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12 Jun 2025

Microsoft Office/Microsoft 365 – Productivity Tools – Online 12/06/2025

Target Audience

Anyone wishing to pick up some productivity tips in the use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Prior knowledge of Microsoft Office/Microsoft 365 is essential.

Outline

In this course you will learn productivity tips from the following Microsoft programs:

Outlook

  • Cleaning up your inbox
  • Scheduling emails in advance
  • Creating simple rules
  • Using quick parts

Word

  • Working with styles
  • Contents pages
  • Cover pages
  • Watermarks

Excel

  • Cleaning data
  • Separating text from within a cell
  • Locking cells
  • Displaying data visually

PowerPoint

  • Using slides from another presentation
  • Changing fonts throughout the entire presentation
  • Working with images and shapes
  • Using the presenter view

Methodology

Delivered via Microsoft Teams. This session will be recorded and the recording will be circulated to participants on completion.

Instructor

Fiona Walsh

With 25 years in corporate, Fiona has seen her fair share of bad slides. As an IT Manager/Trainer, she became the primary go-to person for help with anything PowerPoint related.

She set up her business in 2019 to provide bespoke PowerPoint training to organisations. She loves it when a client gets an ‘aha’ moment as they realise there’s a more innovative way to do something, and it will save them time. She is passionate about teaching people how to create slides that are fit for purpose and engaging. She also focuses on presenting confidently, including best practices in the boardroom, at a conference and online, for example, with MS Teams. Fiona is a certified Microsoft Master Trainer and became Director of Education for the Presentation Guild (a global organisation for presentation professionals) in January 2023.

Outcomes

Carmichael’s Spring/Summer 2025 Scheduled Training Programme is kindly sponsored by BoardEffect.

BoardEffect is part of Diligent, the leader in modern governance. BoardEffect delivers an agile board management solution optimised for governance leaders of nonprofits, higher education institutions, community healthcare organisations, and credit unions with the right tools, analytics, and insights to drive more efficient, transparent, and secure governance.

Fees

€80Nonprofit Organisation
€70Carmichael Resident Organisation
€90Statutory Organisation
€90Corporate Organisation

Testimonials

Fiona's delivery of the training- she connects to each groups level and alters her approach to ensure everyone is gaining from the session.
Lots of quick tips and tricks.
Coverage of many helpful tools in a limited amount of time - learned lots!
Fiona is a very good presenter giving very good tips.
The little tips for easier ways to do many things will be very useful going forward.

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