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Running live online Excel training for a big group — and I mean big (50, 75, 100+ people per instructor) — is a completely different beast from a normal-sized workshop. All the things that make small-room training fun and spontaneous? Most of that goes out the window the second the attendee count spikes.
But large-audience Excel training stil...
If you’ve used Copilot in Excel and noticed that some prompts work beautifully while others miss the point, the difference usually comes down to how you ask. Copilot responds to structure, not magic phrases, and that’s where prompt patterns come in.
Prompt patterns are simple ways of framing your request so Copilot has the right context and direction....
Exploratory data analysis often feels like wide-open territory. There’s no single formula or button that tells you the “right” way to cut through your data. And when Python enters the picture, the intimidation factor often goes up… now you’re thinking about code, errors, and environments before you even start analyzing anything.
If that feels familiar...
People ask me all the time what to do if they don’t have paid Copilot or Power Automate or any of the other “new wave” Microsoft tools. Usually it comes from two groups: analysts who genuinely want to learn this stuff, and managers who are getting asked about it and don’t want to make a blind commitment.
The funny thing is: not having Copilot isn’t re...
For years, running a logistic regression in Excel meant relying on add-ins like XLMiner or the Analysis Toolpak. They worked in a basic sense, but they were rigid and opaque, and they didn’t give analysts what they really needed: a clear, interpretable model that supports real decision making.
Python in Excel and Copilot’s Advanced Analysis mode chang...
