>>Ask the person to write out each and every step required to
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>That's very wise. It's an eye-opener to go through such an exercise.
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>In one of my first writing courses, our very first assignment was to write instructions for making a peanut butter sandwich. After collecting all the papers, the teacher pulled out jars of peanut butter and loaves of bread and proceeded to follow instructions we'd just written.
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>"Put peanut butter on bread"
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>She picked up the jar and slammed it down on the loaf of bread.
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>It was an incredibly effective demo, and taught us a LOT about communicating clearly. ;-)

I bet it did... and good entertainment too.

cheers