Ray Evans blends a professional, easy-going style with a strong grasp of adult learning-demonstrated across classroom, seminar, workshop, and live-online delivery, supported by practical, high-retention instructional materials.
Backed by Microsoft certifications, Ray teaches more than 2,500 topics spanning Microsoft Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Publisher-and is one of very few presenters delivering expert-level webinars across all six leading AI cognitive engines: Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Grok, Gemini and DeepSeek.
He holds qualifications in Frontline Management, Accounting, Training and Assessment and is certified in Six Sigma business-improvement methodology.
Since 1990, Ray has trained over 40,000 students, business owners, and executives, and authored extensive training documentation, complex reports, and engaging web content-consistently demonstrating exceptional communication and knowledge transfer.
Ray's webinars replicate the in-person classroom experience and include:
A comprehensive step-by-step Learning Guide
Demonstrations and practical exercises
Exercise files; and
Productivity techniques, tips and shortcuts
Thursday
18Option 1 - CPA and Finance AI Productivity Focus: This 90-minute masterclass gives CPAs and finance professionals a structured, practical introduction to using Claude in a professional accounting environment - covering what Claude genuinely can and cannot do, how to use it safely with financial and client data, and how to write prompts that produce consistent, reliable outputs.
Thursday
18OPTION 1: Discover how to bring artificial intelligence directly into your spreadsheets with this insightful webinar on the ChatGPT for Excel Add-in. You'll learn how to install and activate the add-in seamlessly within Excel and gain a clear understanding of how to use its interface to access powerful AI features.
Tuesday
23Stop wrestling with clunky calendars and overflowing inboxes.
Wednesday
24Option 1 - Finance Automation Productivity Focus: This 90-minute masterclass gives finance professionals a practical, structured approach to using Claude and Excel together for financial process automation.
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