Delivering a lesson requires very good planning and communication skills. It is most important to take into account of makeup of your class. Who are your students? What are they most interested in? Tailoring the presentation to the audience is of most importance.

You only get to make a first impression once. Your relationship with your students develops very quickly and a poor first impression can lead to a student becoming de-motivated. It is the responsibility of the teacher to make sure that he/she is prepared right from the first moment.

More often than not, I am given a syllabus with which to conduct my course. The curriculum developers usually develop the syllabi as well. I always take this to be a guideline, rather than a rule. The best syllabi are developed by those who need to use it in the class room. That means teachers.