Lecturers

Professional

• Since 2017 - Consultant and promoter of start-ups and company spin-offs
• Since 2007 - Self-employed as coach, trainer, consultant from women's monasteries to multinational corporations, from Germany to China
• 1988 - 1995 - Private FernFachhochschule Darmstadt (today: Wilhelm Büchner 金贝棋牌); Chancellor and Managing Director.
• Additionally since 2005: Managing Director of Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt and EKS.
• Additionally since 2004: Director of the PFFH Technical Centre
• 1988 - 1995 - Independent consultant, primarily for non-profit organisations (AWO, Caritas etc.)
• 1985 - 1998 - DAG Technical Centre (today: DAA Technical Centre). Member of the management board with overall responsibility for marketing and sales, public relations, study counselling sales
• 1984 - Co-founder of "Vorsorge- und Anlageberatung H.-Christian Behrens / Michael Averkamp". Worked as one of two owners; left as co-owner in 1989 and began working as a strategic consultant

Memberships

• 2018 Partnership with Thomas Heidelbach to support and promote start-ups

• 2013 Establishment of an international Time to Think group for training the Thinking Partnership and Time to Think coaching

• 2010 - 2012 Trustee of the bürger:sinn:stiftung, a foundation that focuses in particular on imparting practical business knowledge to pupils and students and on vocational training for women in Namibia

• 2008 Co-founder of an international supervision group for the exchange of ideas and quality assurance between experts

• 2007 Founding of a strategy group that deals primarily with issues relating to the shortage of skilled labour

• 2006 - 2009 Appointment to the expert committee for the establishment of the Ferdinand Porsche FernFH Vienna

• 2006 - 2007 Member of the working group "Development of accreditation guidelines for
  distance learning universities"

• 2005 - 2007 Member of the Board of Trustees of the European Distance-Learning University of Applied Sciences Hamburg

• 2005 - 2007 Chairman of the Higher Education Section of the Distance Learning Forum

• 1991 - 2005 Research & Development Committee of the European Association for Distance
  Learning

And otherwise ...

• Songs, poems and stories on many small stages

• Music programmes on various topics, e.g. Jewish music, Indian music, music and politics

Further information on the website of Michael Averkamp

Johanna Ballon comes from Berlin, studied Slavic Studies and German Literature in her Bachelor's degree and Applied Cultural Studies in her Master's degree and is now a freelance coach and trainer. Her work includes training in non-violent communication, systemic individual coaching on work-life balance, job coaching and retreats for personal development, family and couples counselling and constellation work. She specialises in mindful living, inner clarity and decision-making, respectful relationships and conflict resolution, both professionally and privately.

Trainer for communication, negotiation and dialogue skills

Steffen Beck has over 30 years of professional experience as an independent communication trainer in sales and distribution. He trains managers and sales staff. He also coaches companies in their sales development and in the selection process for managers. His focus in training and coaching is on cooperative dialogue and negotiation skills.

Steffen Beck and Claus Lozek have been working as a team of trainers at colleges, universities and for the private sector for over 20 years. Their aim is to encourage playful, solution-orientated and relaxed interpersonal communication. All of their training programmes are geared towards the individual needs and goals of the participants. In role plays (which are representative of challenging dialogue and presentation situations), they develop new and alternative communicative options for action.

Ortrun Blase has been supporting managers, business founders, graduates and MBA/students as a trainer and coach for more than 20 years.

Several years of cross-industry professional experience in the areas of innovation, selection and leadership/motivation of employees in the management of the Credit Control team of the nationwide sales department of a sports equipment manufacturer and as a senior manager and deputy editor-in-chief in the media sector ensure a practical toolkit. In addition to her degree in Fine Arts at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, she studied Social and Communication Sciences and Theology and completed her qualification as a trainer and coach at the same time.

Her work focuses on communication and rhetoric, idea workshops, creativity training, creative problem solving, team training, leadership and motivation, self-management, time management and networking.

She attaches great importance to multi-perspectivity, designing workshops together with the participants, creativity and humour as well as practical tools.

Petra David was responsible for the political PR of various members of the German Bundestag for over ten years. Since 2011, she has been a freelance communications trainer, PR consultant, EU fundraiser and coach for professional success strategies. She holds a bachelor's degree in social sciences and a diploma in education.

Further information can be found on Petra David's website.

Sophia Güttler, born in the Erzgebirge, has been a teacher for special tasks in drama at the HMTM in Hanover since the summer semester 2023.

Her qualifications include

training as a state-certified Breathing, Speech & voice teacher (ASSL), work experience as an ASSL in Stuttgart, Dresden, Halle (Saale), a degree in speech science at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) with a Bachelor of Arts 2019 on the subject of "Speech training with actors* in non-German-speaking countries", a Master's degree currently being written in the specialisation phonetics, rhetoric, speech art on the subject of "Text work in speech training with drama students - didactic criteria for text selection and a text canon", further training in speech training (e.g. Method Gestural Speech - the largest text canon), as well as further training in speech training (e.g. Method Gestural Speech - the largest text canon). including the Gestural Speaking Method - Largest Focus, Jurij Vasiljev Method), as well as work experience with actors at the Sibiu National Theatre in the German Department (2018/2019/2020/2021), since 2019 teaching experience in speech teaching at state drama schools (HMT Leipzig Hans Otto Institute; HfS Berlin Ernst Busch) and at MLU Halle (Saale) in speech science.

Furthermore, work experience in coaching and in continuing education programmes (e.g. "Ansprechen!" or in the field of dubbing) as well as speaking assignments (e.g. Wortlautfestival Hannover 2023), acting experience (e.g. 2019 Dosenfleisch by Ferdinand Schmalz with ensemble tamquam at WUK) or acting + directing (2021/2022 play "Bogenschiffer- heute schlag ich zu" by ensemble p&s in Halle (Saale) or music videos (likemint.)).

Christian Hartwig (born 1976), mediator BM? licensed by the German Mediation Association (BM) and trainer for Mediation BM?. I was the first Transformative Mediator? in Germany to be certified by the American "Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation" (ISCT). I came into contact with mediation at the end of the 1990s; it had a lasting impact on me. Back then, when I mentioned mediation as my training goal, it was often confused with meditation. I took my first steps at the Faculty of Law, including at the international Summer School on Dispute Resolution.

I was impressed by how naturally mediators from the Anglo-Saxon world supported conflict partners in resolving their concerns constructively and sustainably in joint discussions. Inspired by this, I trained as a mediator in accordance with the standards of the German Mediation Association (BM), attended further training courses and internships in Australia and the USA, went on study trips to Asia, did a lot of voluntary work and never missed an opportunity to internalise the methodology of mediation.

I offer courses on mediation and conflict transformation to students in Berlin to give them an insight into the methodology. This allows participants to experience for themselves what it is like to be at the centre of conflict resolution as a human being.

Actress, acting coach, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies (FU) and certified communication trainer in the private sector, at universities, various educational institutions, as well as in the film and television industry.

Jana Herz works both on the theatre stage and in front of the camera. She initially studied acting in Berlin and successfully completed her second degree in theatre studies and art history at the Free University of Berlin in 2014. As a certified communication trainer with various further training courses in coaching and acting, she has a broad spectrum of experience and works in various areas of communication design.

Business is a stage

In her seminars and workshops, Jana Herz combines business and communication knowledge with acting methods. You will have the opportunity to acquire skills in body language, breathing and voice control as well as conversation techniques.
You will learn to radiate presence and confidence from the very first second. Jana Herz teaches you special tools for optimising communication, which you can use to communicate in an appreciative and goal-oriented manner

Focal points: Team building, conflict management, presence & impact, potential training, assessment centre, quick-wittedness, conversation & negotiation.

Further information on the website of Jana Herz

B?rbel Jogschies, born 1961, studied acting at the HfS "Ernst Busch" Berlin, 8 years on stage as an actress, studied theatre pedagogy at the UdK Berlin, theatre pedagogue at the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, among others, most recently 9 years as head of the theatre pedagogy department at the Staatsschauspiel Hannover, for 30 years teaching rhetoric and communication at Humboldt University Berlin, Leibniz University Hannover, publications in "Korrespondenzen - Zeitschrift für Theaterp?dagogik" and "Scenario - A journal for performative teaching", among others.Lectureships in rhetoric and communication at Humboldt University Berlin, Leibniz University Hanover, publications in "Korrespondenzen - Zeitschrift für Theaterp?dagogik" and in "Scenario - A journal for performative teaching, learning and research" Cork.

"Shakespeare said: "All the world's a stage and all ... are the players. They appear and disappear and everyone plays different parts." In line with this, I use the working methods of theatre for my seminars. Theories are tried out in practice and tested for their effectiveness. Such teaching and learning processes spark a collective dynamic and playful creativity. The knowledge acquired in this way is based on experience, enriched with fantasy and emotion and deeply anchored in the brain. This makes learning practical, entertaining and effective."

M.A. Environmental Studies (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2002) and Diploma in Landscape Ecology with a minor in Communication Sciences (University of Münster, 1999). Ten years of professional experience in environmental communication in a publishing house, a trade association and two agencies, including as editor, political consultant and project manager. Further training in NLP and non-violent communication, among others. Methodological focus also on provocative style (according to Farrelly), psychodrama (according to Moreno) and theme-centred interaction (according to Cohn).

Freelance coach and communication trainer since 2009 with a focus on "conflict optimisation". The aim here is to recognise the diverse potential for conflict in everyday (professional) life at an early stage and turn it into opportunities. His services include individual coaching, team coaching and seminars. His target groups are private individuals, companies and educational institutions who want to contribute to a new culture of communication. Coach trainer at the Institute for Learning Coaching and Education in Berlin (ILeB) since 2010. In the winter semester 2011/12, he conducted the seminar series "Fit for communication in the job" at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, funded by the "University Initiative New Federal States".

Jacqueline K?ster studied religious studies at the Free University of Berlin and works as a freelance event and project manager in Berlin. In her professional career, she has developed projects with the Federal Cultural Foundation, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Kulturland Brandenburg e.V. and various cultural and educational institutions in the federal states and municipalities. As part of her political education work, Ms K?ster has designed and organised numerous academic conferences and events for foundations and associations. She has been a lecturer in event management at the European University Viadrina since 2004 and at HMKW in Berlin since 2015, organising numerous projects and events with students in practical seminars.

Marion Kreutter, communications graduate and illustrator; freelance trainer for communication and visual communication.

Main topics: Negotiation and conversation, visualisation in consulting, team training, conflict management, GfK. Her aim is to enable her clients to find solutions independently and develop new ideas - based on their individual needs and motivations.

Daniel Lehmann is a journalist and media lecturer. He has been a big fan and attentive observer of the internet in all its facets since his first steps on the net via the "wooden modem". He specialises in fact-checking methods, data protection and data security and tests open source tools.

Hannah Lenk studied computer science, is a passionate autodidact and has been working as a freelance software developer, consultant and trainer since 2020.

Under the name code<metas>, she uses her many years of experience to support corporate and private projects both in an advisory and active capacity and also offers a comprehensive range of courses, from generalised written and video materials to online and classroom courses and individual mentoring.<br><br>Sharing her knowledge and spreading her fascination is particularly close to her heart, which is why she was already significantly involved in the design and implementation of various courses - especially in the field of programming, algorithms and data structures - during her own studies at Humboldt University as a tutor and exercise instructor and continues to volunteer in the organisation of various conferences.<br><br>As a lecturer at the Career Centre and various other university institutions, it is particularly important to her to offer beginners and students from other disciplines an inspiring insight into the social and increasingly relevant topics of computer science, to create enthusiasm for the field and to encourage active engagement with it.</metas>

More about Hannah, her work and interests can be found on her blog.

As a native of Cologne, I first completed my undergraduate studies in law at the University of Kiel, followed by university studies as an actor at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Academy of Music and Theatre in Leipzig, which I completed in 2002 as a state-certified actor. This was followed by numerous engagements at theatres (including Schauspiel Leipzig, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Schauspiel K?ln and Nationaltheater Mannheim with leading roles in classical plays such as "Kabale und Liebe", "Don Carlos" and "Romeo and Juliet").

In addition to over 15 years of acting experience, I have worked as a trained voice-over artist in dubbing and radio drama productions and was a drama lecturer at the Mannheim Theatre Academy until 2011. An engagement at Stage Entertainment in the musical "Hinterm Horizont" led me to Berlin in the same year, as a result of which I increasingly appeared in numerous film and television productions. At the same time, I began studying law at the Humboldt University of Berlin and graduated in 2022 from the GJPA Berlin with the first state examination in law.

As a speech and acting coach, I develop workshops for body, voice and breathing techniques. In addition, negotiation techniques are essential for a successful start to professional life. And here I also see a need for action in the context of your university education: my offer is aimed at students who want to work on their vocal and physical presence.

During my studies at the Faculty of Law, I experienced in practice that rhetorical and intellectual skills are often put into perspective if the content of what is being said does not reach the audience or if negotiation insecurities dominate. But this can be learnt! Get to know your voice!

Anett Lommatzsch has been working for many years as a process facilitator in sustainable organisational and strategic development. She specialises in change management and business innovation. Through her training in results-orientated coaching (abf e.V.), as a train-the-trainer (IHK Berlin), trainer in management (T?V Nord Akademie) and in agile working methods such as Design Thinking and Lego? Serious? Play, she combines various approaches in the process as required.

She teaches entrepreneurship courses at universities and supports start-ups as a coach.

Claus Lozek is an actor and performer. In addition to his work in film and theatre, he initiates and designs youth theatre projects with a focus on social role models, social formatting, gender stereotypes and power mechanisms. As a lecturer at colleges and universities, he specialises in body language, movement, communication and acting.

Steffen Beck and Claus Lozek have been working as a team of trainers at colleges, universities and for the private sector for over 20 years. Their aim is to encourage playful, solution-orientated and relaxed interpersonal communication. All of their training programmes are geared towards the individual needs and goals of the participants. In role plays (which are representative of challenging dialogue and presentation situations), they develop new and alternative communicative options for action.

Visual artist and gestalt therapist, kinesiologist

• 10 years of self-employment in advertising, where she supported companies in finding their identity in the market.

• A further 10 years of fine art with an international presence following her master's degree in free painting.

• Sabine Maier currently works in the field of personality development.

• She also teaches play pedagogy and communication in adult education.

• A rich palette of role play, NLP, kinesiology, gestalt therapy and systemic approaches, as well as the use of painting give her training courses a special flavour.

• Member of ACT, Advanced Coaching and Training since 2011

Dennis Meyerhoff is a trainer and coach at the Institute for Applied Positive Psychology and has extensive qualifications in the fields of communication, coaching and personal development.

With his academic background in Popular Music and Media (B.A., University of Paderborn) and Media Culture (M.A., University of Bremen), he has a deep understanding of cultural, media and communicative contexts. As a certified NLP teacher trainer (DVNLP), NLP Master Coach (DVNLP) and coach for The Work of Byron Katie (vtw), he uses and teaches effective communication and change tools - with heart and mind.

His expertise as a diversity trainer (Eine Welt der Vielfalt e.V.), sales trainer (Hanse College) and fundraising manager (Fundraising Academy) extends his work to include aspects of anti-discrimination and strategic communication. Dennis Meyerhoff accompanies groups and individuals through change processes and offers a safe space for self-awareness, experimentation and sustainable development.

His work at the interface of psychology and communication aims to activate individual resources and unleash potential - always with a clear focus on positive and transformative results.

For Daniela M?ller, people and counselling people are the focus of her interest. After holding various positions at a major bank, she has been supporting individuals and teams in change processes in a systemic context for several years. She is particularly interested in what moves and sustains people and what happens with and between them.

For her, successful consulting involves conveying the following insight: change requires courage, patience, reflection and awareness of one's own competences and resources - regardless of whether it concerns individuals, teams or companies.

Main areas of activity:

• Communication training
• Negotiation training
• Support for change processes
• Team development
• Burnout prevention

Marketing and Communication Specialist (FH)

• Project development art, culture, social affairs
• Communication and media planning
• Acquisition of funding
• Curator
• Lecturer and coach at universities and cultural institutions

Dr Sylke Piéch is Senior Research Manager at the Educational Technology Lab of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence / DFKI. Together with Prof Niels Pinkwart, she is responsible for the conception and implementation of the "AI and Leadership" course at the AI Campus. Dr Piéch also heads the Academy for Leadership and Digital Transfer / ADi. She previously worked for many years as Director of the Institute for Leadership and Human Resources Management at the International Academy Berlin, founded at the Free University of Berlin. As an expert in artificial intelligence in the context of leadership, work and education, she specialises in the following topics

Leadership and team development, change management, digital ethics, human-machine collaboration and talent management in times of digital change.

After starting his career as a research assistant at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Tjard Ross initially worked as an editor at the Verlag für Bauwesen publishing house in Berlin before becoming a freelance trainer for software training in 1997. He works in adult education for the Verwaltungsakademie Berlin and the "Berufliche Weiterbildung" of the Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin and teaches as a lecturer at the 金贝棋牌 für Technik und Wirtschaft.

Current field of work

Freelance lecturer for marketing and business administration since 2009

Professional and methodological background

• Studied business administration / tourism at the FH Worms
• PR consultant
• Head of department for trade fairs, sponsorship, event marketing and VKF in a brewery
• Deputy managing director in an artist agency
• Development of a direct sales organisation
• Training as a trainer for non-violent communication
• Numerous further training courses in the areas of didactics, moderation, communication and coaching.

• Born in 1964, has lived (with great pleasure) in Berlin since 1995
• Linguist, English M.A. (Free University of Berlin)
• Certified behavioural and communication trainer (artop Institute of the Humboldt University of Berlin)
• Worked for Research & Development at DaimlerChrysler AG (now Daimler AG) in Berlin from 1998 to 2007. Development and management of the topic "Intercultural Management", a modular system of training, workshops, coaching and mediation for international projects and teams.
• Freelance trainer for intercultural management since 2007. She offers consulting & training for international / cross-location companies, co-operations and projects. Regional focus: India, South East Asia, the USA, Switzerland and German-speaking countries.
• She is also a lecturer at various universities on intercultural topics and supports international projects in the private sector, focussing on the automotive and medical technology industries.

Born in 1983, studied Modern German Literature and English/American Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin, began writing literary and journalistic texts at the age of 13. 2007-2009 Head of the Culture and Media department at du-machst.de, the portal of the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs' action programme for more youth participation. 2008-2010 Editorial director of the cultural database of the Kulturportal Deutschland. Since 2010 dissertation project on online journalism. She has been a member of the editorial team of the Berliner Gazette(berlinergazette.de) since 2002, which she has headed as editor-in-chief since 2009.

• Graduate communication scientist and consultant (Technical University of Berlin)
• Graduate linguist and pedagogue (Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski")
• Agile coach (certification: sciodo.org, St. Gallen, 650 h), career coach (certification according to the QRC e. V., 200 h)
• Member of AIN - the international association for applied improvisation
• Many years of experience in the areas of personnel consulting, coaching, adult education - including in international corporations (RWE AG, FMT International GmbH, Egon Zehnder GmbH, Wooga GmbH, Mobimeo GmbH)
• Many years of experience in the performing arts - improvisational theatre; over 20 years of performance and stage experience (Theater Bühnenrausch, Varia Vineta, Fliegendes Theater and many others) and over 10 years as an improvisational theatre lecturer

Focal points: Workshops, training and courses in applied improvisation, team coaching, individual coaching in the areas of new work and agility

Life and career coaching: support for change processes - change management, organisational development, personnel development, development of key skills for the world of work 4.0, increasing adaptability using the methods of applied improvisation

Further information on the Institute for Adaptive Intelligence website

Dipl.-Kfm. Martin Wei? has been working as a freelancer in the field of personnel and organisational development for many years. He specialises in the areas of training for personnel development, coaching, personnel selection and trainer training. As part of his work as a business trainer, Mr Wei? has successfully conducted and led hundreds of seminars and workshops in companies and organisations.

Prior to his work as an independent entrepreneur with his company Z?NDWERT, Mr Wei? worked for several years as a personnel officer and trainer in a leading personnel services company in Berlin. He acquired intercultural competences during a one-year stay abroad and his work in Human Resources Management at United Parcel Service (UPS) in Sydney, Australia. Mr Wei? graduated in Business Administration from the Free University of Berlin with honours, is a T?V NORD certified trainer for adult education, a trained business mediator and coach and a qualified banker.

Graduate engineer in radio engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), Master and Doctor of Engineering (M.Sc./Dr.Sc.Ing.). She initially worked as a teacher at various grammar schools in Riga (Latvia). After that she was a university lecturer, among others at Riga Technical University and the Baltic International Academy. There she held more than 30 lectures in various fields.

Main areas of work

• mathematics
• statistics
• econometrics
• computer science
• application software
• Aeronautics
• Electrical Engineering

Further information can be found on the page of Jekaterina ?ukovska