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Communication Studies

Vonda O'Shaughnessy

COMSTD8 · COMMSTD6 · COMST2 · COMM8 · SPEEC111 · COMST08 · COMM2 · CMSTD6 · COMM103 · COMSTD2 · COMM111 · PUBLICSPEAKING · COMM1001196 · COMMST100 · COMST8 · COMST6 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
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Difficulty
2.1

The decision

if you want an encouraging speech professor and can follow her required format closely.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPublic speaking coachEasy A potentialStrict speech formatEncouraging and caringQuizzes and speeches
  • Students overwhelmingly praise her as caring, encouraging, and effective for public speaking anxiety.
  • The class is often easy if students follow her speech format, attend, and complete presentations.
  • A few students warn that she can be rigid about format, repetitive, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Many students call the class easy or an easy A, but students must attend, present, and follow her format carefully.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

85/100

The content is generally easy and beginner-friendly, especially for students nervous about public speaking.

Only in-person reviews describe course easiness.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as required or practically necessary because speeches, critiques, and practice happen in class.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Students strongly recommend her because , and helps students become comfortable speaking.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grades are usually easy if students follow the format, though format mistakes can be penalized hard.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

80/100

Workload is usually manageable, with speeches, quizzes, reading, and projects that students often call easy.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Most students describe her as , and effective at making public speaking less intimidating.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Assessment mixes speeches, quizzes, projects, and occasional tests, with speeches as the main focus.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

speaking instruction, easy grading when format is followed, and manageable work.

Main concern

Her speech format can be strict, and missing a required speech can seriously hurt the grade.

What students said

“LOVED this class!”
COMST8
“miss one speech and you automatically fail.”
COMST2
“very easy, fun teacher, a little redundent (actually very redundent), but easy A, too”
PUBLICSPEAKING

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.

but student-friendly overall, with reviews mentioning no exams in one class, small quizzes, and a .

No Exams Mentioned In One CourseTake-Home Final MentionedSmall QuizzesBook Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and one course with no exams, but do not clearly prove proctoring or closed-book policies.

Take-Home FinalSmall QuizzesNo Exams Mentioned In One CourseBook-Based Quizzes
“ !”
CMSTD6
“easy A, ”
PUBLICSPEAKING
“There is a ”
COMST6

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Vonda is easily one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“She genuinely cares about her students and wants to see them succeed.”

📈 Easy A Potential

92/100

“class is a easy A!”

⚖️ Format Strictness

82/100

“If you mess up the format even slightly she will knock your grade hard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She genuinely cares about her students and wants to see them succeed.
  • She knows how dreadful public speaking can be so she's understanding and the speeches are easy and about yourself.
  • and knows the material well.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it was the easiest class i have ever took.
  • class is a easy A!
  • very easy, fun teacher, a little redundent (actually very redundent), but easy A, too

Theme 3

⚠️ About Rules & Format

  • Stick to her format or you will fail miserably.
  • If you mess up the format even slightly she will knock your grade hard.
  • miss one speech and you automatically fail.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven in-person reviews across many years give rich, mostly consistent evidence despite some older comments.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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