Situation · Professional Introductions and Networking
Professional introductions and networking
Seven chapters built around one recurring contact, Ing. Roberto Camacho.
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
Someone passes you a contactDecode Daniela Áñez’s referral, send the first usted-with-title message, master the title system, warm up before the point over a café, work a CAINCO after-office, ask for the coffee, and keep the relationship warm afterward.
Start in the WhatsApp thread with Lic. Daniela Áñez: she keeps her promise from Situation 1 and refers you to Ing. Roberto Camacho, operations manager at an importadora, decode her message and thank her properly.
Where you arrive
Follow up and keep it warmWrite the follow-up rhythm that keeps Ing. Camacho and Daniela warm without ever chasing, the day-after thanks, the report-back that closes Daniela’s referral loop, and the one-month give-first check-in.
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Field notes
What this situation tells you about Bolivia
Its chapters hold 29 field notes. Here is one of them.
Titles are used in everyday professional speech here, not just on paper, greeting someone as 'ingeniero' out loud is completely normal, not stiff.
Bolivia Pass
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.
- 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.
- Meetings, Calls, and PresentationsTake part in professional meetings and present ideas clearly, scheduling, opening a call, sharing a short update, and confirming action items.
- 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.
- nomás: just, simply (softening particle)
- ¿ya?: okay? (seeking agreement)
- don / doña: honorific for a respected, established figure
- Quedo atento/a: polite WhatsApp sign-off
- recién: only then / just
- ya pues: okay then, that's settled
- Blooming / Oriente (el clásico cruceño): Blooming vs Oriente (the cruceño derby)
- cafecito / horita: little coffee / little hour
- cruceño/a de toda la vida: cruceño/a for life / born and raised here
- ¡cuánto tiempo!: it's been so long!
- cupos limitados: limited spots
- decile (voseo): tell him/her (voseo imperative)
- el after: the after(-office)
- el estado (de WhatsApp): the WhatsApp status
- el segundo anillo: the second ring road
- ingeniero (vocativo): ingeniero, used as a form of address
- nos estamos hablando: we'll be in touch
- por Monseñor: near Monseñor (Rivero)