SEE THE FRICTION ¡ CLOSE THE GAP
Intercultural Intelligence for LatAm delegates and their UK hosts
For ministers, diplomats, executives, and advisers. Built from over a decade inside the room by Cecilia Lipovsek, diplomatic interpreter, author, keynote speaker & founder of Multilateral Studio.
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Nobody leaves empty-handed
They travelled a long way. You invested a lot to host them. Here's how to make sure both sides walk away with real results.
BEFORE
The BriefÂ
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You know the agenda. Nobody briefs you on the friction. Live briefing session and 30 days of support to prep for your British-LatAm engagement.
DURING
The Bilateral
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My signature high-level interpreting and real-time cultural support in the room with you. You focus on the deal. I read what's actually happening.
AFTER
The Advisory
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Bespoke engagement counsel built on Slots v. Loopsâ˘. A standing relationship, scoped to your organisation or upcoming mission, running six months at a time.
DO-IT-YOURSELF
The Field KitÂ
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Self-paced, interactive learning. Work through the systems at your own pace. All you need to see the friction, no coach required.
DO-IT-YOURSELF
The Book
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Slots v. Loops is a precise map of how British and Latin American executives and diplomats think, communicate, and make decisions.
DO-IT-YOURSELF
The Club
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Sobremesa Club is for British and Latin American executives and diplomats applying the Slots v. Loops⢠systems to real work.
DEEPEN YOUR PRACTICE
The Aide
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Slots v. Loops⢠at your fingertips. AI-assisted guidance and support for every step of your engagement journey.
Get it right
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Your guests understand how you decide and how long it takes.
They feel heard and trust the process.
Meetings generate clear commitments both sides keep.Â
You secure the relationship while competitors miss the friction.
Get it wrong
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They misread your pace and stop trusting it.
You think the visit went well, but they're already looking elsewhere.
Meetings go silent once the visit ends.
You lose the relationship to someone who saw the friction first.
ABOUT
2,500+ rooms. One system.
Over a decade interpreting heads of state and ministers across the UK-LatAm divide. What I saw in those rooms became Slots v. Loopsâ˘, the systems for every leader who needs to read both cultures simultaneously.
Whether you're leading a LatAm delegation to the UK market or hosting one, the friction is the same. Now you have someone who understands both sides.
Read the full story âSee the friction: Slots v. Loops
The friction has a structure and this book maps it. Two systems that explain why British and Latin American executives and diplomats can share an agenda and still leave with different ideas of what was agreed. With a foreword by Jeremy Browne, CEO of Canning House. Available as ebook + audiobook or paperback.
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