Jasmin Wölke moderates gala evenings, award ceremonies and company anniversaries in Vienna, in English and in German. The gala moderator travels from Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart the day before, so the evening starts without any rush.
Vienna sets the standard for festive evenings
Hardly any city blends festive culture and business as naturally as Vienna. Corporate galas take place at the Hofburg, at Palais Ferstel, at Palais Niederösterreich, in the Orangerie at Schönbrunn or in the ceremonial hall of the city hall. In winter the ball season fills many venues early: whoever looks for a date late picks from leftovers. In rooms like these, moderation quickly feels too small or too loud. What is needed is a tone that lives up to the setting and still stays with the people: warm, precise, without off-the-shelf pathos.
Tributes that deserve the name
The core of almost every gala are the moments when people step on stage: award winners, long-serving employees, teams after a hard project year. Jasmin prepares these moments in the briefing. She learns names and pronunciation, knows the story behind every tribute and builds suspense instead of reading lists. At the Leadership Excellence Awards, a corporate reference with 250 guests and ten categories, she kept a packed award evening in rhythm, with suspense up to the final category. When international guests sit in the room, she switches into English according to plan, so every table follows the evening.
Dramaturgy until well after midnight
A gala evening is a programme with phases: reception, opening, dinner courses, tributes, dancing or party. Jasmin plans with the organiser, kitchen and technical team when each phase begins and where the evening is allowed to breathe. She protects speaking times, absorbs delays and brings the official part to an ending that releases the rest of the night. How such an evening is built is shown in running order and programme of a gala. For award nights, see the running order of an award ceremony. Further formats in the city are bundled on the page moderator Vienna.
Enquire about your gala in Vienna
Send the occasion, date, venue and languages through the contact form. You will receive a quick assessment and, after the briefing, a written offer with a fixed fee including travel costs.