One thing I find useful for transitions is to set up some unrelated points in advance.
So instead of doing :
Thing a, thing b, thing c
I do:
We had to do a few things, then tie them together, First thing a, so we also had to do thing b. finally to get going we had to thing c. They all work together like result.
Another transition method that works for me is to just announce the seeming non-sequitor. "Now I need to talk for a minute about X. I know it seems unrelated, but it turns out to be vital..."
So instead of doing :
Thing a, thing b, thing c
I do:
We had to do a few things, then tie them together, First thing a, so we also had to do thing b. finally to get going we had to thing c. They all work together like result.
Another transition method that works for me is to just announce the seeming non-sequitor. "Now I need to talk for a minute about X. I know it seems unrelated, but it turns out to be vital..."
HTH someone :)