Making 4E run smoother

I will have to follow this. [Link]

Here are a few suggestions that should help you run a smooth game:

• Take more time for character creation. Everyone is eager to get started. It’s understandable. But considering that the first scene potentially sets the tone for a whole campaign, it can be good to spend extra time on character generation. We all love creating characters and no one will complain if your first session is mostly, or exclusively, character creation.
• Make sure your players know the rules. The PHB looks thick but the D&D rules are simple - they can be summed up in about 40 pages.
• Look up all the rules. Look up all the rules you read about during character creation. And take notes right on your character sheet or DM screen.
• Print or make power cards. Every player, every power. It’s not that hard to just write them yourself either if your printer isn’t working - about half the printers in the world are out of ink apparently.
• Talk strategy. Encourage players to tell everyone what powers they chose. D&D4e can be way more tactical than it’s predecessor. If your players work well as a unit they’ll dispatch easy challenges quickly and have more fun facing the tough encounters. Total party kills are usually not fun anyway (but if you have to kill everyone do it with style!)