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Wilmington, NC 
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
46 miles from Jacksonville Lenny Laskowski is the leading authority on the topic on public speaking and presentation skills. Lenny is the author of Book, "Painless Presentations - The…
Leland, NC
Author
50 miles from Jacksonville Jeff Coltenback is an Author, TV/Radio host and professional dog trainer. Jeff also founded his own non-profit animal rescue. Jeff is a dynamic speaker and truly…
Fayetteville, NC
Author
85 miles from Jacksonville I WAKE PEOPLE UP so they can DREAM bigger. I help my clients make their goals a reality through carefully crafted speaking. My talk is not cheap ... It's effective.…
Fayetteville, NC
Author
85 miles from Jacksonville People are complicated beings shaped by the sum of their experiences. It’s the small things that shape them in a big way. Nothing is insignificant. "Dark Skinned"…
Fayetteville, NC
Spoken Word Artist / Author
85 miles from Jacksonville "I can write it better than you ever felt it" -Patrick Stump
Clayton, NC
Christian Speaker / Author
85 miles from Jacksonville 
1 Verified Booking DeLonda teaches the Word of God with a prophetic anointing, truth, grace, and simplicity making every topic relevant to daily living. Her message is clear and brings…
Raleigh, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
98 miles from Jacksonville Oya Thomas is a nationally known inspirational speaker and award winning author who lights up audiences with vitalizing talks that encourage others to express their…
Raleigh, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
98 miles from Jacksonville Rebekah L. said “Kevin provided an outstanding keynote speech for our annual realty conference. He was great to work with and clearly did a fabulous job customizing his…”
Raleigh, NC
Author
98 miles from Jacksonville Are you a woman who's in the midst of a nasty divorce, a bad break up or even mourning the loss of a loved one? If so, how would you like to live a life of…
Raleigh, NC
Photographer / Author
98 miles from Jacksonville Member PPNC (Professional Photographers of North Carolina), vendor for "The Make a Wish Foundation," I take photographs during events, portraits, models,…
Raleigh, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
98 miles from Jacksonville Christina Marie is an author and speaker who has turned her love for teaching, helping others, and quest to identify her purpose in life into a movement to help…
Cary, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
105 miles from Jacksonville
2 Verified Bookings Ken B. said “Greg did a fantastic job at our sales meeting. He told some great stories and translated the message of how he did not only in playing poker but also…”
Cary, NC
Author
105 miles from Jacksonville Peg tells engaging tales of family life both from a child point of view and from a parent’s as well as original versions of folk tales —often updated with a modern…
Myrtle Beach, SC
Motivational Speaker / Author
111 miles from Jacksonville Key Topics Covered Forgiveness Self-Love Quantum Healing Trauma Release Emotional Freedom As a speaker passionate about personal growth and holistic healing, I…
Durham, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
119 miles from Jacksonville
1 Verified Booking Faith B. said “Robert exceeded expectations and adapted well to the unique group setting. Well prepared and even brought a copy of his book for everyone to take home.”
In the past year, Authors have sent 82 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #313 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
509 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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