TechFluent Academy

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Intro to SharePoint
2025-12-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Self-Study: Intro to SharePoint (2 hours total)

In this course, Gini von Courter demonstrates the essential skills you need to work with SharePoint Online. Gini covers essential features such as log in, navigation, use of team and communication sites, editing and coauthoring documents, working with lists, integration with Microsoft 365, and document storage. She begins with basics like logging in and using the start page, then jumps into navigation, permissions, editing your profile, searching in SharePoint Online, posting news, and much more. Gini guides you through using the document library in SharePoint Online, as well as opening, editing, and saving a document. She shows you how to manage documents, view versions, share files, and more. Gini goes over how to use list apps in SharePoint, then finishes up with useful advice on integrating SharePoint Online with Teams and the SharePoint mobile app.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Outlook
2025-12-15 09:00 - 15:00
Self-Study: Master Microsoft Outlook (6 hours total)
Microsoft Outlook is the go-to mail and calendaring app for companies large and small. Become an Outlook power user and keep yourself and your team organized and more marketable to employers.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Microsoft Forms Essentials
2025-12-15 14:30 - 16:30
Self-Study: Microsoft Forms Essentials (2 hours total)
Learn how to create surveys and quizzes quickly and easily with Microsoft Forms, which comes bundled in the Office 365 suite. Curt Frye begins by showing how to create a basic survey, including how to add different question types—multiple choice, open-ended text, rating, and more—add ranking options, and allow for file uploads. Next, Curt steps through creating quizzes, including adding quiz questions, assigning point values to questions, and adjusting quiz options. Once you’ve learned to create a basic survey or quiz, you can learn how to edit forms, share them with other users, adjust themes, and preview how your form will look on different platforms. Finally, Curt shows how to view and analyze your results.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Teams, Day 1
2025-12-17 14:00 - 17:00
Self-Study: Master Microsoft Teams (10 hours total)
Microsoft Teams is changing the way people communicate and collaborate at work. Learn to utilize the robust features included in Teams for text chats, channel conversations, file sharing, meetings, events, and more. Master Teams chats, channel conversations, and calls. Schedule, facilitate, and optimize Teams meetings. Leverage Teams to manage projects of any size.
Recommend completing 3 hours on Day 1.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Excel, Day 1
2025-12-18 13:00 - 18:00
Self-Study: Master Microsoft Excel (13 hours total)
Employers around the world cite Microsoft Excel as one of the most sought-after skills for any new hire. This learning path helps you become an Excel power user—covering everything from functions and formatting to PivotTables and dashboards.
Master the powerful features and functions in Excel. Learn how to use Excel’s robust built-in formulas. Get up to speed on PivotTables, dashboards, and Power Query.
Recommended completing 5 hours on Day 1.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Teams, Day 2
2025-12-19 09:00 - 16:00
Self-Study: Master Microsoft Teams (10 hours total)
Microsoft Teams is changing the way people communicate and collaborate at work. Learn to utilize the robust features included in Teams for text chats, channel conversations, file sharing, meetings, events, and more. Master Teams chats, channel conversations, and calls. Schedule, facilitate, and optimize Teams meetings. Leverage Teams to manage projects of any size.
Recommend completing 7 hours on Day 2.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Excel, Day 2
2025-12-22 09:00 - 13:00
Master Microsoft Excel (13 hours total)
Employers around the world cite Microsoft Excel as one of the most sought-after skills for any new hire. This learning path helps you become an Excel power user—covering everything from functions and formatting to PivotTables and dashboards. Master the powerful features and functions in Excel. Learn how to use Excel’s robust built-in formulas. Get up to speed on PivotTables, dashboards, and Power Query.
Recommend completing 4 hours on Day 2.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Word, Day 1
2025-12-22 13:00 - 17:00
Master Microsoft Word (8 hours total)
Proficiency in Microsoft Word is one of the most in-demand software skills today. This learning path helps you become a power user in Word. Discover how to create forms, format documents, use built-in templates, and more. Use Word’s powerful features and functions with ease.
Create and edit forms. Utilize Word’s built-in styles and templates.
Recommend completing 4 hours on Day 1.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Excel, Day 3
2025-12-23 08:00 - 13:00
Master Microsoft Excel (13 hours total)
Employers around the world cite Microsoft Excel as one of the most sought-after skills for any new hire. This learning path helps you become an Excel power user—covering everything from functions and formatting to PivotTables and dashboards. Master the powerful features and functions in Excel. Learn how to use Excel’s robust built-in formulas. Get up to speed on PivotTables, dashboards, and Power Query.
Recommend completing 5 hours on Day 3.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft Word, Day 2
2025-12-23 13:00 - 17:00
Master Microsoft Word (8 hours total)
Proficiency in Microsoft Word is one of the most in-demand software skills today. This learning path helps you become a power user in Word. Discover how to create forms, format documents, use built-in templates, and more. Use Word’s powerful features and functions with ease.
Create and edit forms. Utilize Word’s built-in styles and templates.
Recommend completing 4 hours on Day 2.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Master Microsoft OneNote
2025-12-26 13:00 - 16:30
Self-Study: Master Microsoft OneNote (4.5 hours total)
Microsoft OneNote is one of the most popular digital note-taking apps, used in companies large and small. With this learning path, you can master OneNote and discover how to take notes more effectively and use them across your organization. Discover OneNote’s robust built-in features. Take notes more efficiently and save time with shortcuts. Master the powerful collaboration features of OneNote.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint, Day 1
2025-12-29 09:00 - 14:00
Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint (10 hours total)
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint is an essential skill for many careers. Discover how to create more polished and professional presentations by mastering PowerPoint. Learn to use the features and built-in tools in PowerPoint. Design better slides, using animations and rich media. Enhance presentations with visualizations and storytelling.
Recommend completing 5 hours on Day 1.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Presenting to Senior Execs
2025-12-29 14:00 - 15:00
Presenting to Senior Execs (1 hours total)

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint, Day 2
2025-12-30 09:00 - 14:00
Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint (10 hours total)
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint is an essential skill for many careers. Discover how to create more polished and professional presentations by mastering PowerPoint. Learn to use the features and built-in tools in PowerPoint. Design better slides, using animations and rich media. Enhance presentations with visualizations and storytelling.
Recommend completing 5 hours on Day 2.

2026 Cohort: Self-Study - Creating and Giving Business Presentations
2025-12-30 14:00 - 15:30
Creating and Giving Business Presentations (1.5 hours total)

Advanced Microsoft Excel, with Wilson Man
2026-01-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Sabathani Community Center, 310 E. 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Advanced Microsoft Excel
with Wilson Man
Wilson is a Business Intelligence Professional at Love’s Travel Stops.
NOTE ABOUT Live Virtual Delivery of Class: This class will be delivered Live Virtual, which means the Instructor will not be present in the classroom. We strongly encourage all students to be present in the classroom as we will still have 2 Trainer Assistants present to assist with Lab Exercises and this material is quite intensive. However, if you feel you will learn best attending from a Virtual Location, you may make PRE-ARRANGEMENTS with the Program Manager 1 week in advance to attend Live Virtual. You are expected to be ENGAGED throughout the class – which means you will need to be commenting on the instruction, asking questions in the Chat and interacting throughout the entire day with responses and emojis to the instructor in the Chat. Failure to be engaged will require that you attend all future Live Virtual Classes in person. This is non-negotiable.

Power BI Presentations
2026-02-18 - 2026-02-19 | Sabathani Community Center, 310 E. 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Power BI Presentations
Capstone Style Projects are presented on-site for Industry Professional review and feedback.
Panel of Judges will review via Teams Meeting; Presentations will be given in-person and streamed on camera via Teams.

2026 Cohort: CE / Power Platform Project Presentations
2026-04-29, 2026-04-30, 2026-05-01
CE / Power Platform Project Presentations
All students will present their projects for feedback from Industry Professionals.
Panel of Judges will review via Teams Meeting; Presentations will be given in-person and streamed on camera via Teams.

2026 Cohort: Advanced Microsoft Excel
2026-05-04 09:00 - 16:00
Advanced Microsoft Excel

2026 Cohort: Power BI Presentations
2026-06-23 - 2026-06-24, 2026-06-24 - 2026-06-25, 2026-06-25 - 2026-06-26, 2026-06-26 - 2026-06-27
