Graydon Trusler — Course Director / Tech

Your Responsibilities

Technology

Slido audience polling — Configure and run live polling during Meeting 3 (option generating). Audience participates anonymously in real time.
Fathom live recording — Record Meeting 2 live with Fathom. Demo AI-generated minutes to the audience in real time. This is a learning objective: showing how AI tools leverage team efficiency.
AV and screen sharing — Projector, microphones, screen sharing for financial exhibits. Test everything the night before at the rehearsal dinner.
Child specialist video playback — Queue and play Jennifer Leister's pre-recorded Ainsley interview at ~1:40 PM.

Production

Pre-read package distribution — All pre-reads sent to registered attendees by June 3 (9 days before the CLE).
Printed agendas — Hard copies of meeting agendas for each attendee at their seat.
Cast Hub maintenance — This website. Keep documents current. Add new cast pages as roles are confirmed.
Rehearsal logistics — Coordinate the rehearsal dinner (night of June 11, private dining room). Ensure all AV works in the actual venue.

Materials Development

Scripts and agendas — Draft and refine all meeting scripts, agendas, and cue sheets with Cristi and Jenn.
Financial exhibits — Property division workbook, financial estate model, supporting documents.
Research — QOZ white paper, oil and gas lease, Texas research memos.
Document conversion — Markdown to DOCX for distribution. Keep source files and distribution files in sync.

"If the tech works perfectly, nobody notices you. If it doesn't, everyone does."

Your Schedule

Time	What	You
7:00 – 8:00	Setup	AV check, Slido test, Fathom test, printed materials at seats
8:00 – 9:00	Breakfast + Registration	Troubleshoot any tech issues. Final AV check.
9:00 – 10:30	Meeting 2: Financial Walk-Around	Running Fathom recording. Managing screen share for financial exhibits.
10:30 – 10:50	Break	Show Fathom-generated minutes to audience (demo)
10:50 – 12:30	Meeting 3: Option Generating	Running Slido polls. Managing audience participation.
12:30 – 1:30	Lunch	Queue child specialist video. Check afternoon AV.
~1:30	Litigation Consult	No tech needed (live scene). Standing by.
~1:40	Child Specialist Video	Play Jennifer Leister's pre-recorded interview.
~1:50 – 3:00	Meeting 4: Evaluate Options	Screen share for updated financial exhibits.
3:00 – 3:20	Break	Standing by.
3:20 – 4:30	Meeting 5: Negotiate & Settle	Screen share for settlement framework.
4:30 – 5:00	Case Autopsy	Any final tech support needed.

Key Deadlines

April 16 — First table read (Zoom)

All scripts drafted and distributed to cast. Jennifer Leister's child specialist recording due.

June 3 — Pre-reads distributed

Full pre-read package sent to all registered attendees: intake video, interest-creation sessions, team debrief, Meeting 1 summary, financial documents, case background.

June 11 — Rehearsal dinner

In-person dress rehearsal. Private dining room. Full AV test in the actual venue. Last chance to catch tech issues.

June 12 — CLE day

Arrive by 7:00 AM for setup. Everything tested and ready before first attendee walks in at 8:00.

Your Documents

Character bios and case background

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DOCX

Meeting 2 Agenda

Financial Estate Walk-Around

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DOCX

Meeting 3 Script

Blow-up, de-escalation, litigation consult

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XLSX

Property Division Workbook

Financial exhibits for screen sharing

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XLSX

Financial Estate Model

Full financial estate model

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DOCX

QOZ White Paper

Qualified Opportunity Zones in Divorce

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DOCX

QOZ Texas Research Memo

Texas-specific QOZ divorce research

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DOCX

Oil and Gas Lease

Norris Permian Ventures lease document

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DOCX

Interest-Creation — Angela

Angela's goals and interests

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DOCX

Interest-Creation — Tommy

Tommy's goals and interests

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DOCX

Team Debrief — Carol Mapp

Carol's debrief and team planning session

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DOCX

Meeting 1 Agenda

Procedural first meeting agenda

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DOCX

Meeting 1 Minutes

Fathom-generated meeting minutes

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Notes for Graydon

Your job is to be invisible. The audience should never think about technology during the CLE — they should be absorbed in the case. Every tech decision should serve that goal.

The two highest-risk moments are the Fathom live demo (Meeting 2 — if it fails, you lose a learning objective) and the child specialist video playback (~1:40 PM — if the video doesn't play, the emotional pivot of Meeting 4 is gone). Have backup plans for both. Download the video locally. Have Fathom minutes pre-generated as a fallback.

Slido should be tested with a throwaway poll during breakfast registration — get attendees connected early so there's no fumbling during Meeting 3.

The night-before rehearsal dinner is your last chance to test AV in the actual room. Don't skip it. Don't assume it will work because it worked in a different room.