No more BORING D&D sessions

Are your D&D players not paying attention? You might need to work on your session pacing! There are two types of pacing, session pacing and campaign pacing. Session pacing is the flow of your session, and campaign pacing is how quickly you move through your story and advance your plot. Both are equally important! And getting them right is one of the hardest things to master as a dungeon master. I definitely haven't mastered it, but by changing the way I prep, and doing some little things while playing, I've managed to significantly improve the pace of my sessions, and prevent them from dragging on. Do you have any tips for improving pacing? Let me know down in the comments!

00:00 the hardest skill to master
00:17 two types of pacing
00:37 campaign pacing is important
00:52 visualizing the plot
01:01 session goals
01:11 an example
01:28 now build encounters
01:50 benefits of setting goals
02:00 session pace in prep
02:46 pacing during play
02:52 dialogue and role play
03:16 DM simulation
03:39 use ANYWAYS
03:58 want more tips?