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Copperas Cove, TX 
Author
23 miles from Gatesville I'm proud to be a Certified Public Manager® (CPM), a certified Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Practitioner, a certified Health Coach, and a certified Personal…
Waco, TX
Christian Speaker / Author
36 miles from Gatesville Dirk G. said “So I thought it was going to be good but Keith was better than good, he was excellent. Stories, Bible, Prayer, practical application and all the guys…”
Waco, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
36 miles from Gatesville Kennisha Griffin is an author, speaker, and book writing coach who has helped hundreds of authors write and publish their books. At her book writing and publishing…
Pflugerville, TX
Author
68 miles from Gatesville Children's author Jennifer Coleman is an experienced speaker and was recently awarded the Spur Finalist Award for best children's book depicting the west…
Austin, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Gatesville 
48 Verified Bookings Jacob C. said “Mike is a phenomenal individual, he brought so much knowledge to our team on how to be happy and deal with things that will come up in our life's.…”
Austin, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Gatesville
5 Verified Bookings Carl D. said “Wes is an outstanding speaker and brings a genuine approach to his presentations. It's a pleasure to hear from someone who brings his real-life experience…”
Austin, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Gatesville
87 Verified Bookings Patti P. said “We had her at our small summit very early in the morning. She was able to adapt and get us going.”
Austin, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Gatesville
46 Verified Bookings Alyssa W. said “Ari brings personal experience and a conversational tone to his presentation.”
Austin, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Gatesville
1 Verified Booking Christina M. said “I heard Chad P. speak for the first time at Greensboro College on 4/4/16 and brought my 15 year old son to hear his powerful story as well. It is awesome…”
Austin, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Gatesville John C. said “I took Jamarr's video communications training program. He is excellent at finding the unique qualities in each speaker to drive genuine and honest…”
Austin, TX
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Gatesville Ann S. said “We were very pleased with Mark's performance. Good mix of content with fun... I've heard nothing but positive comments.”
Austin, TX
Singer/Songwriter / Author
81 miles from Gatesville Amol L. said “Recently, I attended a seminar on "Managing stress in the corporate world" presented by Sankarshan Das in my organization. The speaker highlighted…”
Austin, TX
Author
81 miles from Gatesville
2 Verified Bookings Sofia V. said “Camari did an excellent job performing her poet at St. Edward's University for our Black History Month Poetry Night. She was so engaged with the…”
Austin, TX
Author
81 miles from Gatesville
1 Verified Booking Sheriff Powell is inspirational as well as motivational. Former Texas Sheriff & Chief of Police promises to bring encouragement, inspiration, and thought! "Write…
Austin, TX
Stand-Up Comedian / Author
81 miles from Gatesville
1 Verified Booking Mickey Housley is originally from Houston, Texas and has performed at numerous clubs and venues across the south and west coast as a stand-up comedian. He also…
In the past year, Authors have sent 85 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #316 in popularity out of 542 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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