Jay Rose has written a fantastic article for DV, he shares wonderful insight and tips for editing talking head interview audio. Here’s a quick excerpt:

“Glottal shocks are reserves of breath, stored in the lungs and released suddenly when a word starts with a vowel (like “andâ€? or “Iâ€?). These words should start smoothly, with the throat open before breath starts to flow. If breath starts too soon, the sudden burst of air makes a click. Scrub slowly through the start of the suspect word. The click will be definite, taking maybe a third of a frame where the word starts. Fixing it is easy. If you’re not concerned with lipsync, just cut it out. If the subject is visible and you don’t want to change the timing, replace it with an equal length of room tone. The subject will sound calmer.”

Most of the time we see tutorials aimed at the video side of things, it’s great to read a useful tutorial with relevant and practical info that can help improve your audio work. Definitely check this one out.