Two nice answers already..
Rwy in Sight,
""No you will create a panic among passengers and you don't know anything about planes so don't annoy me"
If it was made into a brief feature sometime during the flight, maybe that mentality could be changed.
gadgetman,
"Pop quizzes may be an option."
Good lateral thinking, that man...
Make it worth it to the pax listening to the safety briefing and knowing how to don a life vest, or where the emergency exits are.
Suddenly it's no longer just about being in a crash, it's about testing your wit and maybe gaining a prize. And somehow learning something in the process which will stick in your mind.
I can already see a "life-vest donning" competion.
Sorry all, I am NOT trying to be funny.
But as already said, vaying the format of the safety announcement as such only works for the newcomers, be it rap, or strip-tease.
Scare tactics don't work either.
Pop quizzes, maybe? Come on, there must be other ideas floating around.
As I said, make it worth it to the pax to listen and understand.
CJ