Barbara Rocha, a nationally known speaker, trainer, author and consultant, is Director of Barbara Rocha and Associates, a communications training firm based in Pasadena, California. Over the past 30 years she has conducted thousands of training seminars for business executives and professionals. These seminars teach verbal and written communications; they are tailored to the specific needs of clients. Other services include keynote speaker, conference session leader, individual coaching and speech preparation for other speakers.Rocha earned her B.A. from UCLA, taught in public schools, did graduate study at California State University and earned her M.A. in history, writing a thesis analyzing the speaking ability of Winston Churchill. She is the author of Getting Over Yourself: A Guide to Painless Public Speaking and More. She has been conducting courses for the American Management Association since 1980.