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April Griffin

SPEECH130 · SPEECH100 · SPCH130 · SPEECH · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take Griffin if you want a speech class that forces growth, but if frequent presentations and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardConfidence BuilderSpeech HeavyTough GraderHelpful FeedbackHeavy Presentations
  • Students often say she pushes them out of fear and builds speaking confidence.
  • The course requires many speeches, journals, research, and presentations.
  • Reviews are positive overall, but workload and clarity are recurring concerns.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

An A is possible, but students describe many speeches, research, journals, and strict expectations rather than an effortless grade.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The content is not conceptually complex, but the repeated public speaking makes the course demanding for many students.

All evidence comes from in-person speech classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Participation matters and presentations happen often, so not clearly described.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Most students recommend her for building confidence, but , and clarity.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Multiple reviews label her a and connect high grades with substantial effort.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students repeatedly mention many speeches, papers, journals, research, and presentations.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students often praise her for building confidence and , though some say she is hard to understand or intimidating.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades appear driven mostly by speeches, presentations, journals, papers, and participation, with only limited testing mentioned.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but often effective speech class built around repeated presentations and feedback.

Main concern

The main concern is the heavy number of speeches and related prep work.

What students said

“there are a total of 9 speeches you must do, which involves alot of research.”
SPCH130
“She pushes you to work hard, so if you slack a .”
SPEECH130
“Professor Griffin's Speech 130 class really helped me overcome that fear because she works in groups and she makes it fun.”
SPEECH130

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

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Reviews point more to graded speeches than traditional exams, with exams.

Final SpeechOne TestSpeech-Based Assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention a final speech and one test, but do .

Final SpeechOne Test
“the final is a test out speech you do at the end of the class for her.”
SPCH130
“She offers a little and .”
SPEECH130

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She pushes you to work hard, so if you slack a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and confidence building. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Professor Griffin's Speech 130 class really helped me overcome that fear because she works in groups and she makes it fun.”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“there are a total of 9 speeches you must do, which involves alot of research.”

⚖️

35/100

“She is a great teacher, she really helps break you out of your shell.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a great teacher, she really helps break you out of your shell.
  • She is a bit intimidating but her tactics really do work to help you become a better speaker!
  • Great great teacher. Very professional and approachable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She pushes you to work hard, so if you slack a .
  • there will be alot of oral presentations, in groups of 4 or more.
  • gives out way too much work.

Theme 3

🎤 About Speaking Confidence

  • at the end of the course your confidence is so much better!
  • Professor Griffin's Speech 130 class really helped me overcome that fear because she works in groups and she makes it fun.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews across several years give consistent evidence about speeches, workload, teaching style, and mixed difficulty.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

SPEECH1004 reviews
SPCH1303 reviews
SPEECH1302 reviews
SPEECH1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1