Excel competitions push you to solve problems faster and sharper than you would alone. Competitors say the contests make learning stick, build real skills under pressure, and connect you with people doing the same work.
What does it feel like to be in an arena like this? This is crazy. Yeah. Do you ever think you'd be doing this? No.
Never. Yeah, I guess it's.
All just exploded.
So quickly in the last few years. Years ago, it was just like a little hobby, and.
Now it's.
In Vegas.
That was the dream come true. I think it is because of what I tell my students all the time, which is Excel exists to make your life easier, love financial modeling, and was really happy to compete. You know, if you like problem solving like me, it's definitely a way to build those super functional Excel skills, keyboard shortcuts, critical thinking in an Excel setting, all while having a good time.
I think it makes it fun learning Excel as it is, data analysis, all of that, it can be a little bit tedious, but putting yourself in a competitive atmosphere, doing, I guess, kind of games, esports, it makes it a lot more fun and just encourages you to learn different functions that you may never use before. And then after the competitions, I always find myself in my classes being like, oh, I can make this so much faster because I know all these different functions and know all the shortcuts. So I would encourage absolutely anyone.
I've enjoyed every moment of it, from training during Thanksgiving break to being here today.
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