Commanding is a tough job. You really have to stay on your toes and prioritize. In my experience commanding, heres a few basic tips that I learned very quickly:

-use the Sat Track every single time its available. This gives you an update on the enemy position at least once every 30 seconds. Used in tandem with the UAV, this can provide deadly intel for on-point squads.

-be careful where you drop orbital. avoid dropping it in open areas or areas with too much cover. look for spots that have a little bit, but not much. also dont use orbital to take out just one guy. use orbital to scare people into or away from where you want them to be as much as you do to kill them.

-EMP strike isnt just for vehicles! Have someone pestering your guys with a railgun? EMP it. Nasty little AA gun? EMP it. Big group of guys have your team pinned down? EMP them. Remember, while EMP doesnt kill the other guy, it can immobilize static weapons and give surrounding infantry disco-vision, making them much less able to shoot straight. This is especially nice if you have a sniper that's tearing you up.

-Drop supplies as fast as you can when theyre called for. Often times I've seen flags turn that could have been held if the squad holding it could have repaired their walker with a box, or had a faster resupply for troops because of it.

-Prioritize your targets. Is it crucial to take the next flag, or can you just surround them and turn it into a slaughterhouse? Should you keep a squad on defense of a back flag? Do your assets need to be repaired by hand or can you drop a box and fix it? These are things you need to keep in mind. You are ORCHESTRATING the battle. A commander has the ability to shape the battlefield, so you should always try to shape it to your advantage.

-Communicate CONSTANTLY. Give and get intel reports. Let your squads know when and where UAV/Orbital/EMP/Supplies are dropping. Above all, tell your squads OVER VOICE COMMS how they're doing. If you have a squad that's ignoring orders, tell them to shape up. If you have a squad that's kicking butt and taking names, tell them they're doing a damn fine job. Dont use the cheesy right-click commands to tell them, it means more to people to hear you say "kick ass work taking that flag squad 2" or "squad 5, what the heck are you doing in their UCB?". Communication is essential, dont ever let anyone tell you that you talk too much as commander.

-DO NOT BE A BATTLE COMMANDER. If you're commanding, your job is to COMMAND. NOT drive a walker. NOT fly a gunship. NOT go help squads take flags. NOT run around and kill people. Sometimes the commander has to fight, like on gibraltar if someone gets to EU base. Otherwise, you should never close the command screen. If you want to fight, dont command because you're going to be ineffective at both areas. It's that simple. I cant tell you how many games i've seen lost just because the commander was too busy trying to cap flags and run around or drive a vehicle to do his job.

Like I said, thats just some basic stuff, but following those things has earned me a 9:1 commanding win/loss ratio. It may sound boring to just lie there in the back away from the action, but it's really not (plus it's a hell of a good way to get insane amounts of points...650 points as commander on my last titan match, and thats a short titan game.)