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Speech Communication

Mike Kalustian

SPEECH105 · COMM104 · C0197 · SPEEC102 · SPEEC101 · COMM101 · SPCH104 · SPECH104 · SPCH102 · SPEEC14 · COMS104 · SP102 · SPEE2125 · COMM151 · SCH105 · SPCH101 · SPECH101 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a fair speech coach who rewards consistent work more than pure talent.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSpeech Confidence BuilderClear ExpectationsEasy A With EffortOpinionated But FairWeekly Homework Rhythm
  • Most students call him supportive and and speeches.
  • As are common if you show up, do chapter work, and can deliver speeches without crutches.
  • , and recent comments still flag heavy weekly homework and dry delivery.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students who follow the syllabus, keep quizzes, and nail speeches routinely report As, though pure freeloading is not rewarded.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is accessible public speaking and debate basics, but , and multiple speeches.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Multiple reviews mark attendance as mandatory and , and speech practice.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Strong praise for confidence building and and occasional boredom with style.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

Easy quizzes, reused quiz items on finals, and students.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Expect , and several speeches, especially intense in short winter terms.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students repeatedly praise clarity, passion, encouragement with stage fright, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grade mix centers on speeches plus chapter quizzes and a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person speech and debate classes feel structured and supportive for students who attend and practice presentations.

Main concern

Weekly textbook homework and .

What students said

“He makes it almost impossible to get a B.”
COMM151
“if you can memorize a speech without flash cards you will get an easy A in this class.”
COMM101
“a lot of people in the and it being too much”
COMM101

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.

Quizzes are described as straightforward multiple choice and true or false, with finals recycling quiz items.

Easy Multiple Choice QuizzesQuiz Questions Reused On FinalSpeech PresentationsSyllabus Driven

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals track the syllabus closely, and keeping old quizzes helps because questions repeat.

Multiple Choice And True FalseReuse Quiz QuestionsSpeech Critiques
“ and true or false. . Keep all your quizzes because he uses the same questions from the quizzes.”
C0197
“To be honest this professor quizzes are a joke! He asks you to study chapters and then the two seconds ago!”
COMM101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Kalustian is awesome. He is easy going, encouraging, and helpful. His class will teach you how to efficiently deliver a speech and to get over that stage fright.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2025, balancing glowing speech-confidence stories with homework and early fairness critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“I was fortunate to have this professor. One of the few classes I felt his lectures were a great companion to the text book.”

🅰️ Easy A Potential

82/100

“He posts the quizzes and tests exactly as they appear online... He makes it almost impossible to get a B.”

📚 Workload Reality

52/100

“a lot of people in the and it being too much, and I can agree, it was a .”

👍 Recommendation

74/100

“Mike is AWESOME. ! Fun class, he was easy to understand, and he knows communications like a master.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is passionate about his field and often shares funny personal anecdotes
  • Energetic and articulate, there is no ambiguity with his lectures
  • Not much of a fan of his teaching style, I'd get bored a lot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Easy A
  • if you attend every class an A is likely
  • He definitely makes you work for your grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Character

  • He cares a lot about his students, especially those that make a true effort
  • if you hate public speaking
  • Will not tolerate cheating

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

26 in-person reviews span many years with consistent themes on speeches, fairness, and support despite a few early outliers.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1