Beginner Excel Training Sessions

I’m organising a hands-on Microsoft Excel programme for a small group of absolute beginners (no more than five participants). The aim is to move them from opening a blank spreadsheet to feeling comfortable with the essentials that drive everyday office work.

The sessions must walk them through:
• Basic formulas and functions (SUM, AVERAGE, simple IF statements, etc.)
• Creating clear charts and graphs that effectively illustrate the data they produce
• Data organisation and formatting so their sheets look professional and remain easy to update

Because the group is small, I’d like the training to be highly interactive—screen sharing, practice files, quick exercises, and live Q&A rather than long lectures. Please supply a concise session outline, any workbooks or cheat-sheets you normally use, and suggestions for short take-home assignments so they can reinforce what they’ve learned between meetings.

Let me know how many hours you recommend for beginners to cover the above topics comfortably, the tools you’ll use to deliver the lessons (Zoom, Teams, or similar), and whether you can provide a short skills check at the end to confirm they’ve mastered the basics. I’m ready to schedule as soon as we settle on an approach, so feel free to propose dates alongside your methodology.