Question

You are new. your supervisor is giving you lots of instructions for where to find information you will need to do your job. she is speaking so quickly and showing you so many different computer programs you must use, you are having trouble remembering everything. what would you do?

Answer 1

I would ask her to slow down a little (polietly) or after she is done ask a coworker to confirm what you learned. That is 

Answer 2

Taking notes and recording the instructions is the best way of collecting all the information without any fail.  

Being new in the job, it is best to talk to your supervisor and ask her to hold till the time you take pen and paper, and start noting everything down. If the conversation is taking place through electronic medium, it is also advisable to record the entire conversation for future references. In this way, you will be able to perform better and more efficiently rather than missing on some important details.