Ms.Lara Mellor

Area Of Expertise : Excel, Power BI, Project, Planner, Copilot, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and other M365 Apps
25 Years Of Experience
Training Industry : Multi Industry

Lara Mellor has worked as a Microsoft Trainer since 1997.  She is a subject matter expert in most of the Microsoft Applications.  She has a mathematical background so specialises in packages that are logical and analytical such as Excel, Power BI and Project.  She also is very excited by the fast paced developments with Microsoft’s AI tool Copilot. She is based in the North East of England and has delivered training courses, run webinars and provided one to one support (both online and face to face) to a large range of UK based companies but also internationally. Lara has also done a range of Excel analysis and development work for clients providing them with a finished working solution.

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Live Webinar

MS Excel: Dynamic Array Functions

Unlike most functions which provide a result in a single cell that can then be auto filled, dynamic array functions automatically produce a result that spills into adjacent cells. Amongst the functions covered in this session are FILTER, SORT and SORTBY which ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Aug 28, 2025
Live Webinar

Microsoft Excel: Slice, Dice & Summarise: Getting started with Pivot tables

PivotTables are one of Excel’s most powerful tools for data analysis. This webinar introduces the core concepts and practical steps to start using PivotTables effectively, even if you’re new to data manipulation. It will cover details on what pivot tables are ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Sep 15, 2025
Live Webinar

Crunch It Like a Pro: Excel Calculation Basics for Everyday Wins

This beginner-friendly webinar is your gateway to mastering the building blocks of Excel calculations. Whether you're working with budgets, reports, or performance metrics, understanding how Excel handles maths is essential. We’ll start with the logic behind ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Sep 30, 2025
Live Webinar

Intro to Microsoft Power BI: Visualise, Analyse & Energise – A Beginner’s Guide to Data Brilliance

Power BI is Microsoft’s powerful business analytics tool that transforms raw data into meaningful insights through interactive dashboards and reports. This introductory webinar is designed for those who are new to Power BI and want to understand its core capab ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Oct 09, 2025
Live Webinar

Excel-lent Conversations: Using Copilot Chat to Supercharge Your Spreadsheets

Excel just got a whole lot smarter. With Copilot Chat, you can now interact with your spreadsheets using natural language—no more hunting for the right formula or spending hours formatting data. This session will walk you through how to use Copilot Chat to st ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Oct 22, 2025