Situation · Meetings, Calls, and Presentations
Meetings, calls, and presentations
Seven chapters built around one recurring group, "Proyecto Kantuta" with Álvaro Terceros and Don Miguel Terceros.
7 chapters · about 84 min of practice
The route
7 chapters, in order
From the first step to the last, in the order you will live them.
A fondo: extra questions you can open after finishing the chapter.
Where you start
The group opens the callSchedule the kickoff call and catch the feriado trap, confirm and re-confirm the day of, open the call and help a struggling connection, run the agenda, present your sixty-second update, interrupt and clarify through the messy middle, and send the minuta that closes the loop.
Start in the WhatsApp group "Proyecto Kantuta": read Álvaro's opener, propose two morning slots, catch the feriado trap before it derails the plan, and bridge Don Miguel's in-person preference with one dual-register message.
Where you arrive
The minuta closes the loopAfter the kickoff call, send the group a short minuta, decidido, pendiente with who owns it, and the next step, take Álvaro's correction gracefully, and report the good news back to Daniela.
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Field notes
What this situation tells you about Bolivia
Its chapters hold 34 field notes. Here are 3 of them.
A WhatsApp group like this one IS the project office in Bolivia, decisions, files, and scheduling all live there.
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Group calls in Bolivia often get a double confirm (night before and morning of) because a group multiplies the chance that hora boliviana touches the plan; nobody reads it as distrust.
Bolivia Pass
One message that greets everyone, then switches register person by person, is completely normal here, nobody in a mixed-register group finds it odd.
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Mi español
Prepared by these Mi español lessons
Work & Do Business in Bolivia
The other situations of this goal
- Explain Your Work or Business SituationDescribe why you’re in Bolivia professionally and what work or business you’re exploring, your background, role, sector, and what you’re looking for.
- Open a bank accountAsk safe questions at the bank, understand basic conditions, use cards/apps/QR, pay rent or services, and report problems.
- Professional Introductions and NetworkingMeet people professionally and build a local network, introductions at coworking spaces, events, and business lunches, plus warm follow-ups.
- Look for Work and Talk to EmployersCommunicate with employers and recruiters about opportunities, asking about openings, explaining experience, and clarifying schedule and next steps.
- Start a Job and Communicate at WorkHandle first days, routines, and team communication, asking who to coordinate with, clarifying tasks, reporting progress, and asking for feedback.
- Work with Clients, Suppliers, and PartnersRequest information, compare offers, and coordinate deliverables, quotes, what’s included, deadlines, changes, and professional follow-up.
- Ask About Company, Tax, and Admin RequirementsAsk cautious questions about business admin, NIT, invoices, documents, and setup, without receiving legal, tax, or accounting advice from the app.
- Handle Problems, Delays, and Professional BoundariesManage delays, scope changes, payment follow-ups, and uncomfortable requests calmly, asking for updates, keeping agreements in writing, and refusing politely.
Work & Do Business in Bolivia
This situation is in the Bolivia Pass
Your goal starts free with “Explain Your Work or Business Situation”. Chapter 1 free without an account, chapter 2 with a free account.
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Words for this situation
The Bolivian words its chapters use, each with its meaning and how it is really used.
- recién: only then / just
- nomás: just, simply (softening particle)
- dale: sure / okay
- ojo: watch out / heads up
- a todos nos pasa: it happens to everyone
- ahí estaré: I'll be there
- ¡ahí sí!: there we go! (it works now)
- bueno, ¿arrancamos?: alright, shall we get started?
- clarito: nice and clear (diminutive of claro)
- ¿cuántas ya…?: how many already…?
- empezamos nomás: let's just go ahead and start
- en pie: still on / standing firm
- ¿les parece si…?: does it work for you all if…?
- lo anoto: I've got it noted
- media hora: half an hour
- puede ser: could be / maybe so
- seguí vos / siga usted: you go ahead (voseo) / you go ahead (usted)
- una cosita: a little thing