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Presentation and Communication Skills Trainer and Consultant
  Leadership Consultant and Developer  ­• Executive Trainer  ­• Training Specialist  ­• ­ Speech Writer 

SUMMARY 
• Teach clients how to deliver their best performance in front of a camera, on stage, on the phone, in a meeting, a trade, award or talk show, how to use their voice and body language in the best way, write professional speeches and create impeccable presentations.

• Support women in effectively and confidently presenting in German and English and in communicating in conflict situations. 

• Support senior executives, artists, high potentials, private clients and people in the middle management in corporate, politics and the media by empowering them with tools to manage presentation situations in any setting and increase awareness of behavioral patterns.

• Received intercultural coaching and training (Europe/US/Australia), translator English-German, German-English. 
 Over twenty years of bi-lingual work experience.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Business owner of Karin Knipphals - Professional Presentation Training and Consulting
Düsseldorf, Germany                                                                                                                             1998-present 

• Create and lead one-on-one training and consulting, group trainings and seminars in English and German.

• Enable clients to give their best performance in a presentation and to deal with presentation and communication situations in any setting.

Human Awareness Institute  •  US, Australia, UK, Germany                                                               2003 - 2014 
Lead Translator and Team Member
Translated (English-German/German-English) personal growth workshops. Supported participants around effective communication and active listening and served as a small group leader. 

Radio and TV journalist  •  Germany                                                                                                      1995 – 2001
Journalist and News presenter: research, writing and presenting
Freelance journalist for various broadcasting and tv stations in German, presenting news (research, writing and presenting), reports and features.


Clients include:
• Lufthansa, Frankfurt and Munich                            • Optiscan, San Francisco, CA
• Human Awareness institute, Petaluma, CA               • Boston Consulting Group, Düsseldorf
• University of Duisburg, Duisburg                            • RTL Television, Cologne
• Foreign Ministry, Bonn                                           • Henkel Inc., Düsseldorf
• Ergo Insurance, Düsseldorf                                    • Klöckner, Germany
• Rheinmetall, Düsseldorf                                         • Haufe Academy, Germany 
• Autostadt, Germany                                               • MHN, San Rafael, CA
 

Key Accomplishments: 
Leadership Training at Ergo Insurances, Düsseldorf
• strained female executive managers in the field of voice work and presentation and in their communication skills to enable them to take the next step in their careers.

Presentation Training for the Osram Orange Award at Osram Limited, Munich
• Trained and directed two executive managers as Masters of Ceremony for the annual Osram Orange Award Show.

Leadership Training at Henkel Inc., Düsseldorf
• Trained executive manager (chief auditor) to strengthen his communication skills to establish his performance in the US.

Presentation Training at Autostadt, Wolfsburg
• Presentation and communication skills training for the ACC (Autostadt Control Centre) Department and Customer Service. Established a new style of communication internally and with customers.

Leadership Training at Henkel Inc., Düsseldorf
• Optimized the style of presentations among group of executive managers of the IT Department.

Leadership Training at Optiscan, San Francisco
• Coached and trained executive manager to improve his skills of presentation and voice. 

Seminars at Lufthansa, Frankfurt and Munich
• Developed and facilitated workshops for speech and presentation training for flight attendants in order to become pursers over twelve years. Also developed and facilitated workshops for voice and announcement practice for flight attendants and pursers.


EDUCATION
  •  Training as a Coach, 2007 - 2010
with Peter Sandhill (Sandhill Coaching and Counseling Services), Martinez, CA
  
  •  Diploma of Translating in English and Spanish, 1997    
University of Applied Sciences “Fachhochschule” Cologne
  
  •  Training as a Professional Singer,     1990 - 1995    
Training with Eric Mentzel (Associate Professor of Voice at University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA) in Cologne
  
  •  UCLA Program in Rhetoric, 1994    
 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
  
  •  AFS Exchange Student Program 1982-83
High School Diploma 
Harrisonville High School, MO, USA