Rethinking Rhetoric | Douglas Tappin | TEDxToledo

Douglas Tappin is a writer and composer born and educated in the United Kingdom. A former Commercial Attorney, he practiced as a Barrister in England for eleven years.

In his talk delivered at TEDxToledo #WhatNow, Douglas brings awareness to the effectiveness of rhetoric and how its used in all human communication.

To learn more about TEDxToledo, visit https://TEDxToledo.com I’m a writer and composer, born and educated in the United Kingdom. A former Commercial Attorney, I practiced as a Barrister in England for eleven years. I earned an additional postgraduate degree from Atlanta’s McAfee School of Theology, culminating in the dissertation That There Might Be Inspiration – a critical examination and articulation of transformative music-drama, including through the historical and contemporary works of Handel, Wagner, Puccini, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber and Rice, Boublil and Schönberg. Tappin’s unique approach to writing and composition is full of innovation and authenticity, arising from an inquiring, analytical mind, literary background and gifted musicianship. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx