The engineers and studio managers also taught me the skills of the medium; explaining that I shouldn’t talk straight into the microphone, but speak slightly across it. That way, the voice is still present, but not threatening the mike – you won’t ‘pop’ and distort the sound. I discovered for myself that a smile is helpful for warming the tone of the voice. I don’t know why, but the lift at the corners of the mouth gives a ‘shine’ to your sound; there is an energy of some kind, a warmth and pleasure, which communicates across the microphone.
Worth the price of entry on its own! Sage advice.
