compelling, but also risky, so be sure to practice and have contingency plans!
* Live demos are exciting and compelling, but also risky, so be sure to practice and have contingency plans!


Bonus idea: fold these ideas altogether into a single cohesive whole.
Bonus idea: fold these ideas together into a single cohesive whole.


== What to focus on ==
== What to focus on ==

Revision as of 07:26, 28 March 2024

So you'd like to present Nix or NixOS to a group or organization?

Great, we have put together this page to help you get started!

We considered putting together a canned presentation, and maybe we still will but we think it's more compelling when an individual presents a message that they really own. Ideally, users will see your presentation and leave feeling excited to try NixOS.

Purpose

Begin by considering the purpose of your presentation:

  • Make it personal to you
  • Why do you want to give this presentation?
  • Why is giving the presentation important?

Compelling components

Think about how you want to communicate the value or benefits of Nix:

  • Telling a story
  • Use the following needs to features framework:
  1. Situation that leads to a problem
  2. Implications of that problem, pain points
  3. How does Nix or NixOS take care of that problem
  • Live demos are exciting and compelling, but also risky, so be sure to practice and have contingency plans!

Bonus idea: fold these ideas together into a single cohesive whole.

What to focus on

When brainstorming your presentation, consider the following questions:

  • What's important about Nix to you?
  • What makes you excited about Nix?
  • What do you usually show others when showing them Nix?
  • When showing others Nix, what gets them excited?
  • What do they most like about Nix?


Answers to these questions could include:

  • Reproducible Builds
  • Managing Dependency Relationships
  • Fearlessly making changes
  • Constant time rollbacks
  • Configuring from a single canonical location
  • Being part of something big, early
  • Building skills in Nix
  • Learning basic semantics of system management on an as-needed basis

Live demos

The best live demos will be the unique ones you come up with yourself, but to get you started, we have a basic set of examples: