Dr Barbara Beege is a trainer in communication and university didactics and holds a doctorate in psychology and education. She has many years of experience working as a trainer, coach and coordinator in the PROFiL personnel qualification programme at LMU Munich and the Munich further education institute, Sprachraum. Her areas of expertise include the didactic and methodological aspects of designing learning environments, the use of activation methods, rhetoric and presentation, and dealing with challenging speaking situations.
Educated in Oxford, Paris and Tübingen, Matthias Zach has worked as a researcher, lecturer and science manager in Britain, France and Germany. As a member of the Karriereberatung für Akademiker*innen (www.kabeak.de), he counsels researchers and scientists on all relevant aspects of their careers.