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Speech

Darryl-Keith Ogata

COMM35 · COM11SCHOLARS · COMMST35 · COMST35 · COM11 · COM1 · COMST11 · COM35 · COMMST11 · 244 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90.2%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

if you will use office hours and complete every speech plus .

Best fit · Easy A HunterOffice hours essentialHuge extra creditSpeech outlines pickyLegendary GE pickCaring and funny
  • Most students call him one of SMC's best: , and heavy .
  • Office hours and exact outline format are the real keys to an A on speeches.
  • A vocal minority finds him picky, confusing, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Three speeches plus piles of make an A common once outlines match his format.

Online and in-person both stress EC; a few online COM35 reviews say midterms fail without EC.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

; difficulty comes from format pickiness, not hard theory.

Both formats feel easy when students engage; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

as not mandatory, though optional Zooms and office hours strongly help.

Online and in-person both describe flexible attendance with optional meetings.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

About 90% would take again and many call him the .

Praise is strong in both formats; negatives cluster in a minority of online COM35 terms.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

and late speech flexibility offset picky outline and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention late work for full credit more often; both formats call him picky on format.

Workload

Light

78/100

Usually a few speeches or weekly short .

Format shift

Winter and online sections often feel especially light with only three speeches.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and life-applicable lectures when they show up for help.

Format shift

Both formats mostly glow; a minority of online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades center on speeches, outlines, and .

Format shift

Online and EC.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

light speech load, strong care, and grades that jump after office hours.

Main concern

Strict outline standards and .

What students said

“Once I went to office hours and he explained everything I would get As and 100%”
COM11SCHOLARS
“If you want to succeed in his class, just go to his office hours”
COM11
“I learned nothing. I got 100%. Hope this helps!”
COM35

Remote format

Online

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online speech and COM courses are mostly easy As with , and optional Zooms.

Main concern

Picky outline formatting and .

What students said

“As long as and you'll be fine. Easy A.”
COM11
“Go to office hours bc he'll review your outline before you submit and record your speech”
COM11SCHOLARS
“ . He is truly awful. Only reason you'll pass is bc of .”
COMST35

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams exist but speeches and EC dominate; while .

Few speechesExtra credit heavyPicky outlinesMidterm can be toughOptional office hours review

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

speeches and tests, with office-hour coaching fixing early low scores.

Four projects and two testsOffice hour coachingExtra credit
“There are four projects and ”
COM11SCHOLARS
“The but the ”
COMST11

Online

Online , and exams that often mirror classwork, with heavy EC.

Filmed speechesExams match classworkWeekly ECLate work accepted
“ as the classwork. Work is accepted up to a month late for .”
COMMST35
“all he had was three speeches to film and ”
COM11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ogata is one of the . Work is accepted up to a month late for .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting office-hour success paths and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Professor Ogata is one of the . He is attentive and truly cares about his students.”

👍

92/100

“ . and wants all students to succeed.”

🎁 Path

86/100

“Very easy class. Do the work and which is offered weekly and you will likely get an A.”

⚠️ Format Picky

55/100

“a bit picky about the format of his outline but very manageable A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are interesting and he makes it applicable to your own life
  • he's very fun to talk to about anything
  • He's the
  • mean personality

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you do the work and put in the effort
  • Got a 100% but only bc of the
  • I learned nothing. I got 100%

Theme 3

🏢 About Office Hours

  • GO TO OFFICE HOURS AND ENGAGE FOR AN A
  • he'll review your outline before you submit
  • if you go to so well

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

244

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent and older reviews with high consistency on EC, office hours, and easy As despite a few angry outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5213
4 out of 516
3 out of 57
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

50 reported outcomes

A range

40

A+ 21 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4