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Chicago, IL 
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13 miles from Oak Lawn The Authors of the Beat Cop's Guide to Chicago Eats provide a hilarious talk about their book, finding decent food in Chicago, how to make a proper Chicago…
Chicago, IL
Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn I am an Eccentric Digital Artist, Published Children's Book Author & Poet, Educational, Spiritual and Successful Life Motivational Speaker, Creative Actor…
Chicago, IL
Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn Bull Garlington is a damn good public speaker. He's an award-winning columnist, author, and popular speaker. His author appearances are more like an unholy…
Chicago, IL
Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn Imani-Nia Consulting is committed to helping their clients get the most out L.I.F.E., both literally and figuratively. Literally speaking, life is tough; it’s been…
Chicago, IL
Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn I have spoken to schools, libraries, foundations, for CSPAN, American History Television, NPR All Things Considered. I present a dynamic presentation on the subjects…
Chicago, IL
Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn Author British Aaliyah has made an immeasurable impact on women from all walks of life through her ministry, The Beauty of Brokenness. Sharing her struggles with…
Richton Park, IL
Author
16 miles from Oak Lawn Christian Fiction author, motivation for life. Interacting with people to pull out their creativity and inner writer.
Des Plaines, IL
Author
23 miles from Oak Lawn Heather Vaughn is an award winning speaker, consultant and IMPROV artist. She incorporates all these skills (and more!) into her customized inspirational speeches…
Wilmette, IL
Author
24 miles from Oak Lawn If you need an engaging speaker or presenter on the topic of supporting LGBTQ youth or effective allyship for your company, organization, or event you're in…
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn 
6 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…”
Chicago, IL
African Entertainment / Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn
23 Verified Bookings Paulla G. said “They knew we were celebrating Black History and incorporated that into their performance. Everyone really enjoyed them!”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn
88 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.”
Chicago, IL
Mentalist / Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn
34 Verified Bookings Donna S. V. C. said “My skeptical client was impressed and thrilled and the audience was blown away. Highly recommend!”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn
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…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
13 miles from Oak Lawn
3 Verified Bookings Jenny A. said “We contracted Jill for a voiceover role for an award show over 300 executive level professionals. From the get go, Jill was extremely responsive, eager…”
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512 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
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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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