Training Courses
Testimonials
"Paul delivered several Microsoft Excel one day training sessions, at varying levels to a variety of our personnel ranging from operational firefighters to office based staff.
The feedback from those attending the sessions was extremely positive. All delegates greatly enjoyed the sessions and felt that they had gained much from their attendance. They also felt that the delivery of the training was matched to their needs and that the manner and level of instruction encouraged them to take part and fully enjoy the session."
Leslie Butcher
Learning & Development Co-Ordinator
Humberside Fire & Rescue Service
"I have no hesitation in commending Paul to any organisation who may be considering using his training delivery and consulting skills. He has proved himself as a provider of high quality, customer focused and valued training, which based on our client feedback, confirms his excellent engagement and rapport with learners. Paul ensures that their learning experience is of relevance to them and their employers, with a personal manner that enables them to relax, enjoy and value his teaching and training.
Paul also brings a high quality of reliability, consistency and personal presentation that has proved his ambassadorial value when working for our organisation with our clients."
Brian Smith
Business Development Manager
Kingsway Consulting Ltd
"As the MD of an electronics Company I needed to ensure that all my people were fully conversant with Microsoft Excel, Word and Access in order to work effectively & efficiently. In addition, our managers frequently need to present ideas and concepts to groups of varying sizes, including presentations to potential clients. Paul was able to satisfy all of these requirements in a single package.
What impressed me most was Paul’s ability and willingness to tailor training sessions to meet the individual needs of our staff. Everyone felt that they had received a personalised learning experience, despite dealing with groups of ten or more. As a result, everyone’s confidence level with the Microsoft Office suite has soared and they no longer waste time trying to teach each other."
Bob Davis
Former Managing Director
Deltron Emcon
"I have worked with Paul since October 2007 when I was responsible for marketing and organising some IT Workshops at Kingsway Consulting. Paul delivered the workshops in an exceptionally professional way to the extent that all the learners attending gave complete positive feedback with many asking for more training with him.
I personally attended the Website Design Workshop with Paul as the trainer and thought his manner in delivery was logical, easy to follow and he made the subject very interesting. His passion for teaching this subject is infectious creating a highly enthusiastic audience that want to learn."
Cat Symington
Business Development Co-ordinator
Kingsway Consulting Ltd
Microsoft Excel 'Foundation' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Creating a file and folder structure
- Introduction to worksheets & workbooks
- Overview of Excel menus and toolbars
- Entering and editing data & text
- Speeding data entry with Auto complete
- Adjusting columns and rows
- Selecting data ranges
- using drag and drop
- Using cut, copy and paste
- using Auto sum for quick calculations
- Inserting rows and columns
- Using formulas to perform calculations
- Printing Excel spreadsheets
Microsoft Excel 'Intermediate' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Excel overview refresher
- Using formulas to perform calculations
- Understanding absolute references
- Using functions in calculations
- Formatting data and tables
- Using styles to format worksheets
- Naming and using data ranges
- Splitting and freezing windows
- Introduction to charts and graphs
Microsoft Excel 'Advanced' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Excel overview refresher
- Using charts and graphs to display data
- Formatting data series
- Advanced formulas in calculations
- Advanced use of functions
- Using forms in Excel spreadsheets
- Setting up and using macros
- Using lookups in data analysis
- Using conditional formatting
Microsoft Word 'Foundation' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Creating a file and folder structure
- Overview of Word menus and toolbars
- Opening and saving Word documents
- Entering and formatting text
- Formatting paragraphs
- Proofing text
- Printing documents
Microsoft Word 'Intermediate' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Adjusting line spacing
- Adding and formatting bullets
- Adding borders
- Setting and adjusting tabs
- Using columns for page layout
- Using columns for page layout
- Introduction to clipart and photos
Microsoft Word 'Advanced' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Desktop publishing with Word
- Editing and importing photos
- Advanced Word art and graphics
- Setting up & using mail merge
- Practical use of mail merge for marketing
Microsoft 'PowerPoint' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Overview of PowerPoint capabilities
- Overview of menus and toolbars
- Introduction to the PowerPoint screens & views
- Using the Auto Content wizard for quick slideshows
- Creating slides using AutoLayout templates
- Customising slide colour schemes
- Adding graphics, photos and video
- Adding slide transitions
- Adding text animation effects
- Running the slideshow
Presentation Skills 2 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
Day 1
- Microsoft PowerPoint Foundation Workshop
Day 2
- The importance of good presentation skills
- Dealing with public speaking nerves
- Engaging the audience
- Understanding non-verbal communication
- Use of visual aids: flipchart, handouts etc
- Structuring the presentation
- Pre-presentation preparation
- Dealing with problems
Email & Internet Marketing 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Using email as an effective marketing tool
- Designing email flyers using Microsoft Office Outlook
- Enhancing business communication using email stationary
- Customising email templates and adding signatures
- Setting up email rules for inbound messages
- Sending and receiving email
- Adding attachments to email
- Customising email templates and adding signatures
- Dealing more effectively with email spam
- Getting organised using the Outlook Calendar
- Working effectively by sharing calendars across a network
- Backing up email, calendars and contacts in case of computer problems
Website Design 'Foundation' 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- The principles of good website design
- Registering domain names and website hosting
- Introduction to the web language of HTML
- Using Microsoft FrontPage
- Building the first web page
- Building an efficient website menu
- Creating additional web pages
- Using photos and graphics
- Uploading the website using FTP
Macromedia Dreamweaver 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Overview of the software menus and tool pallets
- Setting up the website folder structure
- Configuring FTP connections
- Using Code and Design views
- Laying out a web page using tables
- Inserting forms and form elements
- Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Inserting graphics and photos
- Building a menu system
- Testing in different browsers
- Uploading the website to the server
Adobe Photoshop 1 Day Workshop
The Course Includes:
- Overview of the software menus and tool pallets
- Opening and editing photos
- Importing and editing vector artwork
- Creating unique graphic work
- Producing graphics for use in Internet web pages
- Preparing photos for the Internet
- Producing graphics and photos for print
- Understanding image file types and exporting work