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Napoleon, OH 
Author
14 miles from Defiance I am an Angel Parent. After losing my youngest son at only 5 months old I took to writing to help with my grief. I have now turned those writings into a book, "Shattered…
Paulding, OH
Author
15 miles from Defiance I am an "Old Scout". I enjoy speaking about my adventures and demonstrating backpacking equipment. I've been involved with the Boy Scouts all of…
Fort Wayne, IN
Author
43 miles from Defiance I Will Not Be Silent tells the story through a 9 year-old's eyes of physical and mental abuse and a life consumed with fear, anger and denial. She slowly loses…
Fort Wayne, IN
Author
43 miles from Defiance Author, Motivational Speaker and Child Advocate Laurie Gray offers key note addresses and workshops on parenting, personal transformation, criminal justice, child…
Sylvania, OH
Motivational Speaker / Author
45 miles from Defiance 
11 Verified Bookings Erin H. said “We brought Dustin in to speak at our company's yearly safety training and we are continuing to utilize his expertise to present and speak with our…”
Celina, OH
Author
52 miles from Defiance I am an author/speaker/mentor and health coach. My goal is to bring joy and show others how to live into it every day. Bloom Girl Bloom (Real Women with Real Answers)…
Bryant, IN
Christian Band / Author
61 miles from Defiance
6 Verified Bookings Berry S. said “Tom and his family were great to work with. Good musicians. Good set list with well written originals with a few covers mixed in. They will definitely…”
Chelsea, MI
Author
73 miles from Defiance I perform Mark Twain's American West lecture in character. In this 40-minute program, Twain tells stories of his early life as a Mississippi riverboat pilot,…
Amherstburg, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
86 miles from Defiance Lorna B. said “Kelly has a magical talent of bringing people’s stories to life. The light that Kelly shares brings families peace in their time of sorrow. I’m always…”
Northville, MI
Author
91 miles from Defiance I am an author, speaker, and health coach with a passion to change the world by giving people the gift of their energy and vitality back.
Novi, MI
Motivational Speaker / Author
94 miles from Defiance Ingrid H. said “With captivating oratorical prowess. She unleashed a spirit filled affect. That was uplifting, joyous and warm. Weaving the English language with beautiful…”
Mishawaka, IN
Santa Claus / Author
97 miles from Defiance
11 Verified Bookings Jaley S. said “Such a great first experience with this site! Santa was perfect, I had so many compliments from parents on not only the photo's but also how perfect…”
Englewood, OH
Author
97 miles from Defiance Tenita J. said “She's awesome! Her presentation is not only informative and power-packed, but hilariously funny and engaging. She keeps you on the edge of your seat,…”
Windsor, ON
Author
98 miles from Defiance I am a Amazon Bestselling Author with my book The Overcomer Facing Challenges with Faith and Courage. I share my life story of overcoming bullying, low self-esteem,…
Detroit, MI
Motivational Speaker / Author
99 miles from Defiance
5 Verified Bookings Aaron L. said “Wes is a great keynote speaker to have at your event or conference. He knows what he is talking about.”
In the past year, Authors have sent 87 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #310 in popularity out of 541 categories on GigSalad
503 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
An author brings more to the table than just a good book! These folks are often leaders in their field, industry, or topic of interest. Booking an author as a speaker allows them to give your audience education and insight to the topics of their book or about their field. The authors listed bring all kinds of topics to the table from children's literature and fiction novels to political and religious experts. No matter the subject of interest, you're sure to find an author to match your needs to give a great speech and possibly a book signing.
An insightful and articulate speaker at a corporate event can help individuals, groups, and companies to achieve their potential through a dynamic and insightful speech, seminar or consulting session. Authors/Speakers on GigSalad have written Children's Books, have been Bestselling Authors of Local Interest, Fiction, Religious, Political, Health and/or Nonfiction Titles. GigSalad has premier affordable motivational speakers available to speak to educate, inform, inspire and motivate.
When booking an Author to speak at your event, be sure you have your event details (date, time, location, topic, etc.) and budget lined up before you contact the Author. Next up, you should book well in advance. Some speakers are booked months or years in advance. However, in some situations you might be able to book less than 60 days in advance. Lastly, pay attention to detail in the contract. What are the traveling expenses? If the traveling expenses are too expensive, consider partnering with another organization to host the same speaker during the same time frame.
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