Clarity in Preaching: Ten Commandments

Peter Mead has an excellent post on "Ten Commandments for Clarity" in preaching. His ten points are:

1. Clarity comes from preaching the one big idea of the text, not several ideas.
2. Clarity comes from well-structured thought.
3. Clarity comes from expulsion of unnecessary content.
4. Clarity comes from choosing words that communicate.
5. Clarity comes from repeating and raining down words to unify the message.
6. Clarity comes from restatement of important sentences.
7. Clarity comes from carefully planned and executed transitions.
8. Clarity comes from effective use of variation in delivery.
9. Clarity comes from effective use of physical movement.
10. Clarity comes from effective engagement with the listener (energy, enthusiasm, etc.)

For further elaboration of the points see the post here.