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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 216, “Outsourcing Operations.”

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 216. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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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.

Bonnie: I wanted us to meet today to talk about ways to reduce our overhead. One suggestion is for us to outsource some of our operations. I’d like to hear what you think are the pros and cons of doing that.

Jean-Luc: I think that, in principle, it’s a good idea. It would save us a lot of money, but I see a downside.