I consulted the wisdom of the internets and not counting the long list of technical adjustments and microphone setups and rules for fine tuning the recording equipment, it gave me three points to focus on to hone some of my own voice skills:

Warming Up, which is to say doing vocal exercises for three or so minutes prior to attempting to record anything, which includes exercises like humming, trilling or reciting tongue twisters.

Speaking for the Microphone, or as it suggested, exaggerating consonants, enunciating, and speaking more slowly than one would speak to a crowd or when having a conversation.

Listening Back, by stopping after thirty seconds or a minute of trial recording and examining the effort like a critic, not critically, but with an aim to notice vocal tics, breathing, pacing, and other flubs.

Practice, as they say, makes perfect.

And if not perfect … well, then at least my microphone will get some extra use this month.