improve the sound of a lavalier

Where was the mic placed and at were was it pointed, or directed?
For improving an already existing recording, definitely, by all means, try EQ. The amount of improvement may range between very little to very much.
 
Was the mic buried under clothing? I don't recall the Rode Lav sounding that dull, but I've never used one. Where was it mounted? If it is high up at the neck line lav can sound dull. Could be a phase frequency wise. If that is from an XLR input, I would temporarily swap the wires going to XLR pins 2 and 3 on one end of the mic cable. Was there a secondary audio source? But since it's already recorded:
Spectrum analysis indicates a sharp cut-off starting just below 10kHz, (which should be acceptable for dialog) but it also removes the 'air' Was it recorded with a very low sample rate (nyquest frequency) or a lossy file low bit rate. The file's media info shows 192kbps, but that could be from YT. The low frequencies roll off quickly as well, starting and around 175Hz so there's no fundamental . I would use a HF exciter in conjunction with multiband compressor to lightly compress and adjust the individual frequency ranges for EQ, followed by 8dB of expanding to reduce the BG noise added in processing.
 
the mic was in the 3.5mm port of the pcm-m10
The mic was clipped on my cloth above sternum on the left. Maybe it was placed a bit too high.
Thanks for your answer Rick, i highly appreciate it, i'll see what i can do next time.
 
It looks like placement is about right and it isn't buried. Frankly, it sounds like the Rode Lav to me. They are not a bright mic.
 
Best way to improve the sound of that lavaliere is to replace it with a Countryman or Sanken. I use the stock Røde lav on my Røde Video Wireless and it's okay, but not great. Heck even my ancient Trams sound better.
 
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