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Speech

Liza Rietveld

SPCHSECT · COMM1 · SP1 · SPECH1 · SPCH1 · SPEECH1 · COMM6670 · SPCH111 · SPSP · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you will show up, follow her speech structure exactly, and want growth in public speaking rather than an easy low-effort A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEntertainingLots of WorkHelpful CheerleaderPolarizingSpeech Heavy
  • Many students love her energy and say she makes dreaded speech class fun and passable.
  • frequent speeches, outlines, and often expected class presence.
  • A sizable minority call her unprofessional, intimidating, or unfair with favorites.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students say follow directions and you can get an A, but others stress you must earn grades and do a lot of work.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

, yet frequent speeches and structure rules keep it from feeling light.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Students urge attending every class and describe a participatory, high-energy room where absence hurts.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Majority praise fun teaching and skill and heavy work warnings.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Some say she wants you to pass with an A if you try; others say she is strict on outlines and not a free-A teacher.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Repeated mentions of lots of work, frequent speeches, video-taped speeches, and more load than peer schools.

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Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Entertainment, encouragement, and practical speech help dominate, with a loud minority calling her unprofessional.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades revolve around speeches, outlines, and class participation more than classic written exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and , but heavy speech work and a polarizing classroom tone.

Main concern

Heavy workload plus occasional reports of favoritism or unprofessional vibe.

What students said

“She will be your biggest cheerleader however she requires much more work than the speech teachers at Saddleback”
SP1
“Be prepared to learn nothing and have mountains of work.”
COMM1
“Liza is an awesome speech teacher! Her lectures are fun and she's fair and understanding.”
SPEECH1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment is speech-performance heavy; reviews do not describe Lockdown Browser or webcam proctoring.

SpeechesOutlines graded carefullyVideo-taped speeches

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections emphasize graded speeches and outlines, including video-taped speeches for some terms.

Speech performancesOutline-focused gradingVideo-taped speeches
“You are required to video tape your speeches.”
SP1
“just do what she tells you to do on your outlines(basically grades strictly on your outlines rather than what you say to the class) and you will easily get an A!!!!!”
SP1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take her & attend every class & you will be so happy you did. but she made me better @ speaker!”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews, balancing praise for energy with workload and polarization themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Energy

66/100

“She makes everything fun & a learning experience.”

📚 Heavy Speech Load

28/100

“Be prepared to learn nothing and have mountains of work.”

👍

68/100

“Liza is an awesome speech teacher! Her lectures are fun and she's fair and understanding.”

⚠️ Polarizing Classroom

35/100

“She riducules and taunts students who do not see eye to eye with her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very fun, interesting, and has a great sense of humor.
  • She's entertaining. Just find a speech to be passionate about
  • she makes this class more fun than you would think a speech class could be.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you're looking for an easy A !
  • You do have to earn your grades!
  • do everything she says EXACTLY like she says it and you'll pass the class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Anxiety

  • She will be your biggest cheerleader
  • , but she made it comfortable.
  • bad speech anxiety.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews spanning many years with detailed mixed opinions provide a stable but polarized picture.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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COMM13 reviews
SPEECH13 reviews
COMM66701 review
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