Toastmaster of the Day, Louise Landess put together a meeting with a theme 2025 and the Next Five… What’s Your Vision? as we are approaching the end of the year and so it’s a perfect time to welcome a spirit of optimism for the coming year.

Serving as Grammarian, Thomas Bernard recited a heartfelt poem intended to inspire the attendees. Laura Cornell [who had been lined up for Grammarian but was unfortunately unable to make it] also shared a Word of the Day, “Hope” which was later presented by Jacqui Anderson.

Ian Thornton introduced the first speaker, Tom Palmer, whose speech, “Being an Accountant Is Not Always Dull,” humorously recounted his work experiences in London.

Erika Andrews led the Table Topic session that stretched the imagination of participants with questions like “Would you time travel to the past or the future?” and “What would you tell the 2004 version of yourself?”

Towards the end, Kori Jones provided his detailed observations as the General Evaluator, offering valuable suggestions for improvement.

The meeting ended with an optimistic note as it motivated attendees to envision a future with hope and humility. Special thanks to all the role players for making the meeting a success.

Member blog by Shaun Jacob