Here a presentation I did in 2016 to introduce Google Sheets to a small audience. It's piqued some interest in and helped to launch some fascinating uses I hadn't thought of! So if you're trying to introduce Google Sheets, this might help.

1. Personal Productivity
with Google Sheets
- Babatunde Muse
- July 2016
- @tundemuse

2. SESSION OBJECTIVES
• Appreciation of Online Collaboration, with
examples
• What is Google Sheets – and what it isn’t
• Google Sheets Vs Excel
• Collaborating with Google Sheets
• Improving Personal Productivity with Google Sheets

3. ONLINE COLLABORATION

4. ONLINE COLLABORATION

5. ONLINE COLLABORATION

6. WHAT IT IS
• Google Sheets is an online spreadsheet app that
lets you create and format spreadsheets and
simultaneously work with other people.

7. WHAT IT ISN’T

8. GOOGLE SHEETS VS EXCEL
• Desktop-Based
• Works Offline
• Works Independently
• You can lose your work
• Browser-Based
• Works Online
• Allows Collaboration
• You can’t lose your
work

9. THINGS YOU CAN DO
• Import and convert Excel, .csv, .txt and .ods
formatted data to a Google spreadsheet

10. THINGS YOU CAN DO
• Export Excel, .csv, .txt and .ods formatted data, as
well as PDF and HTML files

11. THINGS YOU CAN DO
• Use formulae, perform calculations, use formatting
just like in Excel

12. THINGS YOU CAN DO
• Work AND Chat in real
time with others who are
editing your spreadsheet
• This, we will do

13. ACTIVITIES
• Create attendance sheet for this session
• Class assignments/group project

14. END