Mazetec for Google Slides™ vs ContactsFlow™ for Gmail™

Turn your Slides into an interactive branching presentation with Mazetec. * Add choices to your slides that your audience navigates from their phone. * Add a timer and points to show the cost and impact of decisions. * Play it live with a group or send out solo. Originally built for training on how to respond to a mental health crisis, Mazetec captures the attention of busy multitasking students on the go and in the classroom and focuses them on your content. Choices force people to stop and think about your content, add choices to your slides with Mazetec. Play with a class or a group. Students join your presentation from their device. You see their choices live, who is on tab, and who hasn't responded. As you (the presenter) move forward all of the student screens are synchronized with your choice. Create solo / asynchronous activities that students play on their own with a link. Try the Open Choice feature to capture your class's questions on each slide. Their questions create branches in the presentation that you can respond to and students can review asynchronous later with a link. Learn more https://www.mazetec.org/hybrid-teaching/ Setup instructions: https://www.mazetec.org/article/google-slides-mazetec/ Features - Turn any presentation into a role play, game, quiz, or simulations with branching, points, time, and more. - Empower and engage with interactive branching, open ended choices, polling, forms, gamified activities and more! Create interactive questions that lead to other slides or forms. - Collaborate with colleagues on branching, content, choices, and more - Game mechanics to prompt pressure or strategy - Use it live with a group or individual activity/ exam - Works with Zoom, Teams, Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, and other integrations So many easy-to-use features for a dynamic experience your learners will love! - Add interactive branching choices to your slides and connect choices to consequences or slides - Add points and time rewards or penalties, limit the time, limit their points - Create a race against the clock by limiting the time. - Subtract more time for bad decisions - Add time for good decisions - Starting the learner with $100 and subtract $10 for each wrong decision and add $10 for each right decision. Link decisions to other slides or consequence nodes with choices. The user will restart if they fail before they pass. - Pipe choices forward - Create surveys and opened questions * Used by Top Universities! Engaged Learners! Amazing Feedback! * - Teach and test simultaneously by challenging learners to use what they know to navigate simulations you design. - Mobile ready and engineered for low bandwidth. *How does Mazetec integrate with Google Slides™?* 1. Bring your slides into Mazetec with the Google Slides™ plugin. 2. Enhance your presentation with branching choices and your own point system in just a few clicks! 3. Present or share with a link! And review your data! *ENGAGE YOUR LEARNERS WITH SO MANY AMAZING FEATURES!* - Branch slides o Create "right" and "wrong" decision paths for a dynamic real-world. o Pipe choices forward to the next slide for a customised experience o Crowd source choices - Consequences - Link to pitfalls, hints, and warnings. - Gamify - Define time and decision point values. o Build up pressures that can make real-life decisions more difficult - in just a few clicks. - Collaborate - invite and build with colleagues. - Surveys - Capture feedback with Surveys. - Analytics - see all the data and the user’s experience * Branching * - Build branching presentations with interactive questions and choices o Add choices to your slide o Assign points to choices o Crowdsource choices from users o Add crowdsourced choices right in the slide o Pipe answers forward o so much more! * Gamification * - Gamify with points and time o Simulate real-world pressures. o Show the impact of why decisions matter. o Adding points or time penalties or bonuses. o Create your own points or credit system o Assign penalties and bonuses to choices! * Access Control * - Advanced link and access controls! o Play live with a group 1. See live data 2. Download attendance list and scores o Create asynchronously links too 1. Limit access with passwords, dates, and more! * Analytics * - Tons of data! o Create custom reports to visually compare and categorise how people react under pressure in different scenarios and see people improve their decisions across multiple attempts. o Discover the choices that move people forward. o Lots of analytics are available o See when and where users leave the tab o See every choice made by your users o Crowd source choices with open-choices o Visually compare performance under pressure o See people improve decisions over time o Customise your analytics dashboard o Create custom visualisations o Review survey results * PRESENT & ENGAGE YOUR CLASS LIVE OR ASYNC WITH A LINK * When you’re ready, be sure to click “Present” in Mazetec. Students will join your Mazetec Session from any device in a web browser. Simply direct your students to your presentation link and enter their code. As you advance your slides, students will automatically sync with your screen, on each slide students will be prompted to answer your questions and their answers will appear on your instructor dashboard in real time! - Show anonymous responses on the screen - Give students a safe way to practice decisions and discuss the outcomes - Students respond to questions from their own devices in class or remotely - Async with a link for self-paced in class or at home. - Capture name and email or let students play anonymously For more information about Mazetec, visit www.mazetec.org

ContactsFlow™(formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™) is an AI-powered contact management solution for Google Workspace™ that lets teams share, manage, and sync Google Contacts™ across their entire organization instantly and at scale. Create a single source of truth for your contacts, automate contact updates, and ensure everyone has access to accurate, up-to-date information across Gmail™, Google Contacts™, Calendar™, mobile devices, and integrated business tools.Whether you’re in HR, IT, Sales, or Marketing, this powerful contact-sharing tool helps unify your company’s address book, streamline communication, and make contact management simple and efficient. ✅ What You Can Do with ContactsFlow™ App -Unify Google™ LDAP Directories Across Domains Combine the LDAP directories of multiple Google Workspace™ domains in just one click. All employees regardless of which domain they belong to can access and sync the latest contact info of their colleagues across Gmail™, Calendar™, Drive™, mobile devices, and all connected apps. -Access Your Company Directory from Any Device Instantly sync your company’s Google™ LDAP directory to your phone and communication apps. No more scrambling to find a colleague’s number while on the go, all contact details are accessible anytime, anywhere, even on iPhone, Android, and Google Pixel devices. -Create a Shared Address Book for Your Teams Keep your entire team updated with the latest lead details, client information, or vendor contacts. As statuses or roles change, ContactsFlow™ ensures everyone sees the latest updates automatically — no more double-entry or outdated information. -Make External Collaboration Simple Easily share Google Contacts™ with agencies, contractors, or freelancers — even if they’re outside your domain. Give them instant access to only the contacts they need, with permission controls for added security. Key Features of ContactsFlow™ ✅Share your Google Contacts™ with anyone, inside or outside your organization Easily share contact labels with teammates, departments, or even Gmail™ users outside your domain. Enable real-time collaboration with external partners, contractors, or agencies by giving them access to the contacts they need. ✅Centralize your company-wide contacts in one place Build a unified address book that includes all internal and external contacts. Keep everyone on your team aligned with access to the most accurate, updated contact information. ✅Instantly sync Google Contacts™ across all devices and apps Contacts automatically sync to iPhones, Android devices, tablets, Google Contacts™, Gmail™, Calendar™, Drive™, and more. No need for manual exports or third-party tools — syncing happens automatically in real time. ✅Integrate with the tools your team already uses Connect ContactsFlow™ with CRM and thousands of other apps. Use Zapier or our Public API to automate workflows and contact updates across your business stack. ✅Manage and sync your Google™ LDAP Directory across all platforms Keep your company directory synced with users’ mobile phones, Google apps, and IP phone systems. Let employees edit and manage their own profiles — no IT request needed. ✅Hidden Fields to hide sensitive contact fields from unauthorized users Control visibility by restricting access to specific fields like personal phone numbers or internal notes. Enforce privacy policies and ensure data protection compliance. ✅Custom Fields to personalize your contact cards Set custom fields like “Customer ID,” “Plan Type,” “Onboarding Date,” “Birthday” or anything your team needs You can define custom contact fields using free text input or dropdown menus with preset options Then when your contacts are created or updated by your users or the AI, custom fields can be filled out manually or selected from predefined dropdown menus Structure contacts based on your workflow or industry - set custom fields like “Customer Type,” “Sales Region,” or “Project Name” to organize your contacts in a way that fits your industry — whether you’re in sales, education, healthcare, or real estate. This makes your contact lists more useful and easier to manage Improve searchability and categorization of shared contacts - categories like "Millennials”, “Buyer Priority,” “Renewal Due,” or “Favourite colour - Blue” so your team can quickly find the right contacts. This improves search results and helps everyone stay organized. ✅Use powerful search and filter tools to find any contact fast Search by name, company, title, tags, or custom fields. Filter contacts by team, location, client type, or any other relevant criteria. ✅Share your Google™ LDAP Directory with anyone using Gmail™ or Google Workspace™ Grant access to users or groups from other domains who need visibility into your organization’s directory. Make collaboration seamless across multi-domain or multi-company environments. ✅Assign access permissions to every user Choose from “View Only,” “Can Edit,” “Can Share,” or “Can Delete” for each shared contact list. Control who can do what with your organization’s contacts. ✅Add internal comments and tag teammates Leave notes or context directly on contact profiles. Use @mentions to notify colleagues about updates or next steps — right from the contact card. ✅Create unlimited contact lists and categories Organize contacts by project, department, region, or client type. No restrictions on how many contact groups you can create or share. ✅Enjoy unlimited sharing capacity Share with as many users, groups, and collaborators as needed — no limits. Perfect for growing teams or organizations with complex structures. ✅Restore deleted contacts with no time limit Roll back accidental deletions with our unlimited restore feature. Keep your team’s contact database safe from human error or sync issues. Why choose ContactsFlow™ (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)? ContactsFlow™ (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™) is one of the top-rated solutions for sharing and managing Google Contacts™ across your team or organization. Whether you’re using Gmail™ or Google Workspace™ (formerly G Suite), you can easily create and share contact labels (also known as contact groups) with internal and external users including free Gmail™ accounts. It’s trusted by thousands of teams as a better alternative to tools like Shared Contacts Manager, ContactBook, CoContacts, Shared Groups, Voyzu, and others. Contacts are auto-captured from emails, calls, forms, and files. With just a few clicks, you can assign flexible permissions like View Only, Can Edit, Can Share, or Can Delete. You don’t need to leave Gmail™ — you can view, edit, and share contacts directly from your inbox or Google™ Contacts. Contacts sync everywhere and no more duplicate entry or update work needed. Every member of your team gets the right contact instantly, with full context and notes. The app also supports contact backups, making it easy to restore lost data and keep your contact database secure and up to date across all devices. Designed for easy contact management, ContactsFlow™ (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™) makes contact sharing effortless for businesses of any size. Install it in seconds and start collaborating instantly. Try it for free and see how it transforms the way your team shares and manages contacts, without complex setups or high costs. Start sharing smarter. Let AI do the busywork. 🔗 Visit www.contactsflow.ai for support, pricing, FAQs, and integrations. 🔍 F.A.Q 1. How does the Contacts AI Auto-Updater work inside Gmail™? It scans your incoming emails for contact info like names, emails, phone numbers, and job titles. When it finds new or updated data, it automatically updates or creates the contact directly inside Gmail™—no copy-pasting needed. 2. Can Gmail™ automatically create contacts from email signatures? Yes. The AI detects signatures in emails and auto-creates a contact card with details like name, phone number, and company, which you can edit or share instantly. 3. What happens when a contact changes their phone number or job title? The AI Auto-Updater detects changes in email signatures or headers and updates the contact across your Google Contacts™, Gmail™, and synced devices automatically. 4. Can I stop duplicate contacts in Google Contacts™ with this tool? Yes. The AI identifies duplicate entries and merges or updates them, helping you maintain a clean, accurate Google Contacts™ database. 5. Can I share contact labels with my team in Google Workspace™? Absolutely. You can share any Google Contacts™ label with users or Google Groups™ and manage permissions like View Only, Can Edit, or Can Share. 6. How do I update Google Contacts™ without leaving Gmail™? The Gmail™ add-on allows you to view, edit, and share contact cards directly from your Gmail™ sidebar—no need to switch tabs or open Google Contacts™. 7. Does this Gmail™ add-on work on mobile Gmail™ apps? Yes. It works on both Gmail™ for desktop and Gmail™ mobile apps. Contacts created or updated via the add-on sync across all your devices, including iPhones and Android. 8. Can I sync contacts between Google Workspace™ and my CRM? Yes. The add-on supports contact synchronization from external CRM systems through our API or automation workflows. 9. How do I share contacts between departments or Google Groups™? Create a Shared Contact Label and share it with specific users or entire Google Groups™. Everyone gets synced access in real time. 10. How can I use Gmail™ to manage client or vendor contact lists? Use the add-on to tag contacts (e.g., “Clients” or “Vendors”) and manage shared access, notes, and updates without leaving Gmail™. 11. Does this Gmail™ add-on use AI to manage contacts? Yes. The AI automatically detects contact data in emails and updates or creates contacts in your Google account without manual input. 12. Can AI update contacts automatically from Gmail™ threads? Yes. It detects contact changes, like new emails or phone numbers, and updates your shared contact lists instantly. 13. What kind of information can the AI extract from emails? The AI extracts names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses, company names, and more—from email signatures and message bodies. 14. Can AI add notes to contacts based on email conversations? Yes. It summarizes key points from your email threads (e.g., "Requested demo," "Interested in upgrade") and adds them to the contact’s notes. 15. Is the contact data updated in real-time across all Google™ apps? Yes. Updates are synced instantly across Gmail™, Google Contacts™, Calendar™, Drive™, and mobile devices. 16. Can I control who sees which contacts in my organization? Yes. You can assign permission levels (View Only, Can Edit, Can Share, Can Delete) to control who sees and manages each contact. 17. Is it possible to hide private fields like notes or phone numbers? Absolutely. Admins can choose to hide sensitive fields like personal numbers or notes from specific users or groups. 18. How do I assign contact sharing permissions in Google Contacts™? From the ContactsFlow™ Dashboard or Gmail™ sidebar, assign permissions per user or group when sharing a label. 19. Is this tool secure for enterprise use? Yes. It’s GDPR-compliant, secure, and used by enterprise customers worldwide to manage contact data across teams. 20. Can I restrict access to certain contact fields per user role? Yes. You can control field-level visibility so only authorized users can view or edit sensitive information. 21. What are Shared Contact Lists and how do they work? Shared Contact Lists are Google Contacts™ labels that you can share with your team. When a contact is added or updated in the label, all users get real-time access. 22. Can I add custom fields to Google Contacts™? Yes. You can create and manage custom fields like “Customer ID” or “Contract End Date” to better organize your contacts. 23. Does this tool support backup and recovery of deleted contacts? Yes. You have unlimited backups and can restore any deleted contact, even months later. 24. Can I filter contacts by role, region, or status in Gmail™? Yes. Use advanced search filters on custom fields, job titles, company names, and more. 25. How do I tag teammates or leave internal notes on contact cards? You can add notes directly from Gmail™ and mention teammates using @tags, which sends them notifications. 26. Can I import contacts from my ERP or Active Directory into Google Contacts™? Yes. You can sync contacts from ERPs or Active Directory into ContactsFlow™, then share and manage them across Google Workspace™. 27. How do I sync contacts between multiple Google Workspace™ domains? You can set up directory synchronization between different domains, so all users share a unified address book. 28. Can this add-on make my contacts visible in other communication or productivity apps? Yes. Once contacts are synced with Google Contacts™, they automatically appear in any application that uses your device’s contact list. 29. Do I need to install anything on mobile devices to sync contacts? No. Once the app is installed and contacts are shared, they sync automatically to mobile devices without extra installation. There is also a mobile app, where you can create AI powered contacts by scanning a business card or with voice notes/audio or manually.