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San Pedro, CA 
Author
5 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes Angela Shanté is a former K-12 classroom teacher, and the award-winning author. In addition to her creative work, She works as an educational/DEI consultant supporting…
Long Beach, CA
Author
11 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes Carma Spence, author of Home Sweet Home Page: The 5 Deadly Mistakes Authors, Speakers and Coaches Make with their Website's Home Page and How to Fix Them!,…
Long Beach, CA
Author
11 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes Have you ever faced mortality at its most raw attribute? My poetry is my journey of battling mental, physical, and emotional darkness, to being able to heal inner…
Long Beach, CA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
11 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes I am a published poet and spoken word artist. I have been published six times, some of my works are included in Writer’s Pocket anthologies, Silhouettes At Dusk…
El Segundo, CA
Author
12 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes Morris Brown, esteemed author, accomplished artist and revered UCLA educator, is set to captivate readers worldwide with his sensational new book series “Hang’n…
Marina Del Rey, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
17 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes Paul's presentations, which have been delivered to such names as Amazon, Viacom, and the United Nations, are quite simply a roller coaster of emotion. Told…
Beverly Hills, CA
Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes April O. said “Kendra Petty is the real deal. She is a true professional who has succeeded in a male-dominated industry and can speak to business leaders of all levels.…”
Beverly Hills, CA
Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes I'm a good speaker
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes 
46 Verified Bookings Alyssa W. said “Ari brings personal experience and a conversational tone to his presentation.”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes
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.…”
Los Angeles, CA
Christian Speaker / Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes
2 Verified Bookings Armstrong said “I have seen Aahmes speak many times and each session has touched my heart in a different way. She speaks truth in love and always gives honor to God.…”
Los Angeles, CA
Comedy Magician / Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes
36 Verified Bookings Betsy G. said “He is so funny and kind. He is pure magic !!!!”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes
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…”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes Kim M. said “This was probably the best speaker we've had in the 8 years of our seminar. Very informative and extremely entertaining. Thanks for making me look…”
Los Angeles, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
23 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes Oya Thomas is a nationally known inspirational speaker and award winning author who lights up audiences with vitalizing talks that encourage others to express their…
In the past year, Authors have sent 85 quotes to event planners
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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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