Show a prototype of your idea during a presentation

Sometimes you may need to pitch for an idea during a presentation, but how best to do this? How can you bring across an idea, especially if you only have a couple of minutes of time to do so? Time is limited and the idea may be complex to quickly understand.

You may use to power of showing a prototype of your idea. No need to talk about it for a long time, simply show it. A drawing or a storyboard may help in getting the idea to be understood. Some companies also use for example Lego to build a prototype. Cardboard may also help in building as scale model. Even the structure of an IT system was build in Lego to show the complexities and interactions. If you can have your audience look at a prototype it way be fare more convincing compared to talking about it for a long period of time.