AI Rate Professor

Communications

Jordan Kay

SPCH100 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Strong pick for in-person public speaking if you will rehearse and ; online may feel harsh and nitpicky.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderParticipation mattersCaringAmazing lecturesGives good feedback
  • In person he builds confidence for anxious speakers with practice and feedback.
  • Online reviews split between inspirational lectures and .
  • Speeches and written outlines dominate grades; two open-book exams and appear in person.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

As are common when you rehearse and , but .

Online feels harsher and more nitpicky; and open-book exams.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Intro speech content is accessible, with practice activities easing the public-speaking challenge.

Both formats teach the same intro speech course; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; participation still matters.

In-person more often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About 70 percent would take again; most in-person and some online students praise growth and care.

In-person is warmer; online has .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and reports of docking for format, eye contact, and citations.

Format shift

Harshness is louder online; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

About four speeches plus activities and some exams; doable if you practice.

Format shift

Similar speech load both formats; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Many call lectures amazing and him caring; a minority find online lectures boring.

Format shift

In-person teaching praised more consistently than online recordings.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Speeches and written outlines carry most of the grade; exams are secondary.

Format shift

Both formats center speeches; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

; strict on delivery, eye contact, and required speeches.

Main concern

and required informative/persuasive speeches.

What students said

“I came into this class a nervous wreck on stage and by my third speech I was more confident than I ever thought I would be”
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“There and do !”
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“He writes notes on your delivery and speeches and ”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Polarized online SPCH100: two love passion and confidence .

Main concern

Nitpicky docking on outlines, citations, and speech writing details.

What students said

“This guy will literally dock you on every little nitpicky thing you do wrong in a intro level speech class.”
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“Failed my speech which is basically your entire grade because the writing portion didn't have bolded titles”
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“His lectures are great, and I learned a lot and feel much more confident with public speaking.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; overall assessment is speech-heavy rather than proctored exams.

Open book examsSpeech-based assessmentExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and .

Open book examsExtra creditSpeeches
“There and do !”
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Online

Online reviews focus on speech grading and .

Recorded lecture quizzesSpeech writing graded strictly
“all of the spread throughout a 30+ minute video.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I came into this class a nervous wreck on stage and by my third speech I was more confident than I ever thought I would be in front of a class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 SPCH100 reviews with . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Jordan Kay really knows how to teach.”

⚖️

32/100

“Grades harder than my calculus professors, not even joking.”

❤️ Confidence Building

85/100

“The environment created in the ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are great
  • A lot of the class meetings end up being activities to help make the speeches easier
  • His recorded lectures are lethargic and boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • dock you on every little nitpicky thing
  • Expect to put in work
  • Rehearse your speech well, and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he cares about speech and wants you to succeed
  • always kind and respectful to students
  • you can tell he's passionate about his work

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

10 recent SPCH100 reviews with and consistent speech-course themes.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

SPCH10010 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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