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Galesburg, IL 
Photo Booths / Author
68 miles from Sterling 
2 Verified Bookings Randy I. said “Great people to work with. All of our guests enjoyed the Photo Booth. We will hire again.”
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…
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
African Entertainment / Author
107 miles from Sterling
23 Verified Bookings Dr. S. said “The audience loved the performance.”
Chicago, IL
Mentalist / Author
107 miles from Sterling
34 Verified Bookings Amareen D. said “We found Sydney when looking for an entertainer who would seamlessly break the ice and tie together a group of friends, family, and coworkers for my fiancé’s…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Sterling
6 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
88 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…”
Chicago, IL
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Sterling
1 Verified Booking Barb T. said “Chad Porter spoke at our quarterly meeting and to say he motivated me is an understatement. The adversity that he has overcome is unbelievable. He speaks…”
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…”
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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