The Software Pro® delivers software and technology speaking and training programs including:  Conference Breakout Sessions- Workshops
- Customized Software Education
- Technology Seminars
- Keynotes
- Beginning to Advanced Microsoft Office Topics
- Follow-Up Coaching and Project Support
- One-to-one training and troubleshooting
- ...and more...including your customized solution!
Do you want to learn more about the software and technology available on your desktop? Here is a sampling of the topics that are available to your company, association, or organization (additional and customized programming is available too):
Microsoft Office 2007 is the most significant update in over 10 years. Even though the core function of each program remains, the look and feel of Office 2007 is dramatically different. Familiar menus and toolbars are gone, a radical user interface was added, and well-known steps need to be re-learned. Join Dawn Bjork Buzbee, a software speaker and certified Microsoft Office 2007 Instructor, to discover what you need to know to easily make the switch to Office 2007 and to smoothly move between different versions of Microsoft Office. In this session explore: - 5 key changes to the Microsoft Office 2007 interface
- How to manage new file formats and file compatibility
- Microsoft Office 2007 tips, tricks, and shortcuts
Recommended Session Length: 1 to 3 hours (may include hands-on learning; can be customized to audiences and organizations)
How many times have we been bored, confused, or frustrated by ineffective, poorly designed PowerPoint presentations? In this workshop, discover how to engage your audiences with more interesting, dynamic, and professional PowerPoint presentations. Learn how to be more successful communicating your ideas and meeting your presentation goals. Discover the secrets and best practices for creating and delivering your message with a PowerPoint presentation from a Certified Microsoft PowerPoint Expert and Master Instructor. Participants will learn: - How to connect with your audiences
- The most important presentation steps that most people ignore
- When PowerPoint is not the best presentation solution
- Tips and tricks for interesting and effective text and bullet slides
- How to stop turning your audiences into PowerPoint victims
- The good, bad, and ugly of graphics, animation, multimedia, and special effects
- How to professionally deliver a PowerPoint presentation using technology secrets and other presentation skills
Excellent for all PowerPoint presenters as well as support staff and administrative professionals creating PowerPoint presentations. Some experience with Microsoft PowerPoint is helpful. Session Length: 1 hour to 2 days (may include hands-on learning)  Great Idea: get more value from this workshop by adding customized group facilitation and brainstorming on planning, creating, delivering, and updating the PowerPoint presentations in your organization.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by e-mail? Do you ever struggle to get through all of your messages so that you can focus on other priorities? Have you ever missed time-critical e-mail that got lost in the middle of spam and company broadcasts? Learn strategies in Microsoft Outlook that will help you to: - Organize and prioritize your messages with categories, folders, and rules
- Move through your messages quickly
- Reduce the number of incoming messages
- Spend less time on responses
- Get and keep attention with clear and legible messages
- Improve your company’s e-mail effectiveness
Recommended Session Length: 1 to 3 hours (may include hands-on learning)
Even experienced PowerPoint users can discover new and quick ways to save time and effort and to be more productive. Attend this session to learn how to more effectively create and deliver successful presentations by using the many tips, tricks, tools, and techniques available in Microsoft PowerPoint. Presentations from a Certified Microsoft Office Master Instructor include: - Smart and easy shortcuts
- How to customize PowerPoint for better presentations
- Timesaving tips for layout and design
- The best ways to use and modify graphics
- How you should apply professional animation
- Where to find great resources for images and multimedia
- Slide show delivery tricks
- Other hidden secrets and techniques.
Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint is recommended. Recommended Session Length: 1 to 3 hours (may include hands-on learning)
How many times have you struggled with a Microsoft Word document only to give up and do it “the hard way” or to find out later that there was a simple (but not obvious) solution? Even experienced Word users can discover new and quick ways to save time and effort and to be more productive. Attend this session to learn how to more effectively create and edit Word documents with the many tips, tricks, tools, and techniques built into Microsoft Word. A Certified Microsoft Word Expert and Master Instructor will share: - Smart and easy shortcuts
- Ways to customize and automate Word
- Document navigation tricks
- Timesaving tips for layout and design
- Other hidden secrets and techniques
Experience with Microsoft Word is recommended. Recommended Session Length: 1 to 3 hours (may include hands-on learning)
How many times have you struggled with a Microsoft Excel worksheet only to give up and do it “the hard way” or to find out later that there was a simple (but not obvious) solution? Even experienced Excel users can discover new and quick ways to save time and effort and to be more productive. Attend this session to learn how to more effectively create and edit Excel documents with the many tips, tricks, tools, and techniques built into Microsoft Excel. A Certified Microsoft Excel Expert and Master Instructor will share: - Smart and easy shortcuts
- Ways to customize and automate Excel
- Workbook navigation and management tricks
- Timesaving tips for format, formulas, and design
- Other hidden secrets and techniques
Experience with Microsoft Excel is recommended. Recommended Session Length: 1 to 3 hours (may include hands-on learning)
Discover how to save time and become more efficient with Microsoft Word by taking advantage of the built-in automation features. A Certified Microsoft Word Expert and Master Instructor will help you explore automation tips, tricks, tools, and techniques: - How to turn off automation that you don’t want
- Customizing Microsoft Word’s toolbars
- Easy data entry with AutoCorrect and AutoText
- Automating document navigation with bookmarks and other shortcuts
- Easy macros for common document tasks
Recommended Session Length: 1 hour to 1 day (may include hands-on learning)
Portable Document Format files (PDFs) are one of the fastest growing document types today and are now showing up everywhere from web sites to e-mail messages. Unlike a Word or Excel document, sharing a PDF insures that the format and layout of the file remains intact and secure. Topics include: - The difference between the Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional
- How to create PDF documents from Word, Excel, or directly from Adobe Acrobat
- Tricks in Microsoft Word for creating better PDF files
- How to add reviewing notes and comments
- How to insert hyperlinks and bookmarks for simpler navigation through large documents
- How to create Adobe Acrobat forms that can be distributed and completed online
Recommended Session Length: 1/2 to 1 day (may include hands-on learning) 
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