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Barron's writing for the toefl ibt part 54

Tham khảo tài liệu 'barron's writing for the toefl ibt part 54', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Appendix 375 PRACTICE 2 Page 52 LECTURE 5 Page 54 female speaker Purchasing new office technology and getting office staff trained to use it involves a significant investment of time and money. Quite understandably companies are often reluctant to keep spending money in this way. Study after study however has shown that the investment is almost always paid back many times over in increased worker productivity. For example in the past an office assistant could spend a large percentage of the day photocopying documents then collating and stapling them. It wasn t unusual for busy offices to hire assistants whose main duties involved photocopying. Now the newest photocopiers not only copy much faster than the old ones they also fold collate and staple. The work is done quickly and accurately and office assistants can devote themselves to other tasks. Offices can operate with fewer assistants thus spending a great deal less on salaries and benefits. E-mail is another example of how technology has improved office procedures. Communication by e-mail is fast and convenient. It s also cheap. It costs no more to send an e-mail to a colleague in an overseas office than it does to send one to someone sitting at the next desk. E-mail can help projects run more smoothly. Many times a matter can be resolved quickly through e-mail thus eliminating the need for frequent meetings. Important updates can be communicated to staff members in a timely manner allowing everyone to work more efficiently. All of this means workers can spend more time at their desks producing. Hiring trained staff to keep e-mail websites and Internet access running smoothly does require some investment of company resources but the payback more than makes up for it. No doubt about it investment in office technology is a sound business choice. LECTURE 6 Page 57 male speaker University Hospital a leader in the field of cardiac disease research recently conducted a study of the effects of pet ownership on health