toss around

14:45 Dec 18, 2011 

I suppose the author "used the words without thinking carefully about them" but the point seems clear - throwing the CDs around the table in such a way that the board can't ignore them (as it would be the case with simple hand out) i.e. 'making an entrance' to grab the board's attention

12:59 Dec 18, 2011 

The whole style is that of a huckster (an accountant or estate agent type) trying to sound cool. There is, of course, the other meaning of "toss", but that would be unkind to the author.

12:28 Dec 18, 2011 

The speaker wants to know if the subject went to the said meeting and gave a copy of his CD to each and every person there.

09:49 Dec 18, 2011 

I agree with Tony, it doesn't sound right to interpret it as "discuss" (although with how strangely it's written it may be a possibility). To me, it sounds literal, toss around as in throw around on the table. But since it's so obscure, there's no point guessing.

09:33 Dec 18, 2011 

"Buy one share of stock so you can go in. And make an announcement at the shareholder's meeting and pass out CDs to the board of directors. And also look for the little guys. Check out
Overcoming Roadblocks to Success. The same person who will buy your CDs will buy those books. There are probably dozens of people who have something that would be an affinity product who would pay for your mailings so you could get your mailings out there three, four times a year."

it's about "spiritual/New Age" music"

09:23 Dec 18, 2011 

What is unclear to me is what the 'it' is referring to? The previous sentence mentions CDs in the plural, so on the face of it, one might look for something else that 'it' refers to; unless, of course, this is some specific CD, in which case the first plural might be read as 'copies of your CD', in which case the 'it' would then follow on perfectly logically.

I personally favour the literal interpretation that this person actually stress some copies (a copy?) of their CD onto the table — I think if it were intended to mean 'discuss', then one would probably be more likely to say 'at' the table, though that's a pretty slender clue.

It would probably help to know just what CD we are talking about, and is the CD in fact the product that is being sold, or just a publicity device to promote it?