About Us

Mercury is part of an international not-for-profit organisation that helps to develop communication and business presentation skills and leadership capabilities of its members in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. We are an English speaking club with members from a mix of backgrounds. If one of your aims is either to improve your English or gain powerful communication skills in Berlin, then we are the place for you.

The Mission of Mercury:

• to help members develop confident public speaking skills
• to train communication capabilities
• to enhance business presentation skills
• to develop leadership and team working skills
• to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members

Mercury is one of over 11,000 clubs worldwide that follow the approach of Toastmasters International (TMI). TMI was founded in 1924 and is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. There are many good reasons for joining Mercury Toastmasters... find some of them in the Why Join Mercury? category of our News blog!

Learn more about TMI in Distinguished Toastmaster Joel Furr's Toastmasters FAQ.

Toastmasters International provide videos with a demo meeting and member testimonials online.

Mercury Toastmasters was founded in 1998 and officially chartered as a Toastmasters Club in October 1999. More (yet incomplete) information can be found in the Development category of our News blog. The (unfortunately similarly incomplete) Hall of Fame category of our News blog lists achievements of our membners.

You can also read what the press has to say about Toastmasters in the Press category of our News blog.