The main article covers a lot of things to consider for your various briefings. Here, though, is a view of the items you might want to brief for each phase of your flight.
Route: Do the fixes make sense? How do you get from the runway to the first fix? What’s your initial heading? Is there a charted or obstacle departure procedure? At the destination, is there an arrival procedure? How do you get onto the approach? Given the forecast winds, what departure and arrival runways and approach will you likely get?
