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Speech Communication

Antonio Moorehead

COMM151 · COMM101 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you need him and can lock in five live audience members every speech.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh speech grader5-audience or no gradeOften late or cancelsUnorganized but funnyStrict no-compromise rules
  • Strict speech grading with a hard 5-audience rule that blocks many grades
  • Frequent absences, late arrivals, and disorganization undermine the course
  • A and humor when he actually shows up

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Even strong speech effort often yields C-range grades because and the five-audience rule can zero out work.

Both online and ; online students more often report incomplete or ungraded speeches.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Public speaking content is manageable, but memorization, live audiences, and zero flexibility make the class feel hard.

Online winter/fast sessions add pace stress; and professor demeanor.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and students report points lost for absences even when the professor is late.

; a few online reviews say attendance was not enforced.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and most comments warn others away because of grading and reliability issues.

Nearly all online reviews advise avoidance; a few older in-person COMM151/COMM101 reviews still recommend him.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and students report grades outside the .

Format shift

Online ; in-person students stress nitpicking on speeches.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Multiple speeches, papers, and audience logistics create a heavy load for a lower-division comm class.

Format shift

Online students struggle most with .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many students describe missed classes, late starts, sarcasm, and weak support despite occasional engaging lectures.

Format shift

In-person complaints center on no-shows; and slow responses.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade is driven by speeches and assignments more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats revolve around speech submissions; online adds video-audience logistics.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

speech coaching and many reports of no-shows, rudeness, and harsh grading.

Main concern

Professor often misses or arrives late while and speech rules.

What students said

“he doesn't show up half the time and when he does show up he shows up late.”
COMM101
“Professor requires 5 people to watch the speech or he will not even grade your speech.”
COMM101
“Professor Moorehead is a caring teacher and a .”
COMM151

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online COMM101 is widely panned for , and the inflexible five-audience rule that can leave work ungraded.

Main concern

No audience , and grades that feel disconnected from the rubric.

What students said

“ !! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.”
COMM101
“Moorehead is strict on his no audience-no grade policy, hence my incomplete for the class.”
COMM101
“This teacher grades maliciously outside of the .”
COMM101

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly graded speeches with strict audience and .

Speech-based assessmentNo-audience no-grade ruleLimited or no extra creditRubric disputes

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

standards and uneven feedback.

Live speechesTough speech gradingClear criteria for someHarsh feedback for others
“professor is very ”
COMM101
“The ! and then grades super harsh.”
COMM101

Online

Online work is speech and assignment heavy; missing the five-person audience often means the speech is not graded.

Five audience members requiredNo redosDelayed gradingNo extra credit
“He will insist on getting 5 audience members and does not compromise or listen to any reasoning.”
COMM101
“I turned in and he told me he cannot grade them.”
COMM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews spanning online and in-person COMM courses, with and reliability themes.

⚠️

18/100

“This teacher grades maliciously outside of the .”

🚫 Five-Audience Rule

20/100

“Professor requires 5 people to watch the speech or he will not even grade your speech.”

👎 Low Recommendation

22/100

“ !!!”

🎭 Spotty Presence

30/100

“he doesn't show up half the time and when he does show up he shows up late.”

Theme 1

📝

  • no audience-no grade policy
  • grades maliciously outside of the
  • No . Difficult professor, not flexible at all

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Reliability

  • doesn't show up half the time
  • !
  • He was a horrible professor he barely ever showed up

Theme 3

❤️ Rare Positive Notes

  • he is funny and the way he lectures is engaging when he does show up
  • he really cares about how you do on your speeches
  • Has a great sense of humor and offers plenty of opportunities

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 recent detailed reviews across online and and reliability themes.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 58
1 out of 513

Course coverage

COMM10125 reviews
COMM1512 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

6

C 3 · C- 3

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1