ESL Podcast 216 – Outsourcing Operations
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ESL Podcast 216 – Outsourcing Operations

B1IntermediateJune 13, 202017 min

#ESL Podcast 216 – Outsourcing Operations ##GLOSSARY **overhead –** the money a company spends to run its business *Moving to a bigger office building will mean an increase in the company’s overhead for upcoming years. **to outsource –** to have company business done by people outside of the company; to pay someone else to do part of the company’s work *Many companies outsource for services that they need...

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Welcome to English is a second language podcast number 216. Outsourcing operations. This is English is a second language podcast episode 216. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development

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in Beautiful Los Angeles, California. Remember to visit our website at ESLPD.com to find more information about this podcast. services we offer and a complete learning guide to this episode. The learning guide contains all of the vocabulary, additional words, explanations, sample sentences, cultural notes, and a

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complete transcript of this episode. This podcast is about a business that tries to hire or get another company to do part of their work. It's called outsourcing operations. Let's get started. I wanted us to meet today to talk about ways to reduce our overhead.

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