Why Choose Virtuoso Training?
I am Tim Gerlach, our head trainer and proprietor. I am a very experienced, skilled and dedicated trainer and consultant with a speciality in the world of Microsoft Office applications. Since 1996 I have helping people from a diversity of backgrounds to improve their PC skills and unlock the potential of the Microsoft suite to greatly enhance their efficiency and productivity.in all aspects of their computing life.
I have a wealth of experience and expertise in all of the mainstream Microsoft Office applications, including a knowledge of the many "tricks" and hidden shortcuts that exist in your typical Microsoft program. These are the tricks and shortcuts that can make your life so much easier, and can really separate the "power" MS Office user fom the wanna-be. Feeling a greater sense of mastery in the MS Office environment can boost your overall confidence and help to significantly counter the impact of stress in your workplace.
I actually began my working life as a secondary schoolteacher, in the distant past of last century. This experience has enabled to me to develop a high order of presentation skills along with great reserves of patience and humour, both very necessary assets in any training or educational setting. More evidence of my humour, should you seek it, and of my other extracurricular activities, can be found at my personal blog: timgeeblog.com
Over the course of my 20+ year career in training and consulting, I have worked in a variety of different environments in both the public and private sector. I am well-versed in the particular needs and requirements of these differing work environments and am keenly aware of the special needs inherent in the operation of a small business. In particular, it is difficult for small business people to spend significant amounts of time away from their business. Knowing this,part of the vision for my company is to deliver training and support in a fashion that is better suited to these time demands, and doesn't require business operators or their staff a lot of time (i.e. entire days) away from the 'coalface'. Instead, training can be delivered on your premises or home, on a schedule that best suits you.