How I train

My courses are about understanding how Power BI works and putting it to use.

What you'll do

Mostly, I explain and show you how something works, then you do it yourself on examples I've prepared for teaching. I want you to ask questions as we go. My aim is to make clear what each part is for before we get into how it works.

If you get stuck

I've made almost every mistake in Power BI worth making. If something isn't making sense, say so. I'll help you work out where it went wrong and build back up from there. I keep groups small so there's time to work through questions and help everyone follow what's happening.

Questions about your own work

Yes. Ask how an idea applies where you work, and I'll follow the question within what the course covers. If you'd like to learn on your own work over several weeks, that's what Power BI coaching is for. If there's something specific you'd like to get working with your own data, we can work together.

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Helping you use it afterwards

I aim for explanations you can use again. When I recommend a way of doing something, I tell you what it helps with and when it matters, so you can make your own choice when a similar problem turns up. I also name things as we meet them, because knowing what something's called helps you ask better questions.

On every course

I write and teach every course myself, for groups of up to 8 people.

Private course terms

These terms apply to Power BI fundamentals, DAX fundamentals and the DAX deep dive.

Dates: lead time depends on my diary, so get in touch for current availability and we'll arrange dates together. Two-day courses usually run on consecutive days, but they can be split if that suits you better.
Group size: the course fee covers up to 8 people, whether 8 come or fewer. For more than 8, we run the course more than once.
Payment: I invoice when we agree your dates, and that confirms them. Invoices are due within 30 days, and purchase orders are welcome.
Moving or cancelling: free up to 4 weeks before the course. After that, you can move your dates once for free, and cancelling costs 50% of the course fee. In the final week, moving costs 25% of the course fee plus any travel I've already paid for, and cancelling costs the full fee.
If I have to cancel: we agree a new date, or you get a full refund.
On site: anywhere in the UK, with travel included. You use my training laptops. I provide the course materials and manage the Power BI Desktop version.
Online: use your own computer with a version of Power BI Desktop released in the 3 months before the course. I provide the course materials.
To take away: on site, the course materials. Online, the course materials and a recording of the session.
Your own data: the courses use examples I've prepared for teaching. For help with your own reports, we can work together.

Power BI with AI agents 101 is set up differently: see what you'll need for the 101.

Where next

Compare all the courses, or start with Power BI fundamentals or Power BI with AI agents 101. If you've got a question about how I teach, email me or use the enquiry form. There's more about me too.

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