At the Microphone
An Interview Guest Should Know Which Question Has Just Changed
A follow-up can move from a general topic into a personal one without the interviewer noticing the change. Naming that turn gives the guest a clearer…
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At the Microphone
Small preparations that make a voice recording easier to hear, assess and work with.
At the Microphone
A Remote Guest’s Pause May Be a Connection Delay
In a remote interview, a gap can arise from the connection rather than hesitation. Editing every delay as a meaningful silence can change how a guest…
At the Microphone
Before an Interview Goes Personal, Offer a Smaller Question
An interview can become unexpectedly personal even when its subject sounds ordinary. A question about a first job may lead toward family finances,…
At the Microphone
Introduce a Re-created Scene Before It Sounds Like an Archive Recording
A newly recorded reading can bring an old letter into an audio programme. The listener should be able to tell that the voice belongs to a present-day…
At the Microphone
Introduce a Read-Aloud Quote So Listeners Know When Your Voice Changes Role
In an audio essay, the same voice may narrate, paraphrase and read somebody else’s words. A listener cannot see quotation marks, so the script needs to make…
At the Microphone
Script Directions Should Be Easy to See and Hard to Read Aloud by Accident
A presenter reaches a bracketed note and reads “pause for guest” into the recording. The problem may be the script’s visual organisation rather than the…
At the Microphone
Hearing Your Own Voice Late While Recording? Check the Monitoring Path
Trace how your voice reaches your headphones when monitoring a recording, and distinguish a delayed monitoring path from an echo in the room.
At the Microphone
A Scripted Number Needs the Words You Intend to Say
Prepare numbers in a spoken script by writing their intended pronunciation and checking units before recording the full passage.