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Types of Shapes in PowerPoint 365 for Windows

PowerPoint provides hundreds of shapes efficiently categorized into nine types. You can do so much with these shapes—for example, you can combine shapes to create your own unique shapes, format shapes with fills, lines, and effects, and even group or layer them one over the other to create more amazing graphics. You can even create flowcharts with these shapes.

Learn about different types of shapes in PowerPoint 365 for Windows.

Filed Under: PowerPoint 365
Tagged as: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Windows, Office 365, PowerPoint 365, Shapes, Tutorials

The Elephant

By Jerry Weissman

In 1872, John Godfrey Saxe, an American poet, published a poem based on an ancient Indian fable about six blind men who were asked to describe an elephant by touch. One man said it was a wall, another a spear, another a snake, another a tree, another a fan, and the last man a rope. The final stanza of the poem concludes:

And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!

Image: Blind men and an elephant. (2022, September 17). In Wikipedia.

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Tagged as: Guest Post, Jerry Weissman, Presentation Skills

SlideBazaar: Conversation with Anand R Krishnan

      Anand R Krishnan is a presentation expert and the founder of SlideBazaar, a presentation design agency. After his post-graduation in fine arts, he started off his career as a visual designer, creating presentations for in-house teams. He later worked extensively as a freelance presentation designer for Fortune 500 companies. He founded SlideBazaar when he realized there was a demand for modern, high-quality presentation designs and custom slides.

In this conversation, Anand discusses SlideBazaar.

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Tagged as: Anand Krishnan, Interviews, SlideBazaar, Templates

PowerPoint and Presenting News: October 25, 2022

We first feature renowned author Jerry Weissman who talks about the updated 3rd edition of his bestselling book, Presenting to Win. We then feature another author, Leon Conrad who talks about his new book, Story and Structure.

We also bring you quotes, press releases, and templates from the last few days.

Stay informed about updated tutorials and happenings related to PowerPoint and presenting.

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Tagged as: Ezine, Indezine, News, PowerPoint

Story and Structure: Conversation with Leon Conrad

      Leon Conrad is a gifted orator, story structure consultant and an inspiring voice-centred communication skills coach who helps people improve their voice use, public speaking and presentation skills. He says, I help people’s thoughts shine more brightly, so they communicate more effectively, and resonate with presence.

In this conversation, Leon talks about his new book, Story and Structure.

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Tagged as: Books, Interviews, Leon Conrad