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> <div class="headshot-caption">David Truog</div>
# AI strategy researcher and keynote speaker
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> Fueled by my independent research, my client work includes **speaking** at events, **advising** executives, **deep-training** them, and **authoring whitepapers and videos**.
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> My research informs my client work and my client work supports my research. Both draw on my experience as a Forrester analyst, software developer and designer, filmmaker, cognitive science student specializing in AI — and as a creative skeptic.
## Testimonial excerpts
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> - [![[Brandon-Purcell.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=brandon-purcell)
> > “Personifies thought leadership.”
> - [![[Angelina-Gennis.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=angelina-gennis)
> > “Not just knowledgeable but exceptionally clear.”
> - [![[Yuri-Khidekel.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=yuri-khidekel)
> > “Transformed all our external communications.”
> - [![[Harley-Manning.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=harley-manning)
> > “Super-smart, rational, caring, wonderful to work with.”
> - [![[Maxie-Schmidt.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=maxie-schmidt)
> > “Challenged my thinking constructively.”
> - [![[John-Bratincevic.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=john-bratincevic)
> > “Intelligent, pragmatic, with artistic and intellectual flair.”
> - [![[Ian-Jacobs.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=ian-jacobs)
> > “His writing just sings and his analysis is incisive.”
> - [![[Gina-Bhawalkar.png]]](https://creativeskeptic.com/testimonials?testimonial=gina-bhawalkar)
> > “Patient, helpful, clear, and precise.”
## How I help clients
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> ### Standout keynotes
> “We need a compelling speaker with an inspiring but pragmatic perspective — not stories of utopia or dystopia.”
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> ### Deep training
> “We’ll strategize better if we understand AI better — not its mechanics but the probabilistic ways it makes decisions.”
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> ### Penetrating whitepapers
> “To be taken seriously we need a serious whitepaper. People expect clear and detailed explanations of what we do.”
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> ### Persuasive video trailers for whitepapers
> “Inboxes are overflowing — we need a powerful short video introducing our whitepaper to get people to read it.”
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> ### Sharp critique and overhaul of communication assets
> “Our whitepaper isn't landing — it's weak, watery, generic. We need to start over and get it right this time.”
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> ### Breakthrough storycrafting
> “Our pitch isn’t as powerful as our product. The market doesn’t get it. Even our own people struggle to say what we do. We need a storyteller with fresh eyes.”
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> > More about my work for clients
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> > **[[Testimonials|Testimonials →]]**
> > More kind words about my work
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