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Communication

Alyssa Drake

COMMC1000 · COM9 · COM1 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
88.46%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

One of the best COMM choices at RCC for if you can and follow her format rules.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPublic Speaking Safe SpaceClear RubricsExtra Credit HeavyCaring and OrganizedBeginner Friendly
  • Outstanding support for nervous public speakers with and warm class climate.
  • and lenient with lots of if you follow formats.
  • A few online or accelerated sections report heavy weekly work or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students report A/B with , and strong prep, provided they participate and follow formats.

In person is consistently easy with support; online is more split between easy A+ and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is approachable; the main challenge is public speaking anxiety, which she actively reduces.

Both formats call content easy; online accelerated terms feel more tedious.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

and grade class activities, though some mark no and still reward presence.

In ; online is often asynchronous with .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly 90% would take again; overwhelming praise for care, clarity, and speech preparation.

In person is near-unanimous praise; online has a few strong detractors.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and understanding of speech anxiety dominate.

Format shift

In person is lenient; a minority of .

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Speeches, quizzes, discussions, and some weekly tasks are steady but usually not crushing outside accelerated terms.

Format shift

Online accelerated sections report heavier .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

, and the best for nervous speakers.

Format shift

In person teaching praise is near universal; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Major speeches, participation activities, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online adds recorded speeches and video quizzes; in person centers live speeches and class activities.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and COM classes where nervous students feel prepared and supported.

Main concern

Attendance and participation matter; rare AI-detection false positives on writing.

What students said

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“she creates such a warm and welcoming environment”
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“she uses AI to detect AI and its not even accurate and she fails you automatically”
COM-1

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Can be an and , but some accelerated sections feel work-heavy or pettily graded.

Main concern

Weekly load and .

What students said

“Easiest A+ ever”
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“ and there was way too much work per week”
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“if you want an A ”
COM-1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments emphasize prepared speeches and short quizzes with .

Speech RubricsQuiz RetakesLate Work PolicyExtra CreditClear Outlines

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person focuses on major speeches with , and lots of rather than strict proctor details.

Major SpeechesClear RubricsExtra CreditClass Activities Graded
“Gives a major speech”
COM-1
“she fully prepares you ahead of time with rubrics, examples, and making rough drafts”
COM-1

Online

Online mentions short lecture quizzes with , and occasional short exams.

Quiz RetakesTwo-Day Late PolicyRecorded SpeechesShort Exams
“all of the lecture quizes were short (3-5 questions) and ”
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“Most of the . Two short exams”
COM-1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I was so nervous about taking this class, but she creates such a warm and welcoming environment. I recommend, 10/10... .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews (5 online, 21 in person), highlighting support, clarity, and speech prep. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

92/100

“Professor Drake is truly one of the .”

🎤 Speech Anxiety Support

90/100

“She is very caring and speaking.”

📋 Clear and Fair Structure

82/100

“Grades very leniently and offers plenty of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she has a very bubbly personality that is very encouraging and mood-boosting
  • She's young and enthusiastic about her subject and her classes feel really welcoming
  • and prepares you for your speeches

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Hard not to pass her class, she really prepares you
  • Class is easy as long as you participate
  • she uses AI to detect AI and its not even accurate and she fails you automatically

Theme 3

❤️ About Care and Support

  • she went above and beyond to make sure I had the support I needed to pass the class
  • She truly cares about each student and wants to see you succeed
  • Such a !

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

26 recent detailed reviews with extremely consistent positive themes and only a small online minority of dissent.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

COM-114 reviews
com-96 reviews
comm-c10006 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 7 · A 10

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values