Jasmin Wölke moderates events in Koblenz in German, in English or switching between both. The conference moderator from Ludwigsburg learned her business English in international corporate roles, not in a language course.
International teams at the Deutsches Eck
Koblenz looks regional at first glance but has long worked internationally. Health IT around CompuGroup Medical runs teams across borders, Canyon sells bikes directly to customers worldwide, and WHU in nearby Vallendar brings students and alumni from many countries into the region. Anyone planning a town hall, a customer day or a conference here often has both in the room: German-speaking departments and colleagues who only follow English. The usual workaround, running everything in English, loses one half. Everything in German loses the other. Bilingual moderation solves exactly this problem.
Language direction instead of simultaneous interpreting
In the briefing Jasmin defines which parts of the programme run in which language. Welcome and framing bilingual, expert talks in the speaker's language, summaries in the other one. For many formats this removes the need for an interpreting booth. On stage she switches without friction: she wraps an English contribution in two German sentences and moves on. Guests who prefer to answer in English are announced beforehand, so nobody is caught off guard. After a few minutes the audience realises it is not missing anything and stays engaged in both languages.
English at corporate level
At the Global Sales Summit, a corporate reference from her industry career, Jasmin hosted a programme in English with more than 500 participants from over 40 countries. She knows the difference between stage English and meeting English, between an American audience and an international audience using English as a second language. That instinct decides whether international guests feel included or just nod politely.
Planning your bilingual event in Koblenz
Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Kurfürstliches Schloss or your own premises: Jasmin settles the language question before the running order, so the programme fits from the start. From Ludwigsburg it is about two and a half hours; for morning events she arrives the evening before. Send date, format and language mix through the contact form. More on the format is in the hub bilingual moderation, all pages about the city are on the Koblenz city page, and for panels see panel discussions in Koblenz.