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Decatur, IL 
Author
47 miles from Normal I am an Author and Motivational Speaker who shares my challenging past struggles with ADDICTION and the steps I've taken to change and become better!
Galesburg, IL
Photo Booths / Author
78 miles from Normal 
2 Verified Bookings Kartik P. said “Made our Christmas party very memorable! Definitely recommend!”
Plainfield, IL
Christian Speaker / Author
87 miles from Normal *Pastoral Counselor, Paralegal, International Speaker, Business Coach, Domestic Abuse Advocate and author of 3-times Best-Sellers: Dr. Begay-Pullum lives in suburban…
Richton Park, IL
Author
95 miles from Normal Christian Fiction author, motivation for life. Interacting with people to pull out their creativity and inner writer.
Bolingbrook, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
95 miles from Normal You have dreams. You have goals. You have aspirations. And . . . You have options. It's All in How You Look at It. At age nineteen, Deirdre A. McClarin’s life…
Matteson, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
95 miles from Normal
1 Verified Booking Kimberly D. said “Surviving Heartbreak Valley is an emotional and gut wrenching read. Linda does an excellent job of taking the readers along on the journey with her and…”
Dyer, IN
Motivational Speaker / Author
102 miles from Normal
9 Verified Bookings Danielle E. said “Gina is absolutely AMAZING! A one of a kind human. She absolutely changed the lives of those in the room last night. If you dont have her book yet GET…”
Lafayette, IN
Author
111 miles from Normal Jessica Nunemaker is an Author, PBS Host, Newspaper Columnist, and Website Owner of Little Indiana that Details Where to Stay, Play, and Eat in Small Towns across…
Hoffman Estates, IL
Christian Speaker / Author
116 miles from Normal Thomas J. said “Date 04/29/2019 - 05/02/2019 Instructor: Minister John Cobb Course Number/Title: 1112/Survey of Revelation Number of Students who submitted evaluation:…”
Chicago, IL
African Entertainment / Author
118 miles from Normal
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
Mentalist / Author
118 miles from Normal
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
118 miles from Normal
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
Motivational Speaker / Author
118 miles from Normal
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
Motivational Speaker / Author
118 miles from Normal
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
118 miles from Normal
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.…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 77 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #322 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
512 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
From request to booking, it takes 1.1 days (on average) to hire an Author
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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