Practical founder guide

Test reaction emotions while keeping the app demo unchanged

Plan a controlled comparison of reaction emotions while keeping the SaaS message and app demo consistent.

Hold the product message constant

A useful emotion comparison changes the performance while keeping the opening words, product feature and proof consistent. Pick one supported claim and a real app action. An AI presenter can illustrate a reaction but must not impersonate a real customer or assert an invented experience.

Write three performance directions

For the fictional line “the next steps are right here,” plan a restrained surprised reaction, a curious lean toward the screen and a calm look of recognition. In each version, follow with the same real note and next-step section. These are directions, not recorded clips or tested results.

Illustrative planning checklist
VariantPerformance directionKeep constant
SurpriseA restrained reactionOpening and product proof
CuriosityLean toward the screenOpening and product proof
RecognitionA calm expressionOpening and product proof

Record the actual differences

Keep a version log with source, exact copy, visible action, timing and expression. Preserve the words exactly when comparing emotion; changing the claim or the screen at the same time makes the interpretation less clear. Use footage and people you have rights to use.

Review without inventing a winner

Ask an actual reviewer whether each opening feels natural and connects to the screen. Save real feedback and exports with permission. If later comparing platform results, document audience, timing and sample limits; a small or unequal sample cannot establish that an emotion caused a performance difference.

Copy the planning worksheet

Use this worksheet in your own notes. Fill it with verified product details and actual review observations before sharing an asset.

Audience and task: __. Verified product fact: __. Planned words and action: __. Asset source and permission: __. Actual review observations: __.

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