Eventually I developed a personal style and a deep and an abiding love of teaching and of students, and have enjoyed a very satisfying career. Although there is more information on how to teach effectively than I could ever address in a single article, I'd like to suggest a few general strategies, or habits, that can set you on your way. Practice them until they become second nature, and I guarantee you'll see results for you and for your students. Know what you're talking about. Survey after survey shows this to be the most important factor in students' evaluation of their instructor's teaching.
Students can easily spot an unprepared instructor.
Because we may be a little rusty or less familiar with concepts the first few times we teach a new course, we should do a lot more homework than our students. Teach and lead by example. Then we have to embody those traits. We must demonstrate that acquiring knowledge has some payoff that we are improved by it, that we find it intellectually satisfying, that we become more professional. Respect your students.