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Communication

Ericka Holstrom-Garces

COMTST1A · COM001 · COMST001 · COMM001 · COMST1A · COMMUSTUD · COMMSTUDIES7 · COMPTST1A · COMST001A · SPCH101 · COMMST1A · COMM1A · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.4

The decision

Take her for intro speech if you want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyExtremely niceEasy graderSpeech confidenceFunnyStudy-guide friendly
  • Every quality score is 5/5 for public speaking and communication courses.
  • She calms speech anxiety and grades generously if you show effort.
  • and many students call the class a breeze.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students repeatedly call her an and say speeches and if you do the work.

Online is one Very easy class note; most Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Intro speech content is manageable and she makes speaking less scary rather than intellectually brutal.

Both the recent online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory, though one review says a student who rarely came still passed.

in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Wall-to-wall 5-star praise and .

Recommendation tone is consistent online and in person despite many older comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

Multiple students say easygoing or as long as you complete assignments and show effort.

Format shift

Leniency is mainly documented in in-person speech reviews.

Workload

Light

78/100

Speeches and notes-driven tests dominate; students call summer and regular sections a breeze.

Format shift

Workload comments cluster in in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

She is described as , and excellent at reducing speech anxiety.

Format shift

Teaching praise is overwhelmingly from in-person reviews spanning many years.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and regular assignments with study guides.

Format shift

Exam and speech balance is described mainly for in-person classes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Long-running in-person speech reviews praise her kindness, comfort for nervous speakers, and .

Main concern

You , and deliver speeches.

What students said

“If you are one of those people who are afraid to speak in front of class, she really makes you feel comfortable.”
COMST1A
“she's a and class is not boring you actually learn because !”
COMST001
“ BUT SHE GIVES YOU A STUDY GUIDE RIGHT BEFORE THE TEST”
COM001

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Recent online COMMST1A review calls it a very easy class with .

Main concern

Only one online review, so online .

What students said

“Very easy class.”
COMMST1A

Exam style

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Tests are described as easy, often from notes or study guides, while speeches remain the core practical work.

Study guidesNotes-based testsSpeech presentationsFair grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides; no Lockdown Browser claims appear.

Study guide before testTests from textbook or notesSpeeches graded for effort
“SHE GIVES YOU A STUDY GUIDE RIGHT BEFORE THE ”
COM001
“If without reading the book.”
COMST1A

Online

Online ; it only calls the class very easy.

EXTRA CREDITEasy class
“Very easy class.”
COMMST1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are one of those people who are afraid to speak in front of class, she really makes you feel comfortable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (1 online, 16 in , and speech confidence. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“she's the . st. teacher out there! i love her!”

⭐

86/100

“she's a and class is not boring you actually learn because !”

👍 Recommendation

95/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a !
  • very funny, very personable

Theme 2

🗣️ About Speech Anxiety

  • she really makes you feel comfortable
  • she'll make you feel comfortable and will help you
  • makes public speaking not seem super scary

Theme 3

📈 About Tests and Grades

  • speeches are a breeze
  • Just about everyone had A's in the class
  • BUT SHE GIVES YOU A STUDY GUIDE

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen all-5-star reviews agree strongly, but most are from 2005-2010 with only one recent online comment.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
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Course coverage

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COMMST1A2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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