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Communication

Katie Hoyer

COMM106 · COMM101 · COM101 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
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Difficulty
1.7

The decision

Take Hoyer for any required COMM class if you want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPublic Speaking Confidence BuilderClear ExpectationsFun and SupportiveEasy QuizzesHighly Recommended
  • Near-universal praise for kindness, clarity, and making speech classes less scary.
  • Workload is light outside speeches; quizzes and .
  • , but feedback and weekly reminders keep students on track.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Most students report easy quizzes and ; an A is realistic with basic effort and practice.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is approachable and supportive; the main challenge is practicing speeches, not dense theory.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory, and missing four classes can lead to being dropped.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend her as the and public speaking.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and easy quizzes make grades feel fair and reachable.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

80/100

and short quizzes; main effort is speech practice.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

, and a comfortable classroom.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix easy chapter quizzes or tests with major speech performances.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and confidence-building with easy quizzes and .

Main concern

Missing too many classes can get you dropped, and speeches still need practice.

What students said

“I would highly recommend her COMM 106 class to anyone who needs oral communication credit”
COMM106
“Probably THE greatest and nicest teacher I have ever had. ”
COMM101
“This is definitely the if you are nervous about speaking in front of a group”
COMM101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment leans student-friendly with easy chapter tests and .

Easy Online Chapter TestsShort QuizzesSpeech-Focused Assessment

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and online chapter tests, with speeches carrying major grade weight.

Easy Online Chapter TestsShort QuizzesSpeech Practice Required
“she gave chapter test online all you need to do is study the chapter. They were just like 10 questions each.(skimming is enough)”
COMM101
“Read a chapter a week, and a short quiz every class but super easy”
COMM106
“Not an easy A but definitely doable”
COMM101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Absolutely wonderful! Although most people dread taking a public speaking class, this course wasn't bad at all. Professor Hoyer is super nice and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person COMM reviews, highlighting support, ease, and speech confidence. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Katie is a great professor! She really helps you become a better public speaker... The class was not dry at all.”

👍

96/100

“Mrs. Hoyer is a AWESOME teacher I would recommend her to anyone needing a comm class !”

😊 Supportive Classroom

90/100

“ and kind,and she makes time for you! She knows exactly how students feel and makes it a with speaking.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are entertaining and clear and still gets the material across
  • she has activities implemented in between her lectures that really help make the class fun
  • she always emails you every week to remind you whats due

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • early enough
  • it was pretty easy to get an A
  • short quiz every class but super easy

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • , and Kind
  • Probably THE greatest and nicest teacher I have ever had
  • You can tell that she cares about our success

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen consistently positive, detailed reviews across COMM courses from 2013-2015 make the pattern highly reliable.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
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Reported outcomes

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9 reported outcomes

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A+ 1 · A 7

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C 1

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