The essential elements of Eid prayers are as under:

There is no Athan (i.e. call to prayer) or Iqamaah (i.e. call to stand for prayer).

There are only two Rak'ats (i.e. prayer cycles) to be performed in the Eid prayers and in both these Rak`ats the leader of the prayer shall make audible recitations of Surah Al-Faatihah and a selected portion of the Qur'an.

While standing (in the state of Qiyaam) those offering the prayer shall offer a few extra Takbeers[1].

Two Khutbahs (i.e. addresses) are made after the prayer is complete. The imam shall deliver these addresses while standing and shall sit for a few moments between the two Khutbahs. The Khutbah cannot be made before the prayer.

Finally, although you should find answers to your questions in the above explanation I will recap to satisfy your questions.

Those who say the Tasleem only to their right are correct, however, doing it to the left is also fine and not objected to.

The Khutbah cannot be made before the Eid prayer; it has to be made after.

The Athan and Iqamaah are not to be recited for the Eid prayers.

The Eid prayer should be prayed independent of the Friday congregational prayer. The two should not be mixed together.

If an imam makes a mistake a person from the congregation may bring it to his attention by saying "subhanulah" (i.e. glory to God). If the imam continues with the error or does not correct or has forgotten a verse one may help him by reciting the part he made a mistake in or forgot.

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