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Plainfield, IL 
Christian Speaker / Author
77 miles from Sterling *Pastoral Counselor, Paralegal, International Speaker, Business Coach, Domestic Abuse Advocate and author of 3-times Best-Sellers: Dr. Begay-Pullum lives in suburban…
Hoffman Estates, IL
Christian Speaker / Author
83 miles from Sterling 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:…”
Bolingbrook, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
84 miles from Sterling 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…
Des Plaines, IL
Author
95 miles from Sterling Heather Vaughn is an award winning speaker, consultant and IMPROV artist. She incorporates all these skills (and more!) into her customized inspirational speeches…
Glenview, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
98 miles from Sterling 
1 Verified Booking Authors Diane Mayer Christiansen shares her personal journey with dyslexia and her son's journey with autism. She talks about her experiences through personal…
Oak Park, IL
African Entertainment / Author
99 miles from Sterling
16 Verified Bookings Amanda G. said “We had a blast with Breathe and Move-ment. The families at our "Around the World" event absolutely loved how engaging the performance was. I…”
Wilmette, IL
Author
103 miles from Sterling 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…
Matteson, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
104 miles from Sterling
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…”
Richton Park, IL
Author
105 miles from Sterling Christian Fiction author, motivation for life. Interacting with people to pull out their creativity and inner writer.
Chicago, IL
Karaoke DJ / Author
107 miles from Sterling
1 Verified Booking Russell H. said “Cliff was great. Highly recommend”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Sterling
46 Verified Bookings Jessalynne C. said “From start to finish was done well. It was easy to book Ari and lots of useful information to prior to even accepting the offer. The communication along…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Sterling
48 Verified Bookings Mercedes N. said “We invited Mr. Duffy to come an speak to our staff retreat and the presentation was just outstanding. Everyone commented about how Mr Duffy is perhaps…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Sterling
5 Verified Bookings David A. said “Wes was thoroughly entertaining and his talk was enlightening. The crowd was abuzz after the event and I hope to be apart of another one of his talks…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Sterling
3 Verified Bookings Lisa D. said “Jill was outstanding! We invited her to get our morning going and deliver a motivational talk, and she certainly delivered. She kept us engaged, spoke…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Sterling
87 Verified Bookings Stacey G. said “She got the crowd involved engaged and interacting with one another and with her!! It was a fun event and her message was perfect = stay positive even…”
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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