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I generally adlib the content and don't use a script. I would say it takes 2 - 20 takes to get a bit down. Sometimes you flub it immediately, sometimes you're 5 minutes in and you get tongue tied all of a sudden. Sometimes you do a great take and 20 minutes later you realise you totally forgot to mention something. It's amazingly annoying.

You could do lots more shorter segments and they can be edited together if you're struggling and I certainly find it is very hard to cleanly ad-lib more than 5mins of content. However you do it, make sure that all captures are clearly/obviously named so their sequence is clear (i.e. 01_psipred_inputs.mkv, 02_psipred_results.mkv). If you're going to do lots of small captures then you need to be careful where your mouse pointer is on screen for continuity reasons. Also better to edit things end-to-end if possible. That is, I'd rather not cut short segements (errors) out of longer takes if possible as I'd like to reduce the number of transitions/cuts. Ideally there should be just one cut in between submitting the job and describing the results. So if you make and error in a 5min section better to just do a whole new take.
You could do lots more shorter segments and they can be edited together if you're struggling and I certainly find it is very hard to cleanly ad-lib more than 5mins of content. However you do it, make sure that all captures are clearly/obviously named so their sequence is clear (i.e. 01_psipred_inputs.mkv, 02_psipred_results.mkv). If you're going to do lots of small captures then you need to be careful where your mouse pointer is on screen for continuity reasons. Also better to edit things end-to-end if possible. That is, I'd rather not cut short segements (errors) out of longer takes if possible as I'd like to reduce the number of transitions/cuts. Ideally there should be just one cut in between submitting the job and describing the results. So if you make and error in a 5min section better to just do a whole new take. That said, if you fuck up and manage not to use the mouse, then you might be able to pick up in a way that can be edited out seamlessly.

For the miking yourself, if you're facing the mic then having something soft or curtain-y behind you is great if possible. A pop screen for a mic is great to avoid sibilants and plossives coming throught too much, though having the mic at right angles to you and talking across the front of it works too. The closer to the mic you are the deeper, richer and nicer your voice will sound.

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