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Communication

Anya Iyengar

COMM20 · COMS020 · COMM10 · COMMS20 · COMS20 · COMS45 · COMS045 · COMM01 · COMM45 · 116 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

she is a and easy confidence growth.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious and CaringPublic Speaking Confidence BuilderEasy A If You Show UpNo Textbook NeededAlways Waitlisted
  • Near-universal praise for making public speaking less scary and class genuinely fun
  • High grades are common if you attend, participate, and complete speeches
  • Attendance and participation

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Show up, participate, and do the speeches and you are very likely to land a high grade.

Both online and in-person reviews call the class easy with .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is beginner public speaking made light with videos, practice, and .

Nearly all formats describe low intellectual strain beyond speaking nerves.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and participation heavily affect the grade; missing class risks being dropped.

; online also marks attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Students repeatedly call her the and urge everyone to waitlist her.

100% would-take-again energy in both online and in-person samples.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

88/100

Fair and as long as you follow speech directions and participate.

Format shift

Consistent across decades of in-person reviews and the few online ones.

Workload

Light

78/100

Mainly speeches, light classwork, and .

Format shift

speeches.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Hilarious, patient, and expert at lowering public-speaking fear while keeping class fun.

Format shift

Overwhelmingly excellent across 50 reviews, mostly in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades come from speeches, group projects, participation, and an .

Format shift

In-person speech focus dominates; online notes group projects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews flood with praise for , and confidence-building speech coaching; .

Main concern

and participation; classes fill and waitlist fast.

What students said

“I absolutely hate communication classes because I am too shy to speak in front of others, but Anya made it so easy.”
COMM10
“As long as and show up, you will pass with an easy A.”
COMM20
“ !! DIDN'T MAKE US BUY THE BOOK BUT !”
COMS20

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students still call the class easy and comforting, with caring energy and .

Main concern

if teammates do not contribute.

What students said

“Amazing professor!! This class is so easy. I was nervous about taking a public speaking class but professor iyengar made the class feel super comfortable”
COMM10
“She is one of the NICEST teachers I've ever had. I can't even list every positive thing about this class and the prof herself.”
COMM01

Exam style

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Assessment is speech- and participation-centered with easy finals and no harsh proctoring reported.

Easy FinalSpeech FocusedNo TextbookParticipation Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are widely called easy; , and effort.

Easy FinalSpeechesAttendance CountsNo Textbook Often
“There's no textbook and the .”
COMM20
“ fun and easy, tests are easy.”
COMM20
“the speeches are not hard”
COMS20

Online

Online reviews emphasize easy, low-stress assignments and .

Easy ClassGroup ProjectsLow Stress Assignments
“This class is so easy. I was nervous about taking a public speaking class but professor iyengar made the class feel super comfortable by not making the class or .”
COMM10
“Don't be intimidated by the 7:30 AM class--just take it. .”
COMM01

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I absolutely hate communication classes because I am too shy to speak in front of others, but Anya made it so easy. she eases you into it and honestly as long as you show up and participate you can pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in person), highlighting care, ease, and public-speaking support. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Magic

97/100

“I can honestly say that Anya Iyengar is the .”

🎯 Easy A Path

86/100

“As long as and show up, you will pass with an easy A.”

❤️ Confidence Builder

98/100

“She doesn't pressure you or make you feel uncomfortable. I have really bad stage fright and anxiety and she really made me feel better”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super engaging, creative, fun and lovely professor
  • She makes the class fun and interesting
  • Never a dull moment in her class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you show up and participate you can pass
  • It's only an easy A if you come regularly and actually do your work

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • one of the NICEST teachers I've ever had
  • the
  • Impossible not to love this woman

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

116

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with long time span, rich detail, and extremely consistent praise give very high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5111
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

COMS2019 reviews
COMS02010 reviews
COMM209 reviews
COMS0455 reviews
COMM102 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 2 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 3 · Not_Sure_Yet 1