Wikihow page analyzed

  

For me completing the wikihow page felt like a big weight was lifted off my shoulders. Having to actually make a how-to page that was going to be published publicly made me anxious because I had to make sure the tips and intsructions would be applicable to others. Also for a person to really take from these instructions and feel like after reading this, they have learned something new. When the idea was first brought up in class about making a wikihow page, I didn’t even know, let alone hear about a wikihow page before. This was my first time ever hearing about this, because most people just go on goggle and research how to do things or even just go on YouTube. YouTube has become the main search engine for learning how to do things because as you learning about the topic, two of your senses are being stimulated. Visually you are seeing how the particular object is being made or produced, and hearing what needs to be done. And of course as you’re watching the video, physically you can now mirror what is being taught. 

In my wikihow page, I demonstrated how to choreograph a basic routine in heels. I chose this particular subject because it was something that I know I can demonstrate properly and also still learn from. As the instruction was being created, I still was learning about the different things it took to even be comfortable in heels. As a female walking in heels comes very easy to most, but for others it is very hard. Standing up straight and keeping your balance while being about 2 inches off the ground is hard. I had to learn to do this being on dance team because we do multiple dances in heels often. Everything I learned from practice I tried incorporating it into the wikihow. But all the information wasn’t just from personal experience and previous knowledge. There were some sites I referred to for more factual information that was very useful in the process. Some blog sites gave multiple tips and ideas that can make the act of being heels way more comfortable. Reviewing those many cited help a lot. Instyle  helped a lot from reading some of their blog posts that gave helpful tips on practicing how to properly walk in heels. Also I looked the different shoes that are actually made just for professional dancing. The heel and the structure of the shoe is very different from a regular high heel shoe. The heel is much wider and the sole of the shoe is softer. Everything about the shoe us soft to make it feel comfortable on the foot.

Throughout the article that can be noticed, were photos used from actual practices held with my dance team. The reason being for photos taken from my practices were because I wanted to show the authenticity of “regular” people trying to this act in heels. The struggles were real getting the perfect picture and also the perfect “off-guard” picture to use. Most of the pictures were all action because it was better to see them actually moving instead of standing still because it doesn’t give off the reality affect of it. 

The communication aspect of the wiki was to show others that things are always broken down the best way possible for people to understand. Through verbal demonstration to digital communication, it all revolves around the same format of communication. On my wiki page, the tone given was to make readers feel as comfortable as possible reading the instructions so that when following through with the steps it wouldn’t be hard. If you read each step, nothing was hard to understand or difficult to complete. Each step is very clear on what should be done in order to go on to the next step Also the pictures are pretty clear and great depictions of every step given.

There were some things I did find difficult to do, and that was editing the photos on Photoshop. Using Photoshop was uneasy task to do because I never had experience with it before. Remembering the steps to take to make the quality and resolution of the picture was hard, but practicing on multiple pictures so that I can get use to completing each step made it easier. 

Overall the wikihow page was to show females how to properly create a basic routine in heels with a quick tutorial on how to walk in heels as well. So there was a little bit of both messages delivered within the page and can easily be learned if effort and time was used effectively.