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Milwaukee, WI 
Author
34 miles from Pleasant Prairie Welcome to Alchemy for Life™, where I help individuals and businesses optimize their time, energy, and resources to achieve their goals and live a more fulfilling…
Wilmette, IL
Author
35 miles from Pleasant Prairie 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…
Des Plaines, IL
Author
36 miles from Pleasant Prairie Heather Vaughn is an award winning speaker, consultant and IMPROV artist. She incorporates all these skills (and more!) into her customized inspirational speeches…
Milwaukee, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
34 miles from Pleasant Prairie John M. said “Mark was the hit of our managers conference. Great mix of comedy with content. Would definitely use him again...”
Glenview, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
33 miles from Pleasant Prairie 
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…
Kenosha, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
6 miles from Pleasant Prairie LCDR Chip Lutz, USN(Ret) is a leader who has been there, done that and has the uniform to prove it! He works with people who want to improve communication by breaking…
Racine, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
14 miles from Pleasant Prairie Changing lives by changing minds: "We do not have to be victims of our own stories...but interestingly enough stories are a way out [of our suffering]. We…
Milwaukee, WI
Athlete/Sports Speaker / Author
34 miles from Pleasant Prairie As a former athlete and coach, my mission is to bring joy back to sports, take pressure off the children who play them and empower parents and coaches to support…
Hoffman Estates, IL
Christian Speaker / Author
35 miles from Pleasant Prairie 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:…”
Menomonee Falls, WI
Motivational Speaker / Author
44 miles from Pleasant Prairie Shontina Gladney AKA Coach Tina "The Motivator" is an inspirational speaker and Transitional Executive Coach focusing on Faith-Family- Finance-Business…
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
49 miles from Pleasant Prairie
48 Verified Bookings Mariko N. said “Excellent speaker”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
49 miles from Pleasant Prairie
3 Verified Bookings Shawn B. said “Jill Salzman was absolutely the star of United Women Entrepreneurs' annual conference. Her presence energized and set the tone for the entire day.…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
49 miles from Pleasant Prairie
87 Verified Bookings Jennifer C. said “Elizabeth was absolutely phenomenal and demonstrated a deep understanding of our audience. Before her presentation, she took the time to delve into our…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
49 miles from Pleasant Prairie
46 Verified Bookings Karla P. said “This session started how we idolize OTHERS and view them as great, but completely ignore the way we are great or become a greater version of ourselves.”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
49 miles from Pleasant Prairie
5 Verified Bookings Aaron L. said “Wes is a great keynote speaker to have at your event or conference. He knows what he is talking about.”
In the past year, Authors have sent 87 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #310 in popularity out of 541 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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