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Prepare to Excel

Name: Prepare to Excel
Address: Stockton-on-Tees, GB
Telephone: +447890764316

Helping you stay friends with your computer. Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor providing engaging Microsoft training, consultancy and support.

Turning spreadsheet stress into confidence, clarity and productivity. Looking for solutions? Consider IT Solved. I am a Microsoft office specialist with over 20 years training experience. I’ll save you time, money and boost productivity. Contact me for a free consultation today.

23/10/2026

Well, hello Facebook! 👋 And apologies for the little hiatus…

I'm a one-woman band with a slight control issue. Which means if I don't write the posts, create the graphics, schedule the content and press publish… nobody does! 😂

And if I'm honest, I've been rather busy making music with my Excel spreadsheets. 🎶📊

Between training, consultancy, helping people make sense of their data and creating clever little solutions to make working life easier, the days have been flying by.

And whilst I've been busy helping everyone else get organised, my own marketing has been sitting in the corner gathering dust. Oops! But I'm back (well, let's see how long that lasts!)

So, expect more Excel tips, data insights, digital skills and the occasional geeky ramble from me. Because there's plenty to share, and I promise I haven't forgotten about you!

Now, tell me… are you a one-person band too, trying to keep all the plates spinning? I'd love to know I'm not alone!

20/10/2026

All in a day’s work!

Do you ever have one of those days when you finish work and think… I absolutely LOVE what I do!

Today has been one of those days. A fabulous mix of variety, problem-solving and, most importantly, helping people.

And honestly? Feeling helpful and useful makes me ridiculously happy!

30/09/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

And sometimes you don’t need another tutorial, another YouTube video or another hour of Googling.

You just need someone who understands the problem, knows what’s possible, and can build the solution.

Here are 3 very different ways I helped my clients recently....

27/09/2026

3 hours. Online. Intermediate Excel Skills Training…

During this session we’ll be focusing on Data Validation techniques and the VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP function. We’ll be building in data cleansing techniques and teaching you how (and why) you should convert your datasets to Tables for this.

We’re currently offering the VCSE sector a significant discount - please message me for more details.

Don’t miss out! Book via the link…
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/109728724741

19/09/2026

Are you spending too much of your time wrestling with spreadsheets?

Do you have data coming out of your ears, but struggle to turn it into information you can actually use?

Or perhaps you’re presenting data to managers, governors or colleagues and wondering whether they really understand what you’re showing them.

My new Online Excel Training series is designed to help you get more from your data- with three practical sessions taking you from better data, to better analysis, to better decisions.

📅 28 October | 25 November | 16 December
🕐 1pm–4pm | Online

More details about each session coming soon!

If Excel is taking up more of your time than it should, this could be for you. Drop me a message to find out more!

14/09/2026

North Yorkshire Council smashing it out of the park with this …

05/09/2026

Sentimental post warning. I love you.

I’m not sure if I’m going a bit batty, but we’ve reached a stage in our family where we say this. Quite a lot. We’ve never shied away from these words.

In person. Before bed. On the phone. It’s our parting comment.

“Right, I’ll let you go. Love ya.”

And I can remember one particularly random example that makes me smile.

I was driving past a service station and spotted my dad filling up his car.

As I was passing we clocked each other. Eyes locked, we shouted “LOVE YOU!” With a beaming smile and a little wave!

And carried on our separate ways.

No awkwardness. No embarrassment. No thought or care of who might have heard us.

Just… love you.

And I think I’ve realised recently how much that little habit means.

Because life is fragile.

You genuinely don’t know how much time you’ve got left with the people you love, or how many more times you’ll get to say those words.

This feels particularly poignant following the sudden passing of my brother-in-law last week.

The words haven’t changed.

But they’ve got more weight now.

More sincerity.

Perhaps we should all say the things that matter a little more often.

Even if someone in the next car is wondering what on earth we’re shouting about.

Love you.

03/09/2026

I’m going to prison. I feel like Harry Potter! They’re finally locking me up for crimes relating to my spreadsheet antics and wizardry!

I’m heading to Northallerton Prison - which has now been transformed into the most amazing office space - and apparently they’ve decided the best place for me is… a cell.

And yes, I’m already thinking about the Excel references. I mean, if you’re going to put me in a cell, you may as well make it an Excel cell. 😉

I’ll be there as part of their Ask an Expert panel - a brilliant panel of people dedicated to helping businesses and individuals flourish.

I’ll be bringing my usual mix of Excel know-how, practical advice and hopefully a few “aha!” moments along the way.

So if you’re coming along, come and find me in my cell. I promise I’ll only lock you in with an Excel spreadsheet. 😆

Grab your free ticket here…

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/treadmills-business-centre-relaunch-week-ask-the-experts-tickets-1995903161083

02/09/2026

Yesterday was a great morning!

I had the pleasure of delivering “Transforming Data Into Decisions” at Springboard Business Centre’s Breakfast Briefing.

In just 45 minutes, we explored how a simple dataset can uncover growth, customer dependency, regional trends and product performance - and then turned those insights into an interactive dashboard.

We also explored how AI can help us ask better questions of our data, rather than simply giving us answers.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, got involved and asked such great questions - and to Springboard Business Centre and North Yorkshire Council for making it happen.

Also a shout out to Sarah Lea from Si Recruitment for her support and being the best cheer leader a data geek could ask for.

Data doesn’t have to be complicated. It just needs to tell you something useful.

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