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Oakland, CA 
Author
2 miles from Alameda Rebecca reveals secrets of working behind the chair as a professional hairstylist with over twenty years experience and delves into the myth about beauty. Fun,…
Oakland, CA
Author
2 miles from Alameda Lisbeth F. said “Excellent, love her compassion towards helping others.”
Emeryville, CA
Author
4 miles from Alameda Philanthropist, Inspirational Speaker and Author known as 'The Giving Guru' for her daily Random Acts of Kindness and teaching people how to give without…
San Rafael, CA
Author
19 miles from Alameda A corporate attorney, I rekindled my creative journey in 2017 as an author, poet, and lyricist. My love for animals has also been key. Let me motivate your group…
Novato, CA
Author
28 miles from Alameda I serve oysters, and I am handsome.
Petaluma, CA
Author
37 miles from Alameda Carmel Morgan, Petaluma CA Professional Storyteller & Transformation Speaker and Women's Holistic Health Expert. She is Co-Author of the Amazon International…
San Jose, CA
Author
37 miles from Alameda Speaker: Writer and Author of the book PATRIOTS From The BARRIO. The true WWII story of the men that served in the only all Mexican American WWII unit. My personal…
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
8 miles from Alameda 
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…”
San Jose, CA
Magician / Author
37 miles from Alameda
13 Verified Bookings Volker S. said “Alan performed at a recent BD party at our house. It was great fun. He showed his tricks to smaller groups and then he gave a performance for the entire…”
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
8 miles from Alameda
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…”
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
8 miles from Alameda
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…”
San Francisco, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
8 miles from Alameda John M. said “Mark was the hit of our managers conference. Great mix of comedy with content. Would definitely use him again...”
Hayward, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
13 miles from Alameda Our mission is to inspire 1 million youth and families to excel in leadership, education, and community impact—in partnership with the leaders who support and educate…
San Mateo, CA
Leadership/Success Speaker / Author
15 miles from Alameda Kenya Moses offers dynamic speaking engagements tailored to organizational, conference, and educational audiences. Her presentations focus on three core areas:…
Martinez, CA
Motivational Speaker / Author
18 miles from Alameda Jennifer B. said “After exploring Misha's presence on various social media platforms, I took the leap and enlisted her expertise for a training session with our team…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 77 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #321 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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