Alltop: A Great, New Resource for Public Speakers

Guy Kawasaki and his gang have developed a simple but powerful new Web resource for public speakers.  Check it out at http://speaking.alltop.com/.

Alltop aggregates public speaking blogs in a clever, intuitive website.  It hides its magic behind a super simple interface.  Think iPhone and the original Palm.

With Alltop, you can surf along the tops of the waves -- scrolling through pages full of individual blog sites along with their last five entries.  But as your cursor slides over the entries, a text window quickly opens -- showing you the first couple of paragraphs.  It's like looking below the water line with a scuba mask.

When you click on an individual blog title or an entry, you’re into full scuba mode -- swimming leisurely through the actual website and its contents.

One click of the back button takes you to Alltop and you're on your surfboard again -- zipping across the waves of the public speaking blogosphere.  Very cool.

Alltop is a great example of how to make it powerful, seductive, and audience friendly.  Not a bad model for your next speech or presentation.