I opened Excel to demonstrate a formula... and Copilot started writing it for me! Not a vaguely similar formula. The exact formula I was about to teach. Quite an interesting moment when you are …
How to stop apologizing for your Excel training offer
Somewhere in the middle of a discovery call, it is easy to feel yourself shrink. The client starts describing a real problem: their analysts are drowning in manual work, the monthly close takes too …
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How to get training gigs (even when you’re overqualified)
I've been passed over by training organizations more times than I care to count. The resumes they choose tend to have certifications I don't have, like Microsoft Certified Trainer or Microsoft Office …
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How to teach Python in Excel so it sticks
Back in 2021, I published a post titled "Why most coding for spreadsheet users training fails." At the time, Python in Excel did not yet exist, but what did exist was a steady stream of educational …
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How to deliver live online Excel training for large audiences
Running live online Excel training for a big group — and I mean big (50, 75, 100+ people per instructor) — is a completely different beast from a normal-sized workshop. All the things that make …
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How I became an Excel trainer… the Stringfest origin story
Whenever I get asked the same thing two or three times, I figure it's worth turning into a post. So I am genuinely surprised I haven't written about how I became an Excel trainer yet. I've written …
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