Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Stock shelves with products. Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers' needs. Transport, assemble, and disassemble materials used in presentations. Visit trade shows, stores, community organizations, and other venues to demonstrate products or services, and to answer questions from potential customers. Collect fees or accept donations. Contact businesses and civic establishments to arrange to exhibit and sell merchandise. Develop lists of prospective clients from sources such as newspaper items, company records, local merchants, and customers. Give tours of plants where specific products are made. Instruct customers in alteration of products. Learn about competitors' products and consumers' interests and concerns in order to answer questions and provide more complete information. Recommend product or service improvements to employers. Demonstrate and explain products, methods, or services in order to persuade customers to purchase products or utilize services. Identify interested and qualified customers in order to provide them with additional information. Keep areas neat while working, and return items to correct locations following demonstrations. Practice demonstrations to ensure that they will run smoothly. Prepare and alter presentation contents to target specific audiences. Provide product information, using lectures, films, charts, and/or slide shows. Provide product samples, coupons, informational brochures, and other incentives to persuade people to buy products. Record and report demonstration-related information such as the number of questions asked by the audience and the number of coupons distributed. Research and investigate products to be presented to prepare for demonstrations. Sell products being promoted, and keep records of sales. Set up and arrange displays and demonstration areas to attract the attention of prospective customers. Train demonstrators to present a company's products or services. Wear costumes or sign boards and walk in public to promote merchandise, services, or events. Work as part of a team of demonstrators to accommodate large crowds. Write articles and pamphlets about products.

promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. Communications and Media -- Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Education and Training -- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Persuasion -- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively. Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something. Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

ealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. Selling or Influencing Others -- Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. Communicating with Persons Outside Organization -- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others -- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. Scheduling Work and Activities -- Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.