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Mishawaka, IN 
Santa Claus / Author
48 miles from Portage 
11 Verified Bookings Sidney M. said “We enjoyed Dallas Santa so much. He was the real deal and will surely use him again. The kids were very excited when Santa came walking in our house.…”
Grand Rapids, MI
Author
53 miles from Portage I am a photoartist and published author. As a sepsis, stroke and open heart surgery survivor I have outlined my near death experience in the hopes of helping others…
Grand Rapids, MI
Motivational Speaker / Author
53 miles from Portage Larry S. said “It was a TREMENDOUS blessing to have you on my show today! You are an amazing woman with an amazing spirit and I pray blessings upon you, your business,…”
East Lansing, MI
Family Expert / Author
67 miles from Portage I offer keynote addresses and workshops that empower parents, educators, and practitioners to help teens navigate sexual experiences in the digital age. Audience…
Chelsea, MI
Author
80 miles from Portage 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,…
Fort Wayne, IN
Author
81 miles from Portage 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
81 miles from Portage Author, Motivational Speaker and Child Advocate Laurie Gray offers key note addresses and workshops on parenting, personal transformation, criminal justice, child…
Paulding, OH
Author
90 miles from Portage 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…
Napoleon, OH
Author
94 miles from Portage 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…
Sylvania, OH
Motivational Speaker / Author
102 miles from Portage
11 Verified Bookings Nolan V. said “Dustin was fantatic as an opening keynote, can't wait to have him back next year!”
Chicago, IL
Mentalist / Author
108 miles from Portage
32 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
108 miles from Portage
46 Verified Bookings Alyssa W. said “Ari brings personal experience and a conversational tone to his presentation.”
Chicago, IL
Karaoke DJ / Author
108 miles from Portage
1 Verified Booking Russell H. said “Cliff was great. Highly recommend”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
108 miles from Portage
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…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
108 miles from Portage
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…”
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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