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Speech Communication

Kari Pike

COMM20 · COM20 · SP60 · SPCH90 · COMM1 · COMM30 · COMM60 · COMM10 · SPEECH60 · DEBAT1 · SPEEC60 · SPCH60 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Must-take speech/comm professor if you want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring & SupportiveEasy AOpen-Note TestsFun LecturesNo Textbook Needed
  • Extremely high recommendation rate with warm, confidence-building public speaking support.
  • Easy A if you attend, do speeches/debates, and use open notes or cheat sheets.
  • and late arrivals can hurt the grade.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students repeatedly call it an easy A with , and .

Nearly ; the one online review still reported an A but hated the class.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is straightforward with ; main effort is speeches and debates, not dense theory.

In-person reviews dominate; online sample is too small to compare content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance and punctuality are enforced and can change the letter grade if missed.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Over 90 percent would take her again, praising care, fun classes, and confidence-building.

In-person students are overwhelmingly positive; the lone .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

, and many reported As with .

Format shift

Generosity is consistent in-person; online evidence is thin.

Workload

Light

76/100

, and in-class speech prep keep the load manageable.

Format shift

Workload comments .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students describe her as , and especially good with anxious speakers.

Format shift

Excellence is in-person consensus; one online review strongly disagreed.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and midterms or finals.

Format shift

In-person courses emphasize speeches and debates plus a few tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are fun, low-workload, and .

Main concern

and group quality can still affect the experience.

What students said

“I was not looking forward to public speaking, but this class actually made me more confident.”
COMM1
“One of the easiest straight forward classes with the least amount of work as possible.”
COM20
“best and .”
COMM10

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review was strongly negative, calling the course meaningless with .

Main concern

Online delivery felt pointless with quiz typos and little value.

What students said

“This class was absolutely meaningless. The entire class consists of analyzing the simplest human emotions”
COMM20

Exam style

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cheat sheet and are described as easy if you study notes.

Open NotesCheat Sheet AllowedFew TestsSpeech and Debate Focus

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

cheat sheet and are considered simple when notes are taken.

Open NotesCheat Sheet AllowedEasy Tests
“Lets you use a cheat sheet for her test.”
COMM10
“ so they're simple.”
SP60
“She gives out plenty of notes and !”
SPCH60

Online

Online evidence only mentions quizzes with typos; proctoring and .

Quizzes
“Lots of typos in she was asking.”
COMM20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are lucky enough to find a space in her class... !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews (36 in-person, 1 , and open-note exams. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Teaching Quality

92/100

“She . she jokes around alot but she also means business.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

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🅰️ Easy A Path

88/100

“EASY A! Lecture is 1 hr and 15 mins and we got out early all semester.”

📝

88/100

“ so they're simple.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes the class fun and makes sure everyone is comfortable
  • , and fun
  • Willing to help and she understands that students are nervous

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is an easy A
  • with enough motivation she makes it feel effortless to get an A
  • Gives and

Theme 3

🗣️ About Speeches & Confidence

  • this class actually made me more confident
  • I can recall being much more intimidated in other public speaking classes
  • She really cares and I think this is one of the main reasons people are at ease

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

37 reviews with strong agreement on teaching quality and easiness across many years; only one online outlier.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values