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May 11, 2022
Today, we are going to explore how you can quickly create Harvey balls within PowerPoint using think-cell. Before we explore how to do so, let’s do a quick recap about what Harvey balls are, and where think-cell fits within the picture. Harvey balls are round ideograms or pictograms that show different states of a ball with quarters added or subtracted to attain five states between start and completion. They have been named after Harvey L. Poppel, who started using them in the 1970s. They are often used in business reports, documents, and presentations because they show progressive data at a quick glance.
You get 8 shape types plus lines as part of this Organic Shapes collection. Each of these 8 shape types have 10 variants. So you end up with 80 hand-drawn shape options! Again each of these 80 shapes have 12 brush stroke styles! Plus you get the lines and arrows in 12 brush stroke styles too. Combine all variations to end up with more than 3000 possibilities.
October 22, 2021
The 2020s continue to invent new words to make sense of the new world we live in, including our use of the internet. One such term is netiquette. Netiquette has had its etymological evolution from the word etiquette. Whilst etiquette is focused on the conduct and behavior observed in social life, netiquette refers to this aspect of governance from the perspective of the Internet. I have learned and experienced many things in my time as a technology executive and as a Toastmaster. As an executive, I have the latest tools and technologies at my fingertips (e.g. “The What”). Yet, as a Toastmaster, I have built foundations of communication, public speaking, and leadership (i.e. “The Why and How”). My aim is to share some of the key tips, tricks, and lessons on netiquette through each lens.
Using the Morph Transition with Words in PowerPoint 365 for Windows
May 16, 2022
While it's easy and effective to use Morph transition effects between typical slides, curves, or even exclamation-named objects, there are many more Morph tricks to play with. Morph allows you to play with words and characters, and in this tutorial, we will explore using the Morph transition effect in PowerPoint to create animated effects using words.
Learn how to morph between words on successive slides in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.
May 13, 2022
A stock chart is a price chart of a specific stock, plotted over a time frame. Stock charts created in PowerPoint can be both candle or stick charts, or both at the same time. In case they use both candle and stick shapes, they are called candlestick stock charts.
Learn about stock charts, and how you can use them within PowerPoint.
May 10, 2022
We first look at a set of troubleshooting steps if you encounter choppy video. This article will also help if you be unable to play video clips of some types on all versions of PowerPoint. We look at PresenterMedia's new add-in for PowerPoint that provides access to all their assets right inside PowerPoint without having to go to their website and download them individually. Next, we feature some VBA code from Steve Rindsberg that lets you change any linked videos to embedded.
Pamela Odukoya of Toastmasters International explores developing leadership capabilities. We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.
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May 9, 2022
Rick Altman has been hired by hundreds of companies, listened to by tens of thousands of professionals, and read by millions of people, all of whom seek better results with their presentation content and delivery. He is the host of the Presentation Summit, now in its 20th season as the most prominent learning event for the presentation community. In this conversation, Rick talks about the sweepstakes announced for the upcoming Presentation Summit 2022, being held both virtually and on location in San Diego, CA, United States this year from October 9 to 12, 2022.
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