I drew up a basic script to make sure we nailed all the aspects of the idea I had in my head, and to provide a reference for Dave to use to do whole takes of all the material, as well as make his own notes. This was to maintain volume levels and overall tone of voice from start to finish.
All the audio was recorded using a basic condenser mic mounted on a boom stand, with a pop screen and wind filter used to minimise sibilance and smooth out the dynamics. I used my MacBook's built-in soundcard to record in uncompressed AIFF-C format, which will be converted to 128kbps MP3 for maximum compatibility with After Effects and minimum file size, without sacrificing a meaningful level of quality.
In the end we recorded 10 full takes of the script. The 3 best were then chosen and will each be trailed during the final steps of animation to see which one works best.