Francis Smith

COMM11 · COMST11 · COMM151 · COMST1 · COMMST11 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you fear public speaking; he builds confidence and grades fairly.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPublic Speaking Confidence BuilderSupportive CoachExtra Credit AvailableInteresting LecturesFair Grader

Helps anxious students feel comfortable speaking in front of others
Speeches and and
Nearly universal praise with occasional notes about mood or project load

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and mostly A/B grades make a high mark realistic without crushing effort.

Online evidence highlights and a quiz final; and fair grading.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is introductory public speaking; the hard part is personal anxiety, not abstract theory.

Both formats describe accessible material; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while the online review said attendance was not mandatory.

Online review reported optional attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students repeatedly call him highly recommended for conquering public-speaking fear with strong support.

Strong recommendation appears in both formats, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students report , and that cushions the grade.

Format shift

and 20 extra-credit points; in-person calls him fair.

Workload

Light

74/100

Typical load is a few major speeches, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online had four weekly speeches plus a ; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

and strong emotional support for anxious speakers define the experience.

Format shift

Both formats praise structure and support; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grade centers on speeches and exam grind.

Format shift

Online final was a textbook quiz; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise a supportive, entertaining classroom that reduces public-speaking fear, with and .

Main concern

A few note occasional rudeness or larger projects and stacked tests.

What students said

“Mr. Smith really helped me overcome those fears and and all of the students in my class.”
COMST1

“He puts you in a comfortable environment, so that when a speech comes along it is like you are speaking with friends and family.”
COMST11

“Professor Smith really cares about his students. He is fair and keeps the class very interesting.”
COMMST11

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online winter section had weekly short speeches, nice grading, textbook reading, a , and .

Main concern

Need a small live audience for speech recordings.

What students said

“ . Had to read some of an online textbook, and the final was a . 20 points offered too!”
COMM11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are described as not hard if you do the readings; online used a .

Quiz FinalReading-Based TestsSpeech Focus

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if ; assessment is speech-heavy.

Reading-Based TestsSpeech Focus

“the readings.”
COMST11

Online

Online final was a available.

Quiz FinalExtra Credit

“the . 20 points offered too!”
COMM11

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I had failed public speaking before at Moorpark and I am terrified of public speaking. However, Mr. Smith really helped me overcome those fears and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews spanning online and , and rare critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“His lectures, lessons, digital content were structured, informative, and interesting.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“Do yourself a favor and take his class.”

🎤 Confidence Building

90/100

“This class will help anyone be more confident in public speaking and all of .”

⚖️

82/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

structured, informative, and interesting
motivates his students and keeps his class entertained
funny and makes the material easy to follow

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

all of
the readings
20 points offered too

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

and all of the students
really cares about his students
he can be quite rude at times... depends on the day

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews span 2014-2025 with consistent praise, but one online sample and .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 52

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 4

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Francis Smith

x x if you fear public speaking; he builds confidence and grades fairly.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

🎤 Confidence Building

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

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F

No letter grade reported

if you fear public speaking; he builds confidence and grades fairly.

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