AI Rate Professor

Humanities

Donna Friess

SPEECH105 · SPEEC101 · COMM105 · SPEECH · SPEEC100 · SPH100105 · SPCH100 · COMM100C · SPEECH100 · COMM100 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
87/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

She is a strong choice for students who want an energetic speech instructor, but shy students should expect active participation.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyInspirational Speaker CoachFun ClassroomSupportive EnergyOccasional Favoritism ConcernsSpeech Confidence Builder
  • Most students describe her as energetic, caring, funny, and unusually effective at making speech class comfortable.
  • Many students say the class is manageable or easy if speeches are practiced and completed.
  • A minority report favoritism, unclear directions, strict grading, or discomfort with her classroom style.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students often say the class is easy if speeches are practiced and assignments are completed, though a .

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person speech and communication reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

The course feels approachable because she makes public speaking more comfortable, but presentations still require preparation.

, and they mostly describe a beginner-friendly speech class.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , but active class participation and speeches appear important.

In-person comments imply attendance matters for participation, but do not prove a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

because she makes speech class fun, supportive, and confidence-building.

All recommendation evidence is from in-person reviews, with mostly positive but not unanimous sentiment.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Many students describe easy grading or extra help, but some report strict or .

Format shift

but leans lenient overall.

Workload

Light

72/100

Most reviews describe a manageable workload built around speeches, mini speeches, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload, and most call it reasonable.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly praise her energy, care, humor, and ability to reduce public speaking anxiety.

Format shift

In-person teaching evidence is rich and mostly positive, with some serious negative outliers.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessments appear to combine major speeches, mini speeches, a , and some assignments.

Format shift

In-person reviews mention both speeches and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

for comfort, humor, support, and speech confidence.

Main concern

Some students report , and strict grading around speeches.

What students said

“One of .”
COMM100
“I hate public speaking, but Dr. Friess made me feel comfortable.”
SPEECH100
“ .”
COMM100

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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Reviews mention speeches, a midterm, and a final, but .

Three Major SpeechesMidtermFinalMini Speeches

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews clearly mention speeches, a midterm, and a final, but .

Three Major SpeechesMidtermFinalMini Speeches
“There's three major speeches, a midterm, and final.”
COMM100
“Also, mini speeches, but it's not that bad.”
COMM100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I hate public speaking, but Dr. Friess made me feel comfortable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“The best quality of educator I have ever experienced. and cares about us.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

84/100

“ !”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

82/100

“Easy A if you just practice your speeches.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Absolutely the .
  • Quite possibly the funniest teacher i've ever had.
  • She has this magical way of making the material actually fun to learn

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Practice your speech and you will do fine.
  • if you come to class and do all the speeches/assignments you will do very well.
  • She does not give a lot of homework and gives it you missed something.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • .
  • She assigns homework randomly, has favorite students, literally picks on quiet students
  • Horribly overrated prof.

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-nine reviews over several years give detailed and mostly consistent evidence, despite some conflicting negative accounts.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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SPCH10011 reviews
SPEECH1006 reviews
SPEECH3 reviews
SPEECH1052 reviews
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Reported outcomes

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