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Speech Communication

Shayma Haghighat

SPEEC20 · SPEECH10 · SPEECH30 · SPEECH20 · SP1030 · SPCH30 · SP20 · SPEEC3349 · SPEECH · SP30 · COMM · COMM25 · SP25 · SP10 · SPEEC10 · SP102030 · SPSP30 · SPZZZ · COMM20 · SPEECSPEE · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.7

The decision

Take Shayma for almost any speech or COMM class if you will attend, join group work, and put in basic effort for an easy high grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSpeech class gemLaid-back and funEasy A with projectsGroup-project heavyLecture-based exams
  • Huge volume of glowing reviews call her fun, chill, and one of the best speech teachers.
  • Course content is easy, but and .
  • because lectures drive tests and class energy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many students say the class is easy and hard not to pass, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

80/100

Students call content easy and surface-level, though public speaking and group work still demand participation.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

because lectures and discussions drive success.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

The vast majority urge students to take her, calling her best speech teacher and a must for COMM classes.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

Students call her a generous grader and .

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Workload

Light

74/100

, but group projects outside class can add real time.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students repeatedly praise her as , and one of the .

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Grades mix speeches, group projects, short homework, and several exams based on lectures.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person speech and COMM classes are fun, interactive, and highly recommended, with and lots of group work.

Main concern

Outside group meetings and a few tricky exams can still trip up students who slack.

What students said

“ ! took Ms. Shay for comm. 20 & 30! Barely any hw & no textbook for comm. 30!”
COMM20
“This class is so chill. Not at all like any class you have taken before.”
SP30
“Ms shay is so funny, her class is very easy and she cares about her students and !!!”
COMM20

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

or wordy questions, and reward attending class and studying.

Lecture-based examsMultiple choice with trick questions3 exams commonCan be wordy or tricky

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe lecture-based multiple-choice exams that can be tricky but fair, with .

Lecture-based examsMultiple choice with trick questions3 exams common
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COMM20
“She reviews what . They are multiple choice so she has a few trick questions.”
SP30
“ but they are very fair.”
COMM25

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! took Ms. Shay for comm. 20 & 30! Barely any hw & no textbook for comm. 30! everything from exams comes from her lectures & they're actually very interesting. very hard not to pass. such a sweet woman! ! ”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 in-person reviews, highlighting fun teaching, easy grades, and project-based speech work. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Professor Shay is one of the . Her class is fun and you'll pass easily provided you the and essays.”

🅰️ Easy A Factor

86/100

“This class is so chill. Not at all like any class you have taken before. Just do your speeches and dont slack off, and youll do great.”

👍 Recommendation

94/100

“If you have to take a speech class, TAKE IT WITH HER! .”

📝

58/100

“Her exams (3) can be tricky so make sure you study!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is super chill and nice
  • Shes amazing and very easy to understand
  • Makes talking in front of people very simple

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Barely any hw & no textbook for comm. 30
  • very hard not to pass
  • I didnt even buy the book and passes with flying colors!!

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • She though
  • Most of the class involves meeting up with your group outside of class
  • You have to like working in groups.

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • such a sweet woman
  • She cares about her students
  • Very helpful and relatable.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four reviews spanning many years show strong consistency on ease, fun teaching, and recommendation.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

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5 reported outcomes

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A+ 3 · A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

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