The Friction Dispatch
You both spoke English. That was the problem. the friction dispatch™

There is a particular kind of British-LatAm meeting that runs entirely in English, goes smoothly by all appearances, and...

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There’s a season inside The Season. And you're missing it. the friction dispatch™

Between late March and September, something shifts in the way British professionals relate to each other. The diary fill...

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The sandwiches gave it away the friction dispatch™

I have accompanied a lot of technical missions over the years. British hosts, Latin American visitors, a full programme ...

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Multilateral: a new chapter begins multilateral notes

Multilateral.london is evolving into Multilateral Studio, pivoting from a diplomatic interpreting service to an outcome-...

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Your LatAm counterpart's English isn't your English multilateral notes

In 2004, Jean-Paul Nerrière coined the term Globish — a blend of global and English — to describe the English spoken aro...

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Argentine Spanish, LatAm, and why I sound like this multilateral notes

People occasionally ask why the Spanish on this site sounds distinctly Argentine rather than what they call "neutral."...

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THE BRITISH-LATAM FRICTION SCORECARD™

 

Find out exactly where your friction is.

 

A personalised read of where your British-LatAm friction actually lives. The kind of specific information that changes how you walk into your next meeting. Used by British & LatAm professionals. Takes 4 minutes.

 

Take the Scorecard

by Cecilia Lipovsek. Stop losing deals to friction you can't name. Britain & Latin America.