A Lilly Corporate Club Toastmasters member delivers a farewell speech from Chicago Airport before moving to India. He thanks his mentor Meg Claxton, past president Jason Tharp, and incoming president Robert Goodlow for helping him grow as a speaker over two years.
Good morning, fellow Toastmasters of the Lilly Corporate Club. Today is 3rd July, about 10:35 AM EST or 9:35 AM CST. I'm at the Chicago Airport Terminal 5 and I'm all checked in for my flight to India at noon. But before I do that, I wanted to express my gratitude to all the members of the Lilly Corporate Club It has been quite a journey for last 2 years. I've met so many of you and I've learned a lot from all of you, but still I would like to take some of the names and I would like to start with my mentor, my guru, Meg Claxton. Thank you, Meg, for whatever you have done. We also have our now immediate past president, Jason Tharp. Incoming president Robert Goodlow, Jolene, Jane, and so many other seniors. For the last 2 years, I've learned a lot from all of you, and I certainly believe that I have improved from what I was to where I am now. I am also very excited for the performance of the club that has been there consistently, and I feel so grateful to be part of this Toastmasters journey for last 2 years. And I'm very hopeful that even though I had a rough patch for last 1.5 weeks, I believe that God has some greater plan for me, and I'll be back for sure. I'm very excited for all the new Toastmasters that we are getting. Snigdha, you rock! At this emotional moment, I'm not able to recall all the other members, but please remember, you guys are awesome. You guys are doing an excellent job, and your executive committee is fantastic. My only advice to you is keep coming to the club, participate, give speeches, do evaluation, take table topics and other roles. You never know, you'll you'll become so much better. So here I am signing off, wishing you all the best for your future. Keep in touch. Remember, I would still be working for Lilly, so I'll just be an email or Skype chat away, and hopefully we'll meet soon again. All the best, signing off. God bless you. Bye.
