Jasmin Wölke moderates roundtables and discussion rounds: small circles of decision makers in which every voice is heard and the round ends with a result. In English and German, confidential where the setting requires it.
Small, but more demanding than a stage
A roundtable gathers eight to fifteen people at one table, often managing directors, senior experts or customers meeting as equals. There is no stage for the moderation to hide behind. Every question, every interruption, every silence happens at arm's length. That is exactly why organisers book professional moderation for it: without guidance, the round becomes a series of monologues; with guidance, it becomes a conversation the participants remember.
Steering the round without slowing it down
Every round has people who talk a lot and people who observe quietly. Jasmin distributes the floor without turning the table into a classroom. She interrupts warmly, summarises and passes the question deliberately to those who have not spoken yet but visibly hold an opinion. Her questions come from preparation: beforehand she clarifies with the host who sits at the table, which interests are in play and what result the round should carry. The discussion stays open, but never aimless.
Confidential when the setting demands it
Roundtables live on people speaking openly. Jasmin proposes a clear frame to the host in advance: what may be quoted, what stays in the room and whether a summary note is produced. Where competitors sit at the same table, she makes sure nobody is pushed into sensitive territory. She knows this care from her leadership years at Bosch, SAP and Volkswagen, where such rounds were part of everyday work.
The roundtable within a larger programme
Often the roundtable is part of a bigger format: the executive circle on the fringe of a congress, the customer conversation at a client event, the deep-dive round after a panel. Jasmin moderates both together when it fits. The difference to a panel discussion is clear: a panel discusses for an audience, a roundtable discusses for itself. If the round needs decisions at the end, the craft of workshop moderation applies as well.