Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 21, 2023

Also remind them no to wear green.

I wondered where Carlson got his ideas.

Doesn’t the second “click” turn the mic OFF??

Face it, Roland—Walter Cronkite, you ain’t!!

We audio engineers, as a rule, hate mics with on/off switches

When I ran a talent show for years at my Elementary school here in Michigan and it seemed true that the younger the person was, the more quickly they learned to use a microphone correctly. Never had a mic incident with the kindergartners.

Shouldn’t Kim be the one to turn on Mike when he’s not hot?

And be sure to turn it off before making any obscene or incriminating remarks.

For a subsequent lesson, let’s discuss the career ending danger of NOT turning off your mic. It’s called a “Hot Mic” for a reason. It can burn your career and reputation down.

And to think those kids are paying for this class

No,let’s move on to the idiots who confess to their crimes not realizing the microphone is still on.

And then,let us all remember “Uncle Don”.

Reminds me of Charms class in Harry Potter. “Swish and flick. Swish and flick.”

Mic, not Mike.

I used to “call” at my parish bingo games. I was taught that if I could hear my voice coming back to me off the far wall, I was fine. The easy part was that there were marks on the amplifier face for recommended settings. They worked well for years. Basically, it was turn on the amp, tap the mic and off we go.

Just as important is knowing when to turn the mike off!

Just think of all those embarrassing or self-incriminating occasions of hot mike!

A piece of tape over the switch is one solution. As long as the switch is “on”, of course.