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Why Should We Still Learn Presentation Software?
According to April 2023 research from Statista, over 1.3 million companies worldwide still use Microsoft Office as their core business productivity suite. Worldwide market share …
Introducing The “Effective Business Storytelling” Workshop
Effective Business Storytelling is a customizable, modular, on-site/off-site seminar for both internally and externally facing teams.
The Top Five Trends In The Future Of Work
(the following post is a synopsis of an interview that first appeared in Authority Magazine (1/23/22) with Loralyn Mears, Ph.D., the Founder of STEERus, the …
MSt Launches New YouTube Channel
We are excited to share that My Software Tutor has created a new YouTube channel. It contains quick tips to help you get better at …
Degree Inflation – Will It Impact Your Career?
Earning a college degree is an admirable goal and often fulfills an emotional need, However, if it's not necessary for a position, why require it?
Presentation Zen: What is Good Presentation Design?
From the Presentation Zen blog by Garr Reynolds. Visit the Presentation Zen store on Amazon. Context Matters As far as design is concerned, it is …
You’re 50+ and Looking For a Job. Now What??
This post was written for our partners at iRelaunch, a career reentry consulting, training, and events company focused on bringing professionals back into the workforce …
Synchronous vs Asynchronous Learning
The eLearning space continues to grow at a rapid pace. It is expected to reach over USD $1 trillion by 2027. This has been driven …
The PowerPoint Origin Story
Development The development of the software that would later become PowerPoint began in 1984. The project was led by Robert Gaskins at a Silicon Valley …
Hard Skills vs Soft Skills vs People Skills
Simon Sinek makes the point that "soft skills" are actually people skills. While MST teaches hard skills, we also model effective listening, empathy, patience and …
Microsoft Excel Can Help You Get A Job Offer
In today’s increasingly competitive business environment (made even more challenging due to COVID-19), securing a job offer has become extremely difficult. The pandemic has caused …
Strong Excel Knowledge Is Valuable to A Paralegal Career
Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word, continue to be ubiquitous in most law firms. Many courts require filings to be made in Word format. Lawyers, …
Google Docs versus Microsoft Word: ‘Technical Incompatibilities’ Blamed For Improper Legal Filing
The American legal system runs on deadlines. That's especially true if you're representing the plaintiffs. "Emergency Complaint For Expedited Declaratory And Emergency Injunctive Relief" involved …
Upskilling Your Team for Digital Transformation
“If we don’t start upskilling/reskilling now, we run the risk of a big part of society becoming irrelevant.” — Antonis Christidis, Oliver Wyman The current …
The Importance of Excel in Business
Microsoft Excel was released in 1985. Since then it has become one of the world's most important workplace programs. All industries can benefit from employees with …
Why Learning Microsoft Excel is Important
In the world of digital competitiveness, skill development has become the ever-growing quality one must have to surpass any work. Whether growing professionals or students, …
10 Tips For Finding A New Job During A Pandemic Or Recession
6. Upskill, Upskill, Upskill! You have identified one or more skills gaps that need filling to move forward in your career. It’s now a good …
My Software Tutor’s Excel courses deliver results
Whether you are an individual looking to brush up or you manage people in an established company, entrepreneurial venture, non-profit, union or any other any …
Companies Re-skill And Upskill Their Workers
TalentLMS surveyed 282 training and hiring managers, C-level executives, and decision-makers. The goal was to understand their re-skill and upskill strategies. They then surveyed 400 …
Microsoft Office Is Still A Force
A 2018 article in Medium suggested there could be as many as 800 million active Excel users. There are also over 100 million Google Sheets …

21st Century Education will be defined by a fundamental shift in what we are teaching – a shift towards learner-centered education and creating creative thinkers.”
— Karl Fisch