Writing Effective Instructions
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This document discusses how to write effective instructions by analyzing the audience, structuring instructions appropriately for their level of experience, using precise language and parallel structure, providing enough but not too much information, employing helpful organization methods like lists and graphics, and testing instructions for usability.
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Writing Effective Instructions
- 1. Writing Effective Instructions Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 3. What do we always do 鍖rst? Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 4. Audience Analysis Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 5. Do a task analysis. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 6. What do they need to know? What do they want to know? Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 7. Instruct at the correct level (Basic overview or detailed instruction?) Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 8. How to access your blog interface: Novice User with your computer turned on, open the Web browser. locate browser button on desktop double-click it wait for browser to open enter URL for your control page press enter etc etc. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 9. Same for Experienced User: Open browser Enter URL for control panel Click on New Entry Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 10. Use very speci鍖c action verbs. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 11. Be sure you say what you mean. Place the thingie? 際際滷 it into place? Click it into place? Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 12. Maintain Parallel Structure Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 13. Right: 1. Click the left button. 2. 際際滷 the lever over until the bunny turns blue. 3. Turn the ignition key. 4. Blast off. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 14. Right: 1. Click the left button. 2. 際際滷 the lever over until the bunny turns blue. 3. Turn the ignition key. 4. Blast off. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 15. Wrong: 1. First, you click on the left button. 2. After you do that, then youll want to slide the lever all the way over. 3. When the lever is all the way over, the bunny will turn blue. After that, turn the ignition key. 4. Congratulations! Blast off! Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 16. Dont overload the audience People can digest a limited amount of info Consider audience attention spans Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 17. Give just enough info to get them to the next step. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 18. Make it easy to follow. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 19. Superstructure Introduction Description of equipment List of materials or equipment needed Directions Troubleshooting Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 20. Use appropriate organization Chronological order Numbered list format Descriptions Checklists Question lists Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 21. Use plenty of graphics. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 22. and pay attention to their quality. Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 23. Design attractive pages / screens Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 24. Dont make an instruction unit more than one screen long Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 25. Test it. If its not usable, its no good. Saturday, September 25, 2010