It doesn’t matter how much money you’ve spent on your mic, or whether Steven Bartlett uses it or not. Where you put your mic matters more.
Always try and keep your mic about a fist’s distance from your mouth. You’re unlikely to be using the sort of mic with a giant fluffy attachment like the ones they have on the F1.
If you’re using a condenser mic (like the beloved Blue Yeti or one that doesn’t look like the 🎤 emoji), this is really important because the further you are from it, the more of your voice is bouncing off your laptop and every other piece of metal or glass in your room.
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