the right place at the right time

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 924 – Getting Access to Important People.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 924. 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 episode is a dialogue about trying to get in touch with – or make contact with or communicate with – important people. Let’s get started.

Camile: That is a really good idea.

Nathan: Thanks, but there’s no way I can get past all of the gatekeepers in this company to get access to the president. He’s the only one who can green-light a project like this.

Camile: Can’t you present it to your boss first?

Nathan: If I bring the idea to my immediate supervisor, she’ll either take it over or nix it.

Camile: What you need to do is to get the ear of one of his advisors and do an end