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I love figuring out the most strategic and effective way to use an application. And I love to teach these strategies to ensure my clients always let the application do the majority of the work, instead of spending endless hours doing unnecessary tasks. 
    
As a result, I have had the privilege of developing the training for various applications for both Corporate and Small Business Owners. 

Microsoft Office: Efficiency Check

Take Your Work in Microsoft Office, Off Life Support


Choose one or more of these applications 

for your Efficiency Check:

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

OneNote

Project

OneDrive

Planner

SharePoint

Do you ever wonder ...

  • Is there a faster way to do this?
  • Is there a better way to do this?
  • Is there someone that can help me? Or that I can call?
  • How do I do that (maybe something you have been asked to do, or something you have seen someone else do)?

Why do I want or need an Efficiency Check?

  • To save you time each week
  • To provide you with a new way to work so that the application does most of the work for you
  • To get the answers of how to do something
  • And to work with you to ensure you are more efficient and effective in your daily work

What do I get?

  • An Information Session that focuses on what you are currently doing and what you want to do
  • An Individual Training Session for you to become comfortable with your "New, More Efficient and Effective Way" of Doing Your Work
  • Step-by-step Instructions for easy reference so that you don't forget a step

Learn the Strategies to make a Real Difference in How to Do Your work!

Book a Microsoft Efficiency Check with Brenda

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Excel

Excel: Take Your Data & Organize It To Meet Your Needs

    • Organize Your Data

      For Excel to do most of the work for you, you want to ensure that it is set up properly for both daily work and any reporting requirements.

    • Create the Formulas

      Formulas can save you hours of work if future updates are required. The right formulas make decisions easy.

    • Receive the Training to Use it and the Confidence to Make Modifications

      Learning how your data and formulas are setup is a game changer.  You gain a new awareness of what is possible in Excel and you look at new Excel projects with a different perspective of how to set them up.

    PowerPoint

    PowerPoint: Use Your Own Custom Built Template

      • A Custom PowerPoint Template Built Just for You

        Need a professional look for your next PowerPoint presentation? Presentations created with a template can save you hours of work. Instead of spending hours on formatting, you can spend time on the message that you are trying to convey.

      • Receive the Training to Use it and the Confidence to Make Modifications

        Instead of going from slide to slide to make modifications, use the template to make changes across all slides.

      SharePoint

      SharePoint: Setup SharePoint to Meet Your Company's Needs

        • Create a Custom SharePoint Site

          Organize your Company information and data so that your staff can easily find it and use it. They don't have to participate in specific training just to find what they need. Having a SharePoint site geared to your staff reduces support tickets, allows you to get new hires up to speed quickly, and ensures your staff follows consistent processes.

        • Create SharePoint Custom Lists

          Custom Lists may be used to track project work, testing results, to-do lists, possible enhancements. etc.  Multiple people may work on the list at the same time.  The lists may be used on an individual basis to update the details. And managers instantly see progress updates, deficiencies, etc. with no additional effort.  Organizing Your Work into a Custom List is a game changer for most companies.

        • Receive the Training to Use it and the Confidence to Make Modifications

          You will now be able to create additional Custom Lists whenever they are required.  You will be able to update your SharePoint site so that it is always up-to-date so that your staff always follows the latest procedures and finds the correct answers.

        Planner

        Planner: Organize Your Project

          • Take Your Project To Do List & Organize it in Planner

            Planner is a simple online Project Management tool that is easy to keep your project on track.

          • Receive the Training to Use it and the Confidence to Make Modifications

            Projects are constantly evolving and changes need to be made.  You will now know what you need to do to make the necessary changes and the knowledge to setup additional plans in Microsoft Planner.


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