Instructional Document: Length and Design appropriate for audience. Choose a task or an activity that would need to be carried out on a regular basis in the industry that you plan to enter after graduation. For your sake, the activity should be fairly simple and process-based, although that doesn’t mean that it can’t be time-consuming. For example, cataloging inventory in a retail business is a very time consuming task, but it essentially involves numerous repetitions of the same few simple steps carried out over a great number of items. Be sure to choose a task/activity with enough steps to warrant documented instructions, but not so many that it becomes overwhelming.
Once you have chosen your task/activity, identify the employee(s) who would be in charge of carrying it out and design/compose an instructional document that teaches them how to do so. In the context of this assignment, pretend that you (the writer of the document) are in charge of supervising these individuals as well as others within your department, so you want them to be able to carry the task out independently without constantly badgering you for help. Be sure to consider what kinds of instructions your employees can reasonably be assumed to understand and what instructions might need further explanation. Use diagrams or images for clarification whenever necessary.
Also consider the length of the document, and make sure that it is appropriate for your audience. A document intended to teach a group of employees should be relatively brief (no more than 10 pages) while providing clear instructions.
Task/Activity: Dressing Mannequins in a Retail Store
Audience: Employees responsible for dressing mannequins in the store
Length: 5 Pages
Instructions for Dressing Mannequins in a Retail Store
Introduction:
Welcome to our team of employees responsible for dressing mannequins in our retail store! We know this might seem like an intimidating task at first, but with these simple instructions we’re confident you’ll have no trouble learning how to properly dress our mannequins. So let’s get started! The following steps will walk you through everything you need to know about dressing mannequins here at our store.
Step 1: Gather Appropriate Clothing Items – Before attempting to dress any mannequin, be sure that you have all the clothing items necessary on hand. Depending on what type of display you are creating and what kind of clothes are needed, this could range from one outfit per figure or multiple outfits per figure. In either case, make sure that all pieces fit properly and are ready for display before beginning step two.
Step 2: Dress Mannequin From Bottom Up – Once you have gathered all necessary clothing items, begin by putting each piece onto the mannequin starting from the bottom up – shoes first then pants/skirts followed by shirts/dresses etc… until finally arriving at accessories such as earrings, necklaces etc… It may help to use pins if needed to keep certain articles of clothing securely fastened during display as some fabrics can easily slip off due to gravity or movement within customers walking nearby. Be sure not to pin too tightly so as not damage fabric or leave holes when removed later on down the road though!
Step 3: Style Hair & Makeup – After getting each article of clothing in place on your figures now it’s time give them their final touches with hair and makeup styling! Depending again on what type of look is desired there may be many different waysthese tasks can be accomplished; however doing them well requires patience and attention-to-detail since even small upgrades can yield big effects when done correctly such as curling eyelashes (for dramatic effect!), using face powder/highlighter over certain areas (e.g., cheekbones), making subtle changes with hairstyling gel etc… Lastly when finished don’t forget about adding fragrance too if applicable – which tends always add another layeronto displays especially those around Valentine’s Day where aromas often play key roles in appealing potential buyers into buying gifts!