jb5000, try that in any reputable airline and you will be on the dole pretty soon.
If that is your slipshod and lackadaisical attitude to the profession of flying then I hope I never find you in the cockpit.
HA HA.
Actually rubik, I work with jb5000 and he is the consummate professional.
Some people just don't have a sense of humour...!
For what it's worth, the way I was trained to conduct a briefing follows that of Flyman35, but only making a point of things relative to the day. For example, if there's nothing wrong with the aeroplane then we won't mention the MEL, if it's CAVOK then it's unlikely we'll mention the runway state and use of anti-ice. If it's a flight from home base and we're flying the same SID day in day out, we won't brief the entire thing from the glass - we'll just have a quick check that it looks correct and that the correct stop altitude/level is set on the PFD. The emergencies brief is normally the longest part.