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Lawrenceville, GA 
Author
36 miles from Athens There is hope for better relationships and Certified Relationship Expert & Coach Stephan Labossiere embraces the challenge of bringing that to light. He conducts…
Covington, GA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
38 miles from Athens 
2 Verified Bookings Shamar G. said “Cynthia Valentine performed really well. She allowed the audience to join in and made it a fun atmosphere. She shared her many talents and 3 album singles.…”
Athens, GA
Arts/Entertainment Speaker / Author
An author of five very different books, now writing a sixth. I speak about UGA and Atlanta humorist Lewis Grizzard, Colonial American history and Savannah Georgia…
Lawrenceville, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
36 miles from Athens What you did yesterday or whatever happened to you yesterday is not who you are today. If you judge yourself based on yesterday’s events, you are convicting an…
Covington, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
38 miles from Athens We offer workshops, author visits and assemblies that focus on emotional intelligence, confidence and storytelling.
Snellville, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
39 miles from Athens As a seasoned motivational speaker, I offer dynamic and inspiring presentations tailored to engage, empower, and energize audiences at events, workshops, conferences,…
Conyers, GA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
43 miles from Athens
10 Verified Bookings James I. said “I booked Isna for my wife’s 50th Birthday Celebration. She was extremely professional and personable with my wife and our guests. Isna is well versed…”
Duluth, GA
Author
45 miles from Athens I am the author of Survival of the Fittest...One Child's Life in the Foster Care System. It is a nonfiction account of the time I spent in the 1950s foster…
Stone Mountain, GA
Author
48 miles from Athens I am an author as well as a motivational speaker. I speak to women groups, conferences, church breakfast, anniversaries, school assemblies, libraries, and college…
Cumming, GA
Author
48 miles from Athens I am a New York Times Best-Selling ghostwriter with over 50 title credits. I've published with all 5 major publishing houses, and worked with some of the biggest…
Cumming, GA
Author
48 miles from Athens As an Author & Speaker, my sole aim is to help any audience (new graduates, churches, corporate employees, business owners) I get the privilege to stand in…
Tucker, GA
Arts/Entertainment Speaker / Author
50 miles from Athens Art provides a way to capture and express what we are thinking and feeling. It includes exercising our abilities to take in what surrounds us, and give to others…
Cleveland, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
50 miles from Athens We have become adept at ignoring the cries of our own hearts believing that working oneself into the ground, trying to “get it right” is the road to fulfillment.…
Alpharetta, GA
Belly Dancer / Author
54 miles from Athens
13 Verified Bookings Courtney G. said “Patrice created a fun experience for a Bollywood themed party! She performed and even got a few guests up to learn some moves! She was efficient, flexible…”
Decatur, GA
Author
55 miles from Athens I've begun so many years ago and I've grown so much! Call me, Let's Talk about your next event. There is more to this life than you have ever known...…
In the past year, Authors have sent 77 quotes to event planners
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512 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
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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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