The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
TEDxDePaul Goes Visual My phone rang, and it was Melissa from DePaul University wanting to know…”Are you up to it?” “Heck yeah!” – and the deal was set. I was a TEDx Visual Balloon Interpreter for the second time. The first time was November 7th, 2014, for TEDxNaperville, and now 2018, DePaul University TEDxDPU. The … Read more
Exposing Myself with Balloons Have you ever mentally planned out a meeting in your head and when it happens it’s nothing like you expected? Well, that is what happened to me. In August, I reached out to a TEDx producer, who I worked with before, and pitched him an idea. The idea was based on … Read more
It bugs me when I see the same message posted or tweeted over and over again on a friend’s social media site because they have associated all the sites together. As a result, I’ve mind mapped my social media tweets and post to ensure I don’t spam my followers. The concept of mind mapping was … Read more
The room goes black at TEDxNaperville and there in glowing neon balloons is the cryptic word “awesome”. Balloon entertainer Dale Obrochta has visually mind mapped Jill Shargaa’s presentation, “ Please, Please, People, Let’s Put the Awe Back in Awesome” out of twisting balloons. “This was a first for any TED/TEDx talk”, says TEDxNaperville producer Arthur … Read more