Excel Extravaganza (November 18-20)
Excel Extravaganza (November 18-20)
09:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST / 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST
09:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST / 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST
09:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST / 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST
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Event Description
Take your Excel skills to the next level with Excel Extravaganza 2025, a highly interactive virtual learning experience designed exclusively for accountants, CPAs, and financial professionals. Over three days, gain valuable insights and practical knowledge to master Excel functions that are essential for financial analysis, reporting, and decision-making.
Event Details
- Date: Tue, 11/18/25 to Thu, 11/20/25
- Time Zone: America/Chicago
- Total CPD Credits: 24.0 hours
- Format: Seminar
Location
- Format: Virtual Event - Live Hero
Daily Schedule
Day 1 - 2025-11-18
K2's Excel Best Practices
- Time: 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- CPD Credits: 8.0 hours
- Field of Study: Computer Software and Applications
As spreadsheets evolve, so must your creating, editing, and auditing practices. In this program, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the best ways to work with Excel by learning best practices associated with Excel spreadsheets in each of the following areas: creating and editing Excel workbooks, securing Excel workbooks, collaborating with others in Excel, and reporting on data contained in Excel. Today's best practices for Excel differ significantly from those used in the past, and you will learn the best ways to work with Excel spreadsheets in this "must-see" CPD program. Course materials include relevant examples to enhance your learning experience. Join us for this program to help you utilize Excel fully.
Day 2 - 2025-11-19
K2's Excel Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Accountants
- Time: 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- CPD Credits: 8.0 hours
- Field of Study: Accounting, Computer Software and Applications
Excel is the accountant's tool of choice for analyzing and reporting financial data, yet many use time-consuming and error-prone processes to complete everyday tasks. Regardless of your experience level, if you use Excel, you need this course to learn more efficient and effective ways to work with Excel. In this course, you will discover countless tips, tricks, and techniques to improve your general level of productivity, reduce the amount of time you spend on mundane tasks, such as formatting, and customize Excel for greater accuracy and efficiency. You will also learn valuable formula-building skills and best practices for linking Excel data from other sources and streamlining report generation and printing processes. Your K2 instructor will reinforce key learning points throughout the program with practical, real-world examples to improve your understanding and comprehension of the topics presented. This highly acclaimed course draws on over twenty-five years of experience delivering spreadsheet training to accounting and financial professionals, assuring you of the relevance and usefulness of the information and guidance provided during the program.
Day 3 - 2025-11-20
K2's Advanced Excel
- Time: 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
- CPD Credits: 8.0 hours
- Field of Study: Accounting, Computer Software and Applications
If you are an experienced Excel user seeking to elevate your skills, join the K2 team for K2's Advanced Excel. In this laptop-friendly program, you will learn critical advanced Excel skills in six key areas: 1) collaborating with other users and securing workbooks, 2) using tables to analyze and report data, 3) integrating and manipulating data from external sources, 4) creating and auditing complex formulas, 5) advanced data analysis tools, and 6) visualization techniques to analyze and communicate information. The course draws from over twenty-five years of experience delivering Excel training to accountants and other business professionals. Throughout the program, relevant, real-world examples reinforce the topics presented. Take advantage of this opportunity to become more efficient and proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, the tool of choice for accounting and financial professionals. This course covers advanced Excel topics found in Excel 2019 and newer.
Instructor(s)
Lawrence A. "Mac" McClelland
- Title: Speaker & Author
- Company: K2 Enterprises
- Location: Carriere, MS
Mac McClelland, an attorney and accounting professional, is an associate of K2 Enterprises of Hammond, Louisiana, and Network Management Group of Hutchinson, Kansas. Mac was formerly the director of the Centre for Financial Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he lived and worked for seven years from 1990 to 1997. He was also a member of the faculty of the Advanced Business Programme, ranked in the top 100 MBA programs in the world by The Economist, specializing in business strategy and strategic management accounting. He gained his practical experience in information systems with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and has an established practice in business and technology consulting. Mac has taught hundreds of continuing professional education seminars to accountants and business managers in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and Southeast Asia. His presentations are highly rated, and he has won several awards for teaching excellence. Mac has been published in leading business and practitioner journals, including Tax Ideas, Computers in Accounting, Journal of Accounting Education, Chartered Accountants Journal of New Zealand, and the top-rated Journal of Accounting Research.
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