How do I prevent constant clipping in voice recording for podcast

I'm trying to record the voice track for my podcast. I used to use a PC, but am trying to learn how to do it on a Mac Mini using GarageBand. The audio quality on the PC was fine, but I'm having nothing but problems on this Mac. I'm not sure why.
My first try resulted in audio waveforms that were tiny, about 1/10 the height of the track when you view in the audio editor. I had to boost the gain after I made the recording, using an audio editing program.
In my second attempt at a recording, I moved the volume slider to the right very slightly and re-recorded. Now just about all of the waveforms are clipped off at the top and bottom. About 90% of my podcast had clipping.
So, either the waveforms are way too small, or huge with clipping....just by moving the volume slider as slightly as I can. I have checked the audio input volume in System Prefs and it is around 3/4 of the way up. Then I tried controlling the volume with the slider in GarageBand. Is this wrong? Should I lower the volume in System Prefs to half way?
I'm using an external mike. I can't figure out why the volume control is so sensitive. How am I supposed to adjust the volume? It's either way too low, or way too high. Am I doing something wrong?
Mac Mini   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  
Powerbook G4 17 1.5 ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.2)  
Mac Mini   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  
Powerbook G4 17 1.5 ghz   Mac OS X (10.4.2)  

Forget the waveform. Set the master outs on Garageband to be at 0 DB. Set the volume of the input channel to be 0 DB. Use your ears...... adjust you gain on the inpt device to that you do not see clipping in the channel meter.
Think about a little compression.....
Kevin

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