Unless you're a stand-up comic, starting most any discourse with a stream of insults aimed at your audience as somewhat less than effective. One of the books P

Unless you're a stand-up comic, starting most any discourse with a stream of insults aimed at your audience as somewhat less than effective. One of the books Paul puts on his must-read list for entrepreneurs is How to Win Friends and Influence People. I'd venture that the original poster would benefit from tracking down a copy.