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320: Day 4 - TAOM 2016

Schedule for Monday, September 5

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 2017 Registration – Ballroom Foyer
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Dal Sanders Lecture – Kokomos

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00:00:14 - Jeff Lanes is one of the people behind-the-scenes that people never see, but are absolutely integral to the smooth running of any of our shows. Jeff is the Stage Director for the TAOM convention as well as this year's I.B.M. convention in San Antonio, Texas. He talks about the importance of having good sound in all magic shows.

00:11:29 - Immediate Past President, Judy Hollingsworth, talks about how the convention went from her perspective now that it's over.

00:21:11 - While awaiting the start time for Dal Sanders' lecture, we hear convention highlights from some of the registrants en masse.

00:25:48 - Dal Sanders gives us a short overview of what he talked about in his lecture.

00:33:22 - This was the first T.A.O.M. convention for S.A.M. National President, Jeff Sikora. He gives his unbiased report on this event as he reflects over the past few days and we wrap up the report.

Day Four TAOM 2016
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