Jasmin Wölke hosts events in Leipzig in English, in German or in a guided mix of both languages. Her English comes from more than ten years of international corporate business and holds up even when thirty nationalities sit in the room.
Leipzig is growing internationally
Few German cities have changed as much in recent years as Leipzig. Porsche and BMW manufacture here, DHL runs one of its major hubs at Leipzig/Halle airport, the energy exchange EEX is based in the city, and new companies keep arriving across industry, logistics and the creative sector. With the new jobs came international teams: in many companies English has long been the working language, while part of the workforce still prefers to follow a programme in German. At the latest at the town hall meeting, the site celebration or the anniversary party, this becomes a stage question. The Leipzig trade fairs pose it too: OTWorld draws trade visitors from all over the world, and a stand programme in German only gives away half the conversations.
The mix is craft, not chance
Before the event, Jasmin puts the language question on the table: who in the room follows only in English, who drops out during English technical talks, and in which language do slides, clips and the Q&A run? From the answers she builds a plan and then holds it consistently. Often she leads in a guided mix: she moderates a block in English and then briefly secures the key statements in German, without doubling the programme. Right at the start she tells the room how the evening works in terms of language. That one announcement takes away many guests' fear of missing something.
Proven in international rooms
Jasmin did not learn her English on stage but before it: more than ten years of international business at Bosch, most recently as a director with a team of 100 people. At the Bosch Global Sales Summit, a company reference, she led three days of programme with more than 500 participants from 40 countries. From that practice comes an often underrated point: in front of a room full of non-native speakers, clear and calm English counts for more than any idiom.
Assignments, travel, enquiry
Assignments range from the town hall at a plant to conferences at the Congress Center Leipzig and stand programmes at the fair. From Ludwigsburg, Jasmin travels by ICE via Erfurt, a good four hours, arriving the day before for morning slots. For a quote, send date, format and the planned language share through the contact form. How the guided mix works in detail is shown on bilingual moderation, the format is described on English-speaking moderator, and other formats in the city on Moderatorin Leipzig.