In German, there is a saying "Don't quack no opera!" That's a pity, because operas master the loud and the soft, the high and the low notes, plus plenty of drama. The texts in classical productions, on the other hand, could sometimes use a little fine-tuning, thinks Jochen Leufen. He writes here because writing is the ideal way for him to express himself in a lasting way. First you develop an image in your head, then you describe what you see, check whether pitch and message harmonize, and then you press the send button. Curtain. Hopefully applause from the audience. Or mild criticism.

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HeadlineAffairs was founded by Jochen Leufen in 2004. Prior to that, he had been employed by the global agency network Ketchum since 1995, most recently in the position of authorized signatory / associate jointly responsible for the management of the Munich office. As Practice Leader Corporate and Practice Leader Technology, he represented the German market in both business areas. In his capacity as Group Manager / Senior Vice President, he had direct personnel responsibility in both practices and was in charge of coordinating all customer projects. Jochen Leufen was also responsible for the development of new products and for the new business strategy, as well as for content-related questions concerning the use of digital media.

Jochen Leufen is an active media trainer and he coordinated the planning and implementation of all media training courses at Ketchum in Germany. One of his main areas of work at Ketchum was directly advising clients in the event of a crisis or developing and training preventive issue and crisis management tactics and measures. Due to his training and previous activities, he was also responsible for public affairs at Ketchum.

Jochen Leufen's consulting experience at Ketchum includes work for ADIG (Allgemeine Deutsche Investment Gesellschaft), AMS (American Management Systems), Bayern Online, the Bavarian State Chancellery, the Bavarian SPD, Dow Chemical, Henkel, High Tech in Bavaria (campaign), IBM, Legoland Deutschland, Navigation Technologies, Microsoft Network, the City of Munich, Vereinsbank, VIAG Interkom, the World Congress on Transport Telematics, and a number of Internet companies such as Expedia, Handelsblatt.Interaktiv, LetsBuyIt, and webmiles.

Before joining Ketchum, Jochen Leufen worked for five years as a PR consultant for the agency wbpr in Munich, primarily supporting association clients in the area of environmental protection & public affairs, but also the Boston Consulting Group or Lufthansa Cargo in matters relating to their repositioning. Prior to that, he worked for one year at the federal office of the F.D.P. in the context of a federal election in Bonn and worked for a member of the Bundestag during his studies.

Jochen Leufen holds a degree in administrative sciences from the University of Konstanz. He is married and father of three children.

Whether it's writing match reports for our local football team, creating poetry or stories: Writing texts has always been incredibly fun for me. The only problem: you can't earn any money with it. At least that's what I thought for a long time – until I finally came to the realization during my studies of politics and society: Corporate communications is a profession after all (and a pretty sought-after moreover). From then on, my direction was clear, and I am now in the process of turning my hobby into a profession.

Virginia Sutter studied Literature, Philosophy and Business-Economics at the University of Durham, UK. She gained practical experience while working in editorial and press departments in the English and German publishing world.

As a passionate basketball player and fan of the sport, I know how important precision, team spirit and commitment are. If you want to be successful on the court, you must combine all these attributes. Even the most precise shooter cannot win if he does not involve his teammates in the action and is resting on the court. In fact, working in a PR agency makes the same demands. Without precise work, cohesion and the will to give your best, the game is already lost in the first quarter.

Schreiben war schon immer „mein Ding“. Das bestätigte mir bereits meine Deutschlehrerin in der Grundschule und meine Lehrerin in der fünften Klasse prophezeite: „Du wirst mal Journalistin“. Sicherlich war es auch dieser frühe Zuspruch, der mich dazu veranlasste, ein Studium der Germanistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft aufzunehmen und erfolgreich abzuschließen (= ich wurde keine Taxifahrerin). In die Zeitungsredaktion hat es mich trotz der Weissagung nur mal für ein Praktikum verschlagen. Jetzt haue ich bei HeadlineAffairs in die Tastatur. Von der Mitarbeiterzeitung, über den Kundennewsletter und die Pressemitteilung bis hin zu Blogbeiträgen und Mitarbeiterportraits begebe ich mich seit mittlerweile neun Jahren täglich auf die Suche nach Geschichten, die es aufzuschreiben lohnt.

As a passionate basketball player and fan of the sport, I know how important precision, team spirit and commitment are. If you want to be successful on the court, you must combine all these attributes. Even the most precise shooter cannot win if he does not involve his teammates in the action and is resting on the court. In fact, working in a PR agency makes the same demands. Without precise work, cohesion and the will to give your best, the game is already lost in the first quarter.

Noelia Aehnelt studied International Communication and Translation at the University of Hildesheim as well as Intercultural European Studies in the cities Madrid, Clermont-Ferrand and Regensburg. She gathered valuable practical experience through her internships in the online marketing section of a London e-commerce start-up, in the corporate communications department of a global company and working for the German Federal Foreign Office at UNESCO.

Whether it's bedtime stories, exciting novels or high poetry - I have always been fascinated by well-told stories. But just listening is not enough for me, I want to tell my own stories: Even in primary school I took the pencil in my hand to write very creative stories with very creative spelling. Since then my spelling skills have improved, creativity and joy of writing have remained. Today I tell headline stories for you at HeadlineAffairs.

I have always been fascinated by faraway places. Born and later raised in the Hanseatic cities of Soest and Rostock, I was practically born with a thirst for discovery. I wanted to become a diplomat or writer so that I could help shape world events on the ground or on paper. Having set sail, the ship soon set course, taking me to cities such as Dresden, Bath and Prague during my studies of international politics. In Berlin, I finally found my harbor. On board of the best crew, I have been communicating on logistics topics here ever since – an industry that can also only be thought of in cross-border terms.

Vanessa Eigner studied European Cultural History and English language and literature at the University of Augsburg. She worked for a cultural magazine as well as for the marketing department of a software and training company.