Many people are curious about the marriage between roleplaying and the Toastmasters program, specifically how the speech projects in Pathways can be retooled to develop our members’ roleplaying skills. Two weeks ago, member Andrew Brewer presented a speech focused on identifying and appealing to differing “Communication Styles,” a speech in Level 2 of his Path, Visionary Communication. Instead of describing his own personal communication style and recounting instances of relating to others’ differing styles, he assumed the role of a modernized Tom Bombadil, an enigmatic character from the world of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, giving the listener advice on how to best relate to members of the Fellowship of the Ring.