Features:

  • 14 hours of detailed, high quality Flash and Windows Media Video Excel 2010 Training Videos.
  • DVD bonus: Exercise Files, Instructor Notes, Student Questions and Instructor Answers.
  • All training completed by Microsoft Certified Trainer, Kirt Kershaw.
  • Long time user of Microsoft, Kershaw offers more insights and points of view than other trainings.
  • Excel 2010 (77-882) Exam: Our Excel 2010 training videos include all the training you need to pass!
So far the best option for learning Excel

I have looked for a lot of options for learning Excel and this is the best I have found. This video series are very complete and have a great level of detail, and at the same time are easy to understand. The package includes 14 hours of learning material, which is pretty good compared to other Excel videos. The narrator voice is clear and with good rhythm, which is very important in instructional videos. I can highly recommend you this video trainer because it has helped me a lot.

If anyone asked me, I would recommend this course before I could blink

I’ve tried a few Excel software tutorials but this one was far and above them all. For instructions that have the potential to be a bit dry and overly technical, Kirt has mastered the combination of teaching with a easy, conversational tone, (as if he's in conversation with and sitting right next to you), and in the most thorough way imaginable (his teaching seems to cater to multiple learning styles). It’s rather stunning to me that the high level of quality of this course is provided at such a reasonable price. I have taken a number of software courses offered through employers (for hundreds of dollars each course), and although they were helpful, they also did not measure up. If anyone asked me, I would recommend this author’s course before I could blink.

Dreamforce Excel 10 Review

Accountants don't use excel to the softwares full potential and I was looking for an easy to understand video, that covered useful features that could be used in the accounting profession. This is an excellent video covering a variety of skill levels and explained clearly with live examples. Kirt Kershaw has a relaxed manner, and a voice that you never tire of. My concern on using video's is that after the first couple of lectures, I would wish the trainer would shutup. Whether it be an irritating voice, lack of teaching skill or just boring. I would definately recommend Excel 2010 - it is an excellent training tool and teaches knowledge that is required to be efficient in the business world.Excel 2010 Training Videos - 14 Hours of Excel 2010 training by Microsoft Office: Specialist, Expert and Master: 2000, XP (2002), 2003, 2007, 2010 and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Kirt Kershaw

You will not regret this purchase

I bought this product to expand my knowledge of Excel and I am REALLY IMPRESSED with this video. I have been watching and participating along through the first ten or so lessons and I wanted to write my endorsement of this product. First, a little about me: I am finishing my undergraduate degree in Accounting and working in a part-time co-op (internship) for a Fortune 500 corporation in a Finance IT role. I served in the Marine Corps and worked in a technical field repairing communications equipment and more recently jamming systems. Enough about me... Kirt Kershaw's method is by the numbers and lessons build on each other. I started with the beginner lessons even though I have experience using Excel 2010 just because I wanted to be sure that I didn't miss anything about basic features. It is AMAZING how much I thought I knew about Excel that I didn't. If you an experienced user do yourself a favor and go through the Level 1 stuff: you may be surprised, as I was, at how much you think you know that you actually do not. Mr Kershaw's voice and annunciation is perfect for an instructional video. I was concerned that he may be hard to follow because of a Ben Stein (think Ferris Bueller's day off) monotone voice but I am able to follow along without issue. The screen capture software is easy to follow and he even has a yellow highlighted circle around the pointer at times to make sure the audience can follow his movement. He also has a play-by-play sort of style so he says what he is doing so if you have the video minimized you can still follow along. Rather than right clicking and expecting the audience to see what he is doing he goes further and says "Let's go ahead and right click to pull up the menu, and then let's ...." As I said earlier I have made it through about ten lessons in level 1. I have no reason to suspect that the quality of instruction or video will not be as good or better than what I have experienced thus far. You will not regret purchasing this product. Other notes: Level 1, 2, and 3 are all on the disc that you buy. There is nothing to install [as long as you have the proper media players to view .wmv or .swf (flash) files]. A pdf with instructions is on the disc with everything the user needs to get started, troubleshooting tips, and a support page. The disc contains the video files (which are accessed through a html based table of contents - see customer pictures), exercise files to test or practice with, and text files with student FAQs and instructor responses. Bottom line: I recommend this product to beginners through advanced users. Everyone can learn something from this Video Trainer. I plan on buying Kirt's videos on Word 2010 and Power Point 2010. I hope this review has helped you - I enjoy giving products accolades when they deserve it.

Wonderful Training Series

I recently purchased the Excel 2010 Training Videos made by Kirt Kershaw in preparation for taking Microsoft Exam 77-882 to get MOS certified. The product was sent very quickly, and I was very excited to start. I opened up the package and started to play the DVD in my computer. It only took minutes to figure out that lots of the flash videos, WMV files, and PDFs would not open up and read as corrupt - much to my disappointment. I then got on Google and found the phone number and email address for Dream Force LLC. I contacted them about the problem, and the response was near immediate. Once they realized that I received a faulty disc, they told me that they would be sending another disc via next-day shipping. The customer service was outstanding. It is really no wonder that they have an A+ rating with the BBB. The new DVD arrived promptly, and all of the features worked just fine. The actual video series is extremely thorough, and I am learning some very interesting features of Excel 2010 even in the beginner sections. Kirt is an excellent teacher, and I will be sure to recommend this product to anyone else trying to further their knowledge of using Excel for personal use or, like in my case, to advance in my business field. My employers are ecstatic about what I'm learning, and my ability to use Excel as a customer database that can be cross analyzed in a variety of ways with formulas I am learning. My only regret is purchasing the Excel videos only, instead of the entire Microsoft Office 2010 package. Because of how he teaches and has tons of practice files to follow along with, I am now planning on taking my education further, until I have been MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) certified, MOS-Expert certified, and MOS-Master certified. Wonderful product, and wonderful company to deal with!

Excellent and well worth the cost

I consider myself a medium level knowledge user of Excel. I got this because I want to learn how to write macros. I have watched the first 10 training videos. I watch one per day during my lunch break as each one is only about 10 minutes long. So far they are excellent. I have learned quite a bit about the basic functionality of Excel that makes it so much easier to navigate (and I thought I knew most of what is to be known about the basics). I would highly recommend it and I cannot fault it. An update. Having now gone through 20 of the training videos I have two suggestions for the publisher. 1. You have a habit of saying "Go ahead" and you need to break the habit because it is very difficult to hear over and over. 2. The same voice on every video is not easy to listen to. :-)

Dream Force LLC Excel 2010 Videos Helped me a Great Deal to prepare for the Excel 2010 Expert Exam!

Kirt Kershaw Excel 2010 Video Training Course is a wonderful tool for those looking to get Certified not only at the Core level, but at the Expert Level as well. For a long time I had been looking for any source of material to get ready for the Microsoft Excel 2010 Expert Certification Exam. All I could find was pieces of information here and there, but not enough for me to study and get the confidence that I needed to venture into scheduling a date to take this exam. I then realized by browsing the Dream Force LLC website that their Excel 2010 Video Training Course covered a great deal of the Objectives you need to master if you want to have a chance at passing this difficult exam. Objectives like the ones below were nicely covered. 1 Sharing and maintaining workbooks 2 Applying formulas and functions 3 Presenting data visually 4 Working with macros and forms I had purchased the MOS Study Guide for Excel 2010 Level, but still many concepts were not conveyed in a way I could thoroughly understand. All that changed when I bought The Dream Force LLC Excel 2010 Training Videos. By seeing the many Excel processes being demonstrated in action in a non-boring way with a great level of expertise by Kirt, I could thoroughly understand things that were kind of confusing to me by only reading the Guide. Having access to the same exact workbooks Kirt uses on the videos was a huge plus, since I could emulate every action on my second monitor while watching the videos. It was a great experience. I recently passed the Excel 2010 Expert Certification Exam on the first try, and I can testify that this Video Training Course was a key element for me to pass the Exam. I wouldn't suggest anyone to just rely on the MOS Study Guide, you'll need more than that, and this Training Course provides just that. This Video Training Course in combination with the MOS Excel Expert Guide will give you the knowledge and confidence that you need to pass. Thanks a lot Kirt for the effort you put in creating these high quality videos at such an affordable price.

Video Trainer

I like the Video Trainer series. It's economical, interactive, and instructive. At times, I wish it would go a little faster but at other times I'll go back and repeat a section to make sure I fully understand the program. Great course for those of us with little or no knowledge of the subject, especially Excel.

Easy to Learn Excel!

The Video Trainer Excel 2010 makes learning amazingly easy! I have it loaded in a file on my desktop, and during short breaks throughout the day, will play one of the sessions which are normally 2 to 10 minutes long. Kirt Kershaw has a very soothing and clear voice which helps keep your focus and retain the information given. Since each session is a short clip, it makes it easy to pick and choose what you are most interested in learning about Excel. I thoroughly enjoy using this product and highly recommend it to anyone!

Patiently, clearly explained, in nice small segments

A person working on Excel for the very first time might try something like Professor Teaches Excel 2010, which walks through at an extremely basic "type in this, now push enter button," etc. level for the very simplest starter uses of it. In any event, let me wholeheartedly recommend this set. The instructor is obviously deeply knowledgeable and has carefully thought through which details to explain. He goes beyond simple "do this" instruction to help us understand why a certain feature is that way, the benefits and uses of it. Also he advises of pitfalls and gives practical tips, for example, your co-worker with another version of Excel may see this, so you can do this or that, etc. This makes us effective in real everyday collaborating environments. I love the short segments that allow me to make progress every day, at my own rate, with a clear sense of what matters I have covered. This format helps me engage more and progress more steadily than a typical printed manual does.

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