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Communication

Bonnie Barker

SPEEC2547 · SPEAC1 · SPEEC01 · SPCH1 · COMST35 · SP1 · SPCH4102 · SPECH1 · SPEECH1 · SPEECH · COMST11 · SPEEC3186 · SPEEC1 · COMM0 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

Take her for Speech 1 if you want a and can show up regularly.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyComfortable speech spaceExtra credit heavyCaring feedbackEasy book testsAttendance matters
  • Creates a low-anxiety public speaking environment so shy students can succeed
  • Lots of and mostly easy textbook tests make high grades very reachable
  • and can hurt your grade if

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and flexible speech topics make an A very reachable if you prepare speeches and show up.

All evidence is from in-person speech and communication courses.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Public speaking content is straightforward; most class time is watching peers speak rather than heavy theory.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping can lower your grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly universal praise for comfort, kindness, and learning public speaking skills, with 100 percent would-take-again among those who answered.

Recommendation tone is consistent across decades of in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Often called easy or fair on grades with lots of EC, though a few say she grades speeches tough on delivery format.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Light

82/100

Usually three to four speeches, a handful of book quizzes, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students , and excellent at reducing stage fright.

Format shift

In-person only; older reviews note occasional political digressions.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grade mix is speeches plus short book tests and attendance, with speeches carrying the most weight.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person speech classes feel comfortable and fun, with three to four speeches, easy book quizzes, and generous ; a minority note political side comments and pickier speech grading.

Main concern

and speech delivery format can be graded strictly if .

What students said

“She makes the speech class comfortable, fun and easy. Follow her instructions, and you will get good grades”
COMST11
“3 speeches, 30 points , 5 tests from the textbook”
COMST11
“ if you do not attend”
SPCH1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests are mostly easy questions pulled from the textbook; speeches dominate the .

Book-based quizzesEasy testsNo hard final oftenSpeech drafts

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests come straight from the book and are widely described as easy; some .

Textbook quizzesEasy multiple-choice styleSpeeches as main assessment
“Tests are pretty easy, 3 speeches and drafts.”
COMST11
“The so just read the book and you'll do fine.”
SPEEC1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If ! She makes it so comfortable for you to give your speech.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 , and attendance themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Comfort

88/100

“She made speech easy and enjoyable. She's a great teacher and the skills you learn in her class can be put forth for future reference.”

📈 Easy A Path

84/100

“3 speeches, 30 points , 5 tests from the textbook (I only read the chapters over once and got a B+ or A every time)”

👍 Strong Recommendation

94/100

“Hands down the best speech professor out there. If you need to take speech 1 take it with !!”

📅

22/100

“ if you do not attend.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes the speech class comfortable, fun and easy
  • wonderful teacher. , and motherly
  • non-intimidating atmosphere for shy speakers

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • !!
  • Grades speeches kinda easy
  • don't expect an easy A. Most everyone in the class was on the border of B/A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Side Comments

  • she brings her views on politics into class in a highly inappropriate way
  • Just ignore her conservative views ranting
  • and

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-eight detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on comfort, easiness, , and attendance.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 54
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B+ 3

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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