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Communication

Susan Houlihan

SPCH1A · SPCH4461 · COMM1 · SPCH1A0414 · 1A · SPCH0424 · SPCH0411 · SPEECH1A · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take Susan Houlihan for Speech 1A if public speaking scares you and you will show up and practice—most students leave more confident with a strong grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlySpeech Anxiety Safe SpaceClear Speech RubricsCaring Workshop StyleMandatory AttendanceEasy A If You Practice
  • because she builds a family-like, low-anxiety classroom.
  • Grades stay high when you practice speeches, follow her outlines, and ; a few call her nitpicky or slow-talking.
  • and skipping can fail you, but workload beyond speeches and a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Most students report easy As or high grades when they practice speeches, follow outlines, and use .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Public speaking practice is the main challenge; content and class.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

; multiple reviews warn that missing too many classes can fail you.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Roughly nine in ten modern respondents would take her again, mainly for support, clarity, and confidence gains.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

She is often called generous if you follow speech guidelines, though a minority find her nitpicky on delivery mechanics.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Usually a handful of , and a few multiple-choice tests rather than heavy writing.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students , and a supportive workshop climate that reduces speech anxiety.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Speeches and outlines dominate grading, with only a few easy multiple-choice tests as secondary assessment.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person speech courses run as supportive workshops with , and a few multiple-choice tests in a comfortable peer environment.

Main concern

and occasional nitpicky grading on gestures, movement, or outlines can frustrate confident speakers who want less structure.

What students said

“If you need Comm 1, look no further than Susan! She's a and ”
COMM1
“Best speech teacher ever! class.”
SPEECH1A
“she'll actually fail you if you miss a certain number of classes, but she's a as long as you do the outlines properly.”
SPCH1A

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

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A small number of fairly easy multiple-choice tests support a primarily speech-and-outline assessment model.

Few multiple-choice testsSpeech-focused gradingExtra credit availableClear speech rubrics

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections use a few multiple-choice tests plus several graded speeches with and .

Multiple-choice testsGraded speechesOutline requirementsExtra credit
“ but there were only 3 throughout the whole semester.”
COMM1
“only a get through)”
SPEECH1A
“ .”
SPCH1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I was terrified of public speaking. Now I'm confident and happy i took speech with her. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting supportive speech teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“She creates a very comfortable environment for everyone. Super fun class. Even the shyest of speakers will succeed in this class.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“If you need Comm 1, look no further than Susan!”

📈 Easy Grade Path

80/100

“Easiest class I have ever taken. Lowest grade I got on any assignment was 99 out of 100.”

📍

18/100

“she'll actually fail you if you miss a certain number of classes”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character & Climate

  • She's a and
  • creates a home like environment with the class
  • the class almost becomes like a family

Theme 2

🗣️

  • .
  • as long as you do the outlines properly

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, if you follow what she wants.
  • pretty easy to get through
  • Not overly hard but not a pushover either.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

69

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews across many years show strong consistency on supportiveness, speech workshop style, and high recommendation rates.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 517
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 52

Course coverage

SPCH1A33 reviews
SPEECH1A8 reviews
COMM14 reviews
1A1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 1 · A 14

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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