This short course is designed to help you feel calm and confident when starting with AI. It is not a technical lesson and there is no pressure to get anything right. You will learn what AI is good at, where it struggles, how to try it safely, and how to sense-check answers before using them. This is a gentle confidence builder for beginners who want clarity without overwhelm. It is ideal if you are curious about AI but unsure where to begin, and want to build understanding at your own pace.

Fix My File is a practical series where I take messy, real-life Excel, Word and PowerPoint files and turn them into clear, usable and professional documents. Each video shows what’s wrong, why it causes problems, how I’d fix it, and what good looks like. Calm, practical and confidence-building – no jargon, just real fixes you can use straight away.

This course explores why good work feels clear, calm and professional across Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Using short, captioned screen-share videos, you will see simple before-and-after examples that explain how structure, layout and wording affect understanding and trust. This is not step-by-step training. It is about thinking, intention and confidence in everyday Office work.

This beginner-friendly mini course explores how small changes in the way you communicate with AI can dramatically improve the quality of responses you receive. Using clear examples, you will learn how to set constraints, define your audience, control tone, refine outputs, and structure results more effectively. No technical knowledge required – just practical techniques that help you gain more clarity, consistency, and control when working with AI tools.

This course shows how to make Excel look less like Excel and more like a polished document, app or tool. Watch a screen-share walkthrough with subtitles as layout, colour, navigation and design tips are applied step by step. A downloadable PDF summarises 15 practical tips with clear instructions so you can recreate the look in your own files.

This short course offers a calm, practical introduction to artificial intelligence. Through simple slides and gentle background music, it explains what AI is, what it is not, and why that distinction matters. There is no narration and no technical overload, just clear ideas you can read at your own pace. Ideal for anyone who feels curious, cautious, or slightly overwhelmed by AI and wants clarity without hype or fear.

Build confidence using AI in Microsoft Office with this clear, self-paced course. Ideal for beginners and professionals, it shows how AI works and how to use it in Excel, Word and PowerPoint for real tasks. You get video tutorials, screen demos, workbooks and 10 quick guides. Learn to write better prompts, refine AI results and use AI safely. By the end, you’ll work smarter, faster and with more confidence in everyday tasks. Full syllabus and samples at [www.smartskillsacademy.net/ai-essentials](www.smartskillsacademy.net/ai-essentials)

Build confidence with Microsoft Excel in this clear, self-paced course. Ideal for beginners or anyone refreshing skills, each lesson guides you step by step through practical skills. You get 101 short videos plus 101 practice files and walkthrough sheets. Topics include formulas, formatting, charts and everyday tasks. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access and real-world examples that make Excel simple. Full syllabus and samples at [www.smartskillsacademy.net](www.smartskillsacademy.net)

Build confidence with Microsoft Word in this clear, self-paced course. Ideal for beginners or anyone refreshing skills, each lesson guides you step by step through tools for professional documents. You get 55 short videos plus 55 practice files and walkthrough sheets. Topics include formatting, tables, images, track changes and collaboration. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access and real-world examples that make Word simple. Full syllabus and samples at [www.smartskillsacademy.net](www.smartskillsacademy.net)

Build confidence with Microsoft PowerPoint in this clear, self-paced course. Ideal for beginners or anyone refreshing skills, each lesson guides you step by step through creating presentations. You get 60 short videos plus 60 practice files and walkthrough sheets. Topics include slide design, templates, images, charts, animations and transitions. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access and real-world examples that make PowerPoint simple. Full syllabus at [www.smartskillsacademy.net](www.smartskillsacademy.net)

This course includes a multiple choice workbook with 65 questions to test your knowledge against the Microsoft Excel syllabus. Questions are randomly selected from a large bank, giving you unlimited combinations to practise. There are also two 50-minute practical tests that mirror the official Microsoft Excel exam style. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access and real-world examples that make Excel simple. Full syllabus and samples at [www.smartskillsacademy.net](www.smartskillsacademy.net)

This course includes a multiple choice workbook with 55 questions to test your knowledge against the Microsoft Word syllabus. Questions are randomly selected from a large bank, giving you unlimited combinations to practise. There are also 2x 50-minute practical tests that mirror the official Microsoft Word exam style. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access and real-world examples that make Microsoft Word simple. Full syllabus & samples at [www.smartskillsacademy.net/word-tests](www.smartskillsacademy.net/word-tests)

This course includes a multiple choice workbook with 60 questions to test your knowledge against the Microsoft PowerPoint syllabus. Questions are randomly selected from a large bank, giving you unlimited combinations to practise. There are also 2x 50-minute practical tests that mirror the official Microsoft PowerPoint exam style. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access and real-world examples that make PowerPoint simple. Full syllabus & samples at [www.smartskillsacademy.net/powerpoint-tests](www.smartskillsacademy.net/powerpoint-tests)

Learn simple but powerful prompting techniques to get clearer, more accurate and useful results from AI. Discover how to structure effective prompts and make AI a genuinely helpful partner in your everyday work.

Learn how to use AI as an effective research assistant. Discover how to ask better questions, get clearer answers quickly, assess reliability, and use AI to improve understanding and decision making.