A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, 7th edition - Kate L. Turabian 2007

Design notes for the body of your talk so that you can understand them at a glance
Presenting research in alternative forums
Part I. Research and writing: from planning to production

Do not write your notes as complete sentences (much less paragraphs) that you read aloud; notes should help you see at a glance only the structure of your talk and cue what to say at crucial points. So do not cut and paste sentences from a written text; create your notes from scratch.

Use separate pages for each main point. On each page, write out your main points not as topics but as claims, either in a shortened form or (only if you must) in complete sentences. Above it, you might add an explicit transition as the verbal equivalent of a subhead: “The first issue is. . . .”

Visually highlight those main points so that you recognize them instantly. Under them, list as topics the evidence that supports them. If your evidence consists of numbers or quotations, you'll probably have to write them out. Otherwise, know your evidence well enough to be able to talk about it directly to your audience.

Organize your points so that you cover the most important ones first. If you run long (most of us do), you can then skip to the next section or even jump to your conclusion without losing anything crucial to your argument. Never build up to a climax that you might not reach. If you must skip something, use the question-and-answer period to return to it.