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PRODUCTIVITY TOPICS SAMPLE OF PC/WINDOWS OFFERINGS
VICKIE S. EVANS THE RED CAPE COMPANY, LLC
9901 Brodie Lane, Suite 160-225, Austin, TX 78748 USA
2015 RedCape Offerings Prepared by Vickie Evans
January 20, 2015
What’s Inside
About RedCape ................................................................................................................................ 1
Side Effects of a RedCape session include: .................................................................................... 1
How to reach us ............................................................................................................................. 1
About Vickie Sokol Evans, MCT ........................................................................................................ 2
Session Titles .................................................................................................................................... 3
Signature Sessions ........................................................................................................................ 3
Microsoft Office Sessions .............................................................................................................. 4
Microsoft Word ............................................................................................................................. 5
Microsoft Excel ............................................................................................................................. 5
Microsoft PowerPoint .................................................................................................................... 6
Microsoft Outlook ......................................................................................................................... 7
Admins in the Cloud ...................................................................................................................... 8
Additional Topics Available .......................................................................................................... 9
Products: “100 Tips” Series .............................................................................................................. 9
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About RedCape RedCape is the global leader in engaging Microsoft, Google & Apple productivity training for the
world's busiest superhero assistants and their teams.
By providing practical, engaging and relevant best practices and guidance assistants get 3x more
done in one day, reduce late hours at the office, and boost their confidence in their skills so that
they can produce professional results in less time.
This guarantees your company will:
… saving your organization at least four hours per month per employee after only one hour in
class.
Side Effects of a RedCape session include: Creates buzz around the office
Audience leaves wanting more
Renewed excitement about their technology
Inspiring and life changing
Employees can’t wait to get back to work to try
out their new skills
Products and Services are available for Teams,
Individuals, Meeting Planners, and Trainers
How to reach us CEO/Founder: Vickie Sokol Evans www.linkedin.com/in/vsevans
www.redcapeco.com | US Toll-Free 877-814-6413 | +1 (512) 368-5066
Headquarters: 9901 Brodie Lane, Suite 160-225, Austin, TX 78748 USA
Remote offices in: New York, Seattle, London, Dubai and growing!
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"Thank you so much for those great tips! I just wish you could have seen
the ‘jaw dropping’ and heard the gasps of amazement when I shared your
tips with the PA team here at Roche. Thank you. Your tips and links to
RedCape are cascading through the organization at great speed. A
member of our Leadership came to thank me for having injected new
found IT enthusiasm into his PA as a result – but it’s all thanks to you!"
Pauline Delahunt, PA to Managing Director at Roche Diagnostics, UK
Increase
efficiency
technology ROI
Reduce
time
effort
paperwork
Improve
productivity
skills
quality
1 hour in class
RedCape
Saves 4hrs per month
per employee
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About Vickie Sokol Evans, MCT (Video)
Microsoft Certified Trainer, Vickie Evans has a passion for
empowering (and entertaining) business users to get 3x more done in
one day and helping organizations see a higher ROI on their
technology investment.
She is the author of the bestselling “100 Tips” series for both PC &
Mac and has trained and coached professionals around the world,
delivering more than 1,000 time-saving presentations, classes and
webinars to Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, law firms,
hospitals, professional groups and individuals.
Having studied improv comedy in New York, Dallas and Austin, Vickie is highly engaging and
adaptable during her sessions so that attendees end up learning MORE than what they expected.
Sample Client List: American Airlines, Campbell Soup Company, Dell, eBay, Hillshire Brands, HP,
MasterCard, Miami Children's Hospital, Microsoft, The New York Times, Pepsico, Starbucks,
Westminster Abbey, and many more!
"Honestly – Vickie’s marketing material says 'Jaw-dropping Tips and
Tricks'. I've now chaired a couple of conferences where Vickie was
speaking and the Assistants' jaws literally dropped open as she
presented! She even had a marriage proposal from one of the EAs at
the last event we attended together. Absolutely superb! Make sure
you add dates to your diary as soon as the webinar dates are
announced."
Lucy Brazier, CEO, Marcham Publishing
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Session Titles The RedCape course catalog includes over 50 titles. Below is a list of our recommended sessions
for new clients that can be delivered in person as a presentation or hands-on session or virtually as
a webinar or on-demand class.
Signature Sessions Timesaving (and jaw-dropping) productivity tips
using Microsoft Office
RedCape Signature
Session.pdf
Are you overwhelmed by the work on your plate that can’t be
delegated to anyone else? Do you feel like it takes too long to
get things done in Excel, Word or PowerPoint, but you don’t have the time to learn the shortcuts
and new features? Or have you ever thought to yourself, “There’s got to be an easier way?” More
often than not, you are right! There is an easier and FASTER way. In this engaging Jerry Maguire-
inspired session, discover valuable quick and easy tips and tricks in Word, Excel, PowerPoint (and
more) to learn.
How to instantly format long documents in Word that just might make you cry
Secrets to adding and manipulating data in Excel
Simple ways to manage and organize content in PowerPoint to keep you from going insane,
and more…
Attendees will learn how to produce professional looking documents, spreadsheets, and
presentations with minimal effort, while saving at least one hour per week per user.
Social Media Privacy: How I can see your Facebook posts even if we aren’t connected
Unless you’re part of my family, a close friend of mine, a classmate, old boyfriend or someone I’m
stalking, I’m pretty sure that we aren’t connected on Facebook. Yet. But if you email me it’s quite
possible (and scary) that I can see that you’re leaving for a 7-day cruise vacation (Bon voyage!), or
that you were at the lake last weekend (Nice abs), or that you feel strongly – very strongly – about
the upcoming political race (Yikes! Did you really write that?). I can see this personal information
because I’m using a tool in Outlook that collects relevant information about you and presents it to
me in a very convenient way. Don’t shoot the messenger. And don’t blame it on Outlook. What gets
displayed about you in the People Pane is a result of six things. Attend this eye-opening session to:
See what tool presents relevant information about you when you email someone who uses
Outlook
Understand the six things that allow the recipient to see your private posts
Know the three steps you can take to protect yourself, your executive and the people you
care about
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Microsoft Office Sessions (which include Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Sessions available for Office 2007, Office 2010, and Office 2013
Show me the Money! Timesaving (and jaw-dropping)
productivity tips using Microsoft Office PART 2 Level 202
A continuation of the Part I: Are you overwhelmed by the work on your plate that can’t be delegated
to anyone else? Do you feel like it takes too long to get things done in Excel, Word or PowerPoint,
but you don’t have the time to learn the shortcuts and new features? Or have you ever thought to
yourself, “There’s got to be an easier way?” More often than not, you are right! There is an easier
and FASTER way. In this engaging Jerry Maguire-inspired session, discover quick and easy tips and
tricks in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook to learn…
• Secrets and best practices in Word to help solve common problems
• Amazing Excel tips & tricks to help you manage your data better, faster and more accurately
• Simple PowerPoint tricks to make you look like a graphic designer
• Best practices in Outlook to communicate more effectively
Simplify your life using Office Themes Level 301
Timesaving Secrets to Transforming Your Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations Into
Professional-Looking Masterpieces
Whether you're a graphic designer or you are like me – seriously lack any design skill – the last
thing you want to do is spend unnecessary time getting your documents to look GREAT! Introduced
in Microsoft Office 2007, Office Themes are available across all Microsoft Office applications and
allow you to create professional looking and branded documents with ease. In this session,
understand what makes up a Theme and best practices for automating your work so that you can
work less.
Leverage existing themes across all applications
Customize an existing theme
Create a new theme to match your company’s brand
Save your custom themes and share them with others
Discover the #1 mistake people make when changing fonts in their document that cost them
valuable time
5 steps to achieving your Microsoft Office certification Level 201
Calling all power users! Are you ready to take your Microsoft Office skills to the next level and get
certified? Or are you being considered for a new role and want to stand out among your peers? Do
you want to prove that you have the skills to use the intermediate to advanced features Microsoft
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Office? The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification helps you shine in your career. With the
MOS credential, you will experience an increased ability to use the full features and functionality of
Microsoft Office, yielding elevated productivity and performance in your work. Learn…
The value of certification
What certification programs exist for Microsoft Office
The five steps for pursuing your certification
Suggested resources on how to accomplish your goals
Microsoft Word Styles 101: Format documents in minutes, not hours, using
Styles, Style Sets & Themes
Discover the true power of Word styles to make your life easier and
more productive when editing, formatting and managing your
proposals, business plans, contracts, legal documents, employee
handbooks, and more!
Level 201
Save hours of time and enhance the professional look of your
documents through the use of Microsoft Office Styles, Themes and Style Sets. You'll learn how to
apply and modify them, the benefits of using styles, and how you can create or customize your
materials. Not only will your materials stand out, but you'll be formatting even the most complex
materials in minutes! Increase your productivity and save yourself a lot of time by taking
advantage of these powerful features. Learn how to…
Instantly format long documents
Give your documents a professional look, with minimal effort
Easily navigate and move content
Microsoft Excel Organize and manage your lists effortlessly using Excel
tables Level 201
Frustrated with the amount of time you spend fixing and formatting
your lists in Excel? Discover the true power of Excel 2010 to make
your life so much easier when managing lists of data. If you are
working with marketing lists, membership lists, inventory, or a list of
employees and customers, you want to ensure that the information is
accurate and easy to consume. Learn how to quickly make sense of your information and get it in
the right format you need to get the job done. You'll work smarter and faster than ever before! In
this session, you will learn how to:
Use Excel tables to manage your lists
Easily find and remove duplicates
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Find the right information using one-click filtering and conditional formatting techniques
Discover how to prevent Excel from dropping leading zeros in your zip codes or other
numbers
Truly manage data more effectively than you thought possible
Excel Tips & Tricks Level 201
Whether you are an Excel guru or you just “get by”, learn simple and practical tips & Tricks that
will help you produce professional-looking spreadsheets with minimal effort
Use timesaving shortcuts to improve efficiency and accuracy
Manage data with minimal effort and confidence using Tables
Discover ways to fix problems with your data and reduce errors
Microsoft PowerPoint PowerPoint Slide Masters: Time saving secrets to managing
and merging your presentations in PowerPoint Level 201
Merging slides and maintaining consistency throughout your
PowerPoint presentations is a task that often results in frustration,
panic, and missed deadlines. After years of training and supporting
hundreds of PowerPoint users, Vickie found that 90% of the time
knowledge of Slide Masters would have reduced errors and helped
deliver excellent PowerPoint presentations in no time. Learn the step-by-step process and secret
tips of how to effortlessly format your presentations using Slide Masters. The days of spending
hours rearranging and formatting content in PowerPoint are sure to be over, as well as the tears.
Structure your presentations to ensure consistency throughout
Use Vickie’s litmus test to understand what is happening with your slide
Learn effective ways to fix problem slides
Confidently merge presentations
Create slide masters and templates to automate your work
PowerPoint Tips & Tricks Level 201
Whether you are a PowerPoint expert or you just “get by”, learn simple and practical tips & tricks
that will help you produce professional-looking presentations with minimal effort
Use timesaving shortcuts to improve efficiency and development time
Manage slides using layouts and Themes to ensure a consistent look and feel
Become an instant graphic artist with confidence
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Microsoft Outlook Outlook Tips & Tricks: Communicate & Manage Your
Time Effectively using Outlook 2010 Level 201
Outlook 2010 can help manage all aspects of your day so that you
have more control over your time and communications. Discover
ways to reduce your email volume, save time, prioritize, be in the
know, reduce human error, locate information quickly, and stay
connected while out of the office (if you want). In this session, you’ll
learn how to…
Triage your inbox
Organize & search for critical information
Connect with your colleagues
Be respectful of others’ time & email volume
Manage your schedule
Improve your attention to detail
Automate your work using Outlook Rules, Alerts, Quick Steps & Quick Parts Level 202
Improve your response times and reduce human error. Discover ways to make Outlook work for
you by automating your incoming and outgoing email as much as possible. Learn how to…
Automate repetitive steps & manual processes
Set up boiler plate responses
Route and process email
Using Outlook Across the Devices and Platforms
Level 201
In this timesaving productivity session, discover how to manage shared calendars and files
anywhere, anytime using Outlook, Microsoft Office and mobile devices.
Whether you’re and your manager are using a Mac or PC, or a tablet, iPhone, Android or Windows
phone, you will finally understand the value (and limitations) of these devices so that you can
confidently build on your calendar management & cloud-based experience, critical skills for the
tech-savvy assistant. You'll discover the fundamental differences between working with the various
platforms and devices and how best to leverage them in your environment. Join us as we navigate
real-world scenarios that demonstrate how to work through a variety of scenarios:
Access Outlook on any device: Mac, PC, online, and Smartphones
Discover the features available (and limitations) for each of the platforms
Test syncing scenarios and best practices when creating meetings
Learn about cloud-based storage options for your team to access the latest version of your
files anywhere any time
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Admins in the Cloud Digital Productivity for the Executive Assistant:
Boost your digital confidence and deliver results when working
on any device, anywhere, anytime.
Be productive on any device | Collaborate effectively with
others | Go paperless
In this timesaving productivity session, discover how to extend
your desktop no matter where you are with anywhere, anytime
access using the familiar productivity tools that help you get more done with less time: Microsoft
Office. Work together in real-time from any device and across any platform. And better yet, sync
your important files so that you can access them even when you’re NOT online.
Whether you’re using internal file shares such SharePoint or external cloud services such Dropbox,
Microsoft's OneDrive, Google Drive, or Apple's iCloud, you will finally understand the value (and
limitations) of these tools so that you can confidently build your cloud-based technology
experience, a critical skill for the tech-savvy assistant. You'll discover the fundamental differences
between working with internal colleagues and external colleagues and how best to collaborate with
them in our environment.
Join us as we navigate real-world scenarios that demonstrate the new digital workplace and gain
practical tips & tricks to make your life easier:
Set up your cloud experience on any device
Integrate Microsoft Office with your cloud account
View and edit documents online
Set up shortcuts to your favorite files
Share documents, spreadsheets and presentations with others
Collaborate on files together, in real time
Sync your files to your PC so that you can access them even if you aren’t connected to the
Internet
Create a digital notebook to capture (and access) notes on the go and to collaborate with
others
And more!
Google Apps for Business
Google Apps for business make sense. This cloud-‐ based solution helps business professionals
work together in real-‐ time from any device and across any platform. You’ll learn how you can
communicate through Gmail, drive, and hangouts and collaborate through docs, sheets, forms, and
sites.
Set up and access your Google Apps account to use on multiple devices.
Learn timesaving tips & tricks using Gmail.
Create documents, spreadsheets and forms to share and collaborate with others in real time.
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Create shortcuts to your favorite files.
Discover the value in using Hangouts to collaborate with your team.
Create a team site to manage projects.
To the Cloud! Practical Steps and Tips for Using Google or Apple Cloud
Trying to keep up with technology and make sense of the Cloud? Not sure how the cloud benefits
you and your work as an admin? Join us as we navigate real-world scenarios that demonstrate how
“cloud computing” works for Google and Apple environments. Whether you’re using DropBox,
Microsoft's OneDrive, Google Drive, or Apple's iCloud, you will finally understand the value of two
of these major players so that you can confidently build your cloud-based technology experience, a
critical skill for the tech-savvy assistant. Discover the fundamental differences between Google and
Apple's cloud technologies. Gain practical cloud tips & tricks to make your life easier.
Additional Topics Available The Tech Savvy Assistant
Gmail for Admins
SharePoint for Admins
Going Paperless with OneNote
OneNote for Assistants
And more!
Products: “100 Tips” Series
“100 Tips” is a tips & tricks guide for the Microsoft Office system
designed for busy professionals who want to get more done in less time!
Whether you are an expert or “just getting by”, this full-color guide
includes the most relevant and practical tips you need to get things done
quickly and professionally using the software you’re most familiar with.
Plus, it introduces you to latest features that you won’t want to miss!
The full-color guide includes step by step instructions, screenshots,
multiple version support indicating when a tip applies to previous
versions of the technology, MOS certification exam mapping, and lots of
extra hints and suggestions.
Grab your copy of “100 Tips” to learn simple timesaving tips for Windows and Microsoft Office so
that you can…
Boost your productivity like never before
Learn the latest tools for today’s work environment
Increase the return on your technology investment
Automate your work
Reduce errors
& lots more!
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Work smarter, not harder
Focus on what matters most
There is an easier and FASTER way to get things done. The “100 Tips” series shows you how.
Available editions
Windows 7 & Office 2010
Mac OS X & Office 2011 for Mac
Windows 8.1 & Office 2013
Supplemental Materials Retail Price
100 Tips Quick Reference Cards (QRC Pack) $32.95 USD
100 Tips - 3rd Edition – Full-color student guide $49.95 USD
"After attending your presentation I was one of the lucky ones who picked up one of
the last copies of the sold out book at the Administrative Professionals Conference. I
read quite a bit of it on the plane on my way back to Washington, DC and I’m still
enjoying it. Thanks a million!"
Susana González, Executive Assistant to the General Manager and CIO, Inter-
American Development Bank
"I keep the book right on my desk so Vickie’s tips are always right at
my fingertips. In my role as an EA in a demanding, fast-paced
environment it has proven to be a time saver and a life saver time and
time again!"
Wendy Chauncey, Executive Assistant, First Reserve
Corporation