Elyse Warford

COMM001 · MO1A · M01 · M01A · COMMM01 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you will complete every speech on time and use her outlines; avoid if .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlySpeech-focusedClear formatsCaring when it clicksTough speech gradingPolarizing

many praise kindness and easy passes via four speeches; and morale crushing.
Success formula for fans is follow templates, complete all speeches, and show up on speech days.
Older in-person complaints about hard speech grading contrast with newer hybrid/online praise for organization and makeups.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As and A+s for completing four speeches with her formats, but speech rubrics can feel harsh and C- grades appear when speeches go poorly.

Online/hybrid reviews often report easy As; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Public speaking content is scaffolded with templates and outlines; challenge is performance anxiety more than abstract theory.

Both formats emphasize speech completion over dense reading; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; hybrid meets monthly for speeches and skip-class tags appear often.

Online hybrid still mandates speech meeting days; in person treats missing a speech as catastrophic.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

67/100

and equally passionate avoiders.

Newer online praise is warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Templates and pass-if-you-complete messaging help, yet multiple students say speeches are graded hard with little .

Format shift

; several 2015 in-person reviews stress harsh speech rubrics.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Core load is four speeches plus related tests; some online reviews mention lots of homework and papers.

Format shift

; in person centers on the four speeches.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many call her funny, caring, and confidence-boosting; others find her fake, disorganized, or demoralizing on speech days.

Format shift

Teaching praise is stronger in later online/hybrid comments; in-person 2015 cluster is harsher.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

; midterm/final and occasional papers also appear.

Format shift

Both formats revolve around speeches; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person, many say four speeches with templates make the class easy and confidence-building; a sizable cluster from 2015 report hard grading, no , and failing risk if a speech is missed.

Main concern

Miss a speech or and grades can crater with little recovery.

What students said

“just show up, listen, do your speeches and you'll get an A like I did.”
COMMM01

“All you have to do to pass the class is complete all 4 speeches”
MO1A

“miss one speech and you are going to fail. there's no .”
M01

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

several call her organized, kind, and easy if you follow formats; .

Main concern

Inconsistent organization and rehearsal time.

What students said

“The . and easy to talk to.”
COMMM01

“Just follow the EASY format of speeches & class, and you will get at least a B.”
COMM001

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COMMM01

Exam style

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Assessment centers on scheduled speeches and related tests; reviews do .

Four speechesTests after speechesSpeech templatesMakeup opportunitiesNo plus-minus final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

four speeches with templates, tests after speeches, hard speech rubrics for some, little or no in critical reviews.

Four speechesTests after each speechSpeech templatesHard speech grading

“There are 4 speeches, and a .”
COMMM01

“she even gives you templates and outlines for her speeches!!”
MO1A

“she grades the speeches very hard, expect you to be a professional”
M01

Online

monthly speech meetings, midterm/final scores mentioned, makeup speech options for .

Hybrid speech daysMidterm and finalMakeup speechesAssignment feedback

“Didn't study for midterm/final, got an 82/100 & 94/100.”
COMM001

“if you miss a speech, she'll give you a .”
COMMM01

“I submitted a week early and she did not comment until two nights before the speech.”
COMMM01

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“just show up, listen, do your speeches and you'll get an A like I did. and genuine and cares.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (5 online, 13 in person), highlighting speech-based grading, polar kindness vs harshness, and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Elyse is truly an amazing professor who cares about each and every one of her students”

🗣️ Speech-Centered Easy Pass

75/100

“It is IMPOSSIBLE to not pass this class. You don't even have to be great, you just need to do 4 speeches.”

⚠️

35/100

“She grades speaches really hard and so that just made me to become more nervous.”

👍 Polarized Recommendation

67/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and easy to talk to
She helped ease everyone's fear of public speaking
Fakest person that I ever saw.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Follow instructions and you will pass
she grades the speeches really hard
Just follow the EASY format of speeches & class, and you will get at least a B.

Theme 3

🎤

miss one speech and you are going to fail
a month for the speeches
she even gives you templates and outlines for her speeches!!

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews across 2014-2019 with , and recurring themes despite polarization.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 6

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1 · C- 4

D range

No reported values

F

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No letter grade reported

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Elyse Warford

x x if you will complete every speech on time and use her outlines; avoid if x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🗣️ Speech-Centered Easy Pass

⚠️ x x x

👍 Polarized Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🎤 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will complete every speech on time and use her outlines; avoid if .

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