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Hamilton, ON 
Author
32 miles from St Catharines Tanya G. said “Derrick has a great gift and ability to entertain and storytell. He is a great public speaker, entertainer, comedian and I look forward to working with…”
Toronto, ON
Author
35 miles from St Catharines I am the author of newly-released Disaster Heroes. As a former journalist and now crisis management consultant and speaker, I was first inspired to write Disaster…
Oakville, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
31 miles from St Catharines 
3 Verified Bookings Monica M. said “There’s something to be said about being interactively involved with a professional speaker during a presentation. Sunjay doesn’t talk *at* you, he draws…”
Toronto, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
35 miles from St Catharines
4 Verified Bookings Sandy F. said “This review is long overdue... We had such fun with Dena at my partners birthday bash. Dena was a true pleasure, big hearted woman who came and absolutely…”
Toronto, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
35 miles from St Catharines
48 Verified Bookings Michael said “We had Mike come speak to our team for our annual offsite. He was incredibly responsive during the planning process and brought a great sense of excitement…”
Toronto, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
35 miles from St Catharines
1 Verified Booking Gina G. said “Christine delivered concepts that truly moved my group. Her presentation style was an excellence for the zoom meeting format. I was deluged with requests…”
Toronto, ON
Industry Expert / Author
35 miles from St Catharines Gerry Robert went from living a life of poverty to earning multiple millions per year and more than $200, 000, 000 in the past 20 years. He is a recognized expert…
Toronto, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
35 miles from St Catharines Based on the book "Our Father: Understanding God", Florin is touring with one goal: to inspire and motivate youth to think of becoming good fathers and…
Toronto, ON
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
35 miles from St Catharines I help companies learn how to blend automation with human connection to maximize profit by offering outstanding customer service in the digital era. Talks cover…
North York, ON
Health & Fitness Expert / Author
42 miles from St Catharines A lot of advice on women's fitness is frankly BS. Igor focuses on busting a lot of myths to do with women's fitness, in a no-nonsense way. Using a combination…
Brampton, ON
Children’s Party Magician / Author
47 miles from St Catharines
55 Verified Bookings Diana B. said “Yesterday there was my boys birthday party 7 and 13 years old. The show was so much fun for all the kids and adults alike, everyone was entertained, they…”
Cambridge, ON
Christian Speaker / Author
56 miles from St Catharines Pastor Jenn Dafoe-Turner is a child of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. She is a Pastor, Strength Finders coach and mentor. Pastor Jenn loves to journey with…
Ariss, ON
Christian Speaker / Author
63 miles from St Catharines Heather S. said “I was privileged to attend a conference in the fall of 2009 where Susan was the key note speaker. Her sessions were geared to further understanding the…”
Newmarket, ON
Author
63 miles from St Catharines Re-Wire your Brain by increasing Serotonin, Dopamine & Endorphins with Simple Exercises we can all do today! I'm an Inspirational Speaker talking about…
Kitchener, ON
Motivational Speaker / Author
66 miles from St Catharines Stress and burnout are serious consequences of an unbalanced system. We have not been taught how we have the inner power to create anything we want, using all of…
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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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