Does he fool them?

Are people fooled by David Cummings?
Yes, it seems they are.
The 'serious' section of the presentation is amusing, sure. But it is knee deep in outrageous corporate ideas that make the audience sit up and pay attention.
Most of them actually believe it. Why shouldn't they? This is a powerful and convincing presenter.
There's always the smartie in the room who says, 'I got you right away.'
But you have those in every walk of life.
Most of the people are sucked in until David gets more and more ridiculous.
Don't take my word for it, see what the clients said.

Aristocrat: I don't believe there was one person in the entire audience who wasn't fooled by your brilliant hoax.

Resound: We had not told our CEO and the look on his face was worth every penny.

NSW Police Service: So convincing was your portrayal of a fraud prevention expert, you really had them tricked. I'm glad you didn't choose fraud as your profession.

Lonely Planet: We were all taken in. He was absolutely believable and convincing.

Sara Lee: The looks on people's faces when you deliberately went off the rails were just priceless.

Elderslie Finance: As I looked at the puzzled faces of the audience I knew our plan had worked.

James Hardie: From the moment he stepped on the stage people listened intently to him and had no idea of the 'con' that they were all part of.

International Decision Systems: David, you were so convincing that our CEO was about to strangle me for daring to engage such an outspoken consultant. Luckily for me you had everyone in stitches just as he was about to explode.

Project Management Institute: Professor Alistair Basil, management consultant from the UK, had people quite taken in.

Toshiba: It was fascinating to watch many a jaw drop around the room, such was the believability of your hoax.

Australia Post: Your presentation had everyone believing you really were him, it was a classic piece of humorous deception.

Gore: My guess is that one or two of my colleagues were on the verge of standing up and taking you to task. You certainly had them fooled.

Secure Parking: It was obvious our clients were delightfully fooled and enjoyed every minute of your presentation.

Sarah Lorden Real Estate: Your research into our industry was very thorough and you pulled it off famously, even confusing the directors of the company who had no idea you were a hoax.

Sydney Adventist Hospital: You managed to fool the majority of the people in the room. You were hilarious.

Australian Institute of Management: We achieved our goal of entertaining 150 guests, baffling them with the professor's management style and arrogance and giving them all a fine belly laugh.

Optometrists Association: You had the room fooled for quite a while, and some were not sure of your true role until the end.

Health Service Australia: It was so funny to watch the lights come on across the room as people realised what was going on.

Hunter Industrial Ceramics: He had all his audience fooled.

Mineral Resources NSW: They sat mesmerised by the outrageous management, health and safety theories that flew in the face of everything our conference stood for.

University of Wollongong: The assembled gathering thoroughly enjoyed your performance even though they were initially duped.

Gallagher Australia: His presentation centred on a suitable business theme that had the audience amazed and mystified at first.

EMC Corporation: The EMC crowd is a tough and cynical crowd to trick, but you certainly did it. You really had them worried for a while.

Trucksmart: The research for your act was great and you really did play the part of a management consultant to perfection, so believable.

Snack Brands: There is no doubt that you successfully duped the audience.

Capital Finance: The quality of your research and earnestness of your delivery hooked in even the most sceptical members of the audience.

Benedict Sand & Gravel: You amazed me how you painlessly extracted years of my experiences and anecdotes and combined them into a superb presentation that fooled everyone.