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The materials presented herewith are proprietary. Copyright © 2012 Quant Media Advisors, Inc.
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Remember
How useful has it been to your every day life?
Learning to type?
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There’s another skill that is becoming just as important as typing.
It’s working with DATA. You know: lists, charts, databases.
Except normal typing isn’t enough. You need to learn how to use a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel.
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Chinese English Hindi
Spreadsheets are the true global language of the future.
NOT
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Every occupation uses spreadsheets.
Sciences
Medicine
Psychology Business History
Art… Engineering
Math
Finance
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We’re teaching high school students Microsoft Excel.
Our system is unique.
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We use VISUAL, TACTILE and
MUSCLE-MEMORY learning.
The same technique that people use when learning VIDEO GAMES.
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We focus first on sheer
mechanics because that
opens the door to quick, repetitive, addictive
learning.
Finance Accounting Math
Keyboard Shortcuts
Hand-Eye Coordination Speed
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Practical
Relevant
Immediate
We stay away from theory and teach keyboard shortcuts and simple formulas that drastically cut the time needed to complete a task.
We work with college admissions data to keep the lessons relevant and useful to students.
Students will use these skills immediately in high school and college.
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Numbers must tell a story, just like words. Learn how to use numbers to argue a point.
Story.
Data is expanding. Learn how to quickly manipulate large data sets.
Data.
Add immediate value to a spreadsheet via formatting.
Presentation. Skills
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Fire up both hemispheres
Brawny brains.
Grow a large capacity for invention, creativity, free-form association and big-picture thinking.
Left-
brained.
Develop muscles in analytics,
logic and interpretation.
Right-brained.
Fire up all cylinders