INTRODUCING
THE EXCEL KICKSTARTER
From "OH NO!" to "OH YEAH!": With this course, you'll confidently grow with Excel one step at a time.
THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR YOU
From market research to people development, or finance, there is a HUGE market for people with Excel skills.
With the Excel Kickstarter, you’ll learn how to:
- Navigate Excel with EASE
- Know features that will IMPRESS your boss and colleagues
- PRACTICE with real-world scenarios
- Build transferable SKILLS
- Discover how FUN Excel can be
With just one weekend time invest hours, you’ll have everything you need to SHINE and confidently master the next data challenge.
WITH THE EXCEL KICKSTARTER...
EXCEL BECOMES YOUR FRIEND, AND YOU CAN FIND JOY WITH SPREADSHEETS!
With 1 online course, 9 modules, 20 workbooks, step-by-step guidance, and learning at your own pace, you're all set for your first steps to success.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Everything you need for a fabulous start into your new role or to give your current one a boost:
- Welcome 🤗
- Warming Up 🛼
- Good Housekeeping 🪴
- Getting Started 🎬
- First Adventures 🗺️
- Developing Wings ✈️
- Hungry for More 🤤
- Your Winning Team 🙌
- Wrap-up 🎀
After this course, you’ll find working with Excel easier, faster, and more enjoyable. PLUS: You'll be all set to impress with your new skills.
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WELCOME 🤗
Everything you need to get started with your next adventure. In this module, you'll find practice workbooks, insights on why Excel matters, and an overview of shortcuts—of course, we will explore them in more detail as we move along. Ah, one more thing for all the Mac users: You'll love that everything's recorded on a Mac; gone are the days of searching how that Windows feature translates to iOS. Windows lovers, be worry-free, you'll learn everything you need to know to Kickstart with Excel, too.
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WARMING UP 🛼
Scared that this course might be too advanced already? No worries, we will start at the very beginning by opening a squeaky clean Excel file. We'll explore how to navigate through the workbook and how to manipulate and customize things. Even if you have prior knowledge of Excel, you'll likely find cool tips and tricks you want to apply immediately.
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 🪴
Think VLOOKUP and PivotTables can make you shine? Yes, they can, and a clean, well-organized workbook will do, too. In this module, you'll learn all you need to know about good housekeeping. You'll be thanking yourself a few months into your next project.
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GETTING STARTED 🎬
Let's get rolling!! We'll enter data (even without typing!), combine data from different worksheets, modify data, alter its look, make things visible and invisible, link data, and write a first formula. Beyond that, we'll seriously build your confidence in handling different data types. This will be incredibly helpful when working with larger datasets and preventing errors.
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FIRST ADVENTURES 🗺️
Warmed up and confident with writing a formula, we now progress to functions. You'll learn about syntax, order of operations, how to reference functions, and how to use them with filtered values. On top of that, we'll explore how conditional formatting is a perfect match for functions. No function will scare you after this module.
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DEVELOPING WINGS ✈️
Functions can be used for much more than calculating. You can use them to alter text, check for errors, let them find specific data, and you can combine them. You'll discover how they make work such a breeze. So will PivotTables. With them, you'll give your data a spin, making your job significantly easier and faster. PivotTables, combined with functions and specific formatting, are a match made in heaven. In this module, we'll also check out common errors with Excel and how to fix them.
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HUNGRY FOR MORE 🤤
By now, you will probably feel pretty good about your Excel skills. "Hungry for More" takes you beyond the essentials you'd need to be confident with Excel. This module shall whet your appetite for more delicious Excel treats and continue your discovery. For example, have you ever wished for a magic button to analyze data for you? Well, there is one, and you'll be using it as a go-to. We'll also explore the concept of data analytics and how you can use those insights in your daily work.
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YOUR WINNING TEAM 🙌
Excel is best when shared with others. And what's the best way to share your data's insights with others? Visuals. In this module, you'll learn about Excel's many kinds of visuals. You'll also learn how to prevent misleading visualizations and how to tell a data story that will move your audience.
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WRAP-UP 🎀
By this step, you can be very proud of yourself. Not only have you mastered this course and invested 8 hours of your time, but you'll be making many hours ahead much more fun and easy. Wrap Wrap Hooray! We'll also be looking into ways to continue your Excel journey.
🌟 NEW 🌟
Want to skip watching tutorials and get straight to work? Then this is for you: All 20 workbooks covered in the Excel Kickstarter course are now available for download. The English and German versions are live, and more languages are in the works.
GET INSTANT ACCESS TO
THE EXCEL KICKSTARTER
From "OH NO!" to "OH YEAH!" with just one weekend of your time. And—promised!—all the future hours you'll be spending with Excel are going to be much more FUN and EASY!
YOUR PATH TO EXCEL CONFIDENCE STARTS HERE:
- 9 modules unlocked instantly
- Learning at your own pace
- Real-world scenarios from start to finish
- 20 workbooks to practice your learnings
- Specially designed for Mac users, yet Windows lovers will benefit, too!
Having witnessed your passion to use and to teach Excel, I can only recommend this book to anyone. 🚀🚀🚀
____ Nele F. on "Excel, You Rock!"
The workshop gave me a lot of background information. And above all, I was also impressed by your enthusiasm.
____ Participant of Excel workshop for Digi.Camp
Having seen you rocking Excel this book will be a bestseller! All the best for that journey! 🚀
____ Clara v. H. on "Excel, You Rock!"
I’ve learned that there’s so much to know about Excel. Knowing how to work with Excel doesn’t mean, I know everything there is to the tool, because it highly depends on context and applications. Now, I feel confident to share with my boss what I can and not yet can do.
____ Participant of Excel workshop for Digi.Camp
HEY, I'M MARIANA!
From product marketing and consulting to top executive development, from global corporations to nimble start-ups, I have spent 25 YEARS USING EXCEL. No matter the job or industry, Excel always found a way to SURPRISE me and make WORK BETTER.
Along the way, I discovered that Excel really isn’t about formulas and functions—it’s a GOLDEN TICKET for building real-world, transferable skills. Whether in research, finance, HR, sales, or logistics, mastering Excel helps you solve problems, make smart decisions, and GROW YOUR CAREER WITH CONFIDENCE.
Did I ever IMAGINE that one day I'd be CREATING a full-on Excel training?
Never! However, I LOVE EXCEL. It's been my confidante since day one of my professional development.
Without Excel proficiency, PROGRESS in my career would never have been near as fast—and certainly less exciting and rewarding.
Sharing my knowledge with you gives me JOY! I am thrilled to join you in making your (work) day more EASY and FUN—and to put that spotlight on you that you deserve.
Let’s unlock Excel’s potential together and MAKE your work and YOUR FUTURE SHINE!
